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ArticleToxicology and applied pharmacology2026

Dermorphin blocks apneic response to intravenous bolus injection of fentanyl.

Jianguo Zhuang, Xiuping Gao, Shan Shi, Fadi Xu

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Article in Toxicology and applied pharmacology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Jianguo ZhuangDepartment of Physiology, Lovelace Biomedical Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM 87108, United States of America. Electronic address: jzhuang@lovelacebiomedical.org.
Xiuping GaoDepartment of Physiology, Lovelace Biomedical Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM 87108, United States of America. Electronic address: xgao@lovelacebiomedical.org.
Shan ShiDepartment of Physiology, Lovelace Biomedical Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM 87108, United States of America. Electronic address: sshi@lovelacebiomedical.org.
Fadi XuDepartment of Physiology, Lovelace Biomedical Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM 87108, United States of America. Electronic address: fxu@lovelacebiomedical.org.

Funding

Mechanism and Countermeasure of Fentanyl-Induced Sudden DeathR01HL163512 · NHLBI · LOVELACE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI Fadi Xu · 2023 to 2026
$3.7M
Mechanism and Countermeasure of Carfentanil-induced Respiratory Disorder and DeathR01DA059063 · NIDA · LOVELACE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI XU, FADI · 2023 to 2025
$2.0M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL163512NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA059063
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSudden death induced by intravenous bolus (IVb) injection of overdose fentanyl is the major cause of overdose opioid-induced deaths; however, the relevant countermeasure is lacking. IVb injection of overdose fentanyl in rats triggers a vagal mediated immediate sustained apnea via acting on mu1 opioid receptor (μ

methodsWe made three comparisons in anesthetized and spontaneously breathing rats: (1) the cardiorespiratory responses to IVb injection of dermorphin without and with naloxonazine (a μ

resultsIVb injection of dermorphin triggered an immediate apnea followed by a brief bradypnea, depending on activating μ

conclusionOur results suggest that dermorphin pretreatment is able to block fentanyl-induced apnea likely via desensitization of μ

Indexed as

Analgesics, OpioidApneaFentanylOpioid PeptidesAnimalsInjections, IntravenousMaleNaloxoneNarcotic AntagonistsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, Opioid, muAnalgesics, OpioiddermorphinFentanylnaloxonazineNaloxoneNarcotic AntagonistsOpioid PeptidesReceptors, Opioid, muApneaBradypneaCountermeasureDermorphinDesensitizationFentanyl

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PMID41802575
PMCPMC13012403

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