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ReviewMolecular and cellular biochemistry2024

Molecular mechanisms of morphine tolerance and dependence; novel insights and future perspectives.

Ismail Badshah, Maira Anwar, Babar Murtaza, Muhammad Imran Khan

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Review in Molecular and cellular biochemistry, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed.

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  10. Role of β-Arrestin 2 in the antinociceptive and side effect profile of morphine and the novel mu opioid receptor agonists, kurkinorin and kurkinol.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2025
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  13. Effects of maternal morphine consumption on odontogenesis in rats: A histomorphometric study.Journal of dental research, dental clinics, dental prospects · 2025
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  17. Biochemical and Histopathological Alterations Induced by Tramadol.Medical journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran · 2025
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  20. Opioid system and related ligands: from the past to future perspectives.Journal of anesthesia, analgesia and critical care · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Ismail BadshahRiphah Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, G-7/4 Campus, Islamabad, Pakistan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5961-7521
Maira AnwarRiphah Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, G-7/4 Campus, Islamabad, Pakistan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2628-1819
Babar MurtazaRiphah Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, G-7/4 Campus, Islamabad, Pakistan. babar.murtaza@riphah.edu.pk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1728-1120
Muhammad Imran KhanDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Pak Austria Fachhochschule: Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology, Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. imran.khan@fbse.paf-iast.edu.pk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4777-5084

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Drug addiction is a devastating condition that poses a serious burden on the society. The use of some drugs like morphine for their tremendous analgesic properties is also accompanied with developing tolerance, dependence and the withdrawal symptoms. These symptoms are frequently severe enough to reinforce the person in recovery to start over the use of drug again and hinder the clinical use of drugs like morphine for chronic pain. Research into opioid receptors and related molecular pathways has seen resurgence in the wake of the growing opioid epidemic. The current study provides a comprehensive scientific exploration of the molecular mechanisms and underlying signalling in morphine tolerance and dependence. It also critically evaluates current therapeutic approaches, shedding light on their efficacy and limitations, and future prospects.

Indexed as

Drug ToleranceMorphineMorphine DependenceAnalgesics, OpioidAnimalsHumansReceptors, OpioidSignal TransductionAnalgesics, OpioidMorphineReceptors, OpioidAddictionDependenceMorphineNMDAOpioidsReceptor desensitizationTolerance

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