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Estradiol and Mu opioid-mediated reward: The role of estrogen receptors in opioid use

open access: yesAddiction Neuroscience, 2023
Opioid use and opioid use disorder are characterized by sex and gender differences, and some of these differences may be mediated by differences in the hormonal milieu within and across individuals.
Sarah B. Ethridge, Mark A. Smith
doaj   +1 more source

Nanobody-enabled monitoring of kappa opioid receptor states

open access: yesNature Communications, 2020
Recent studies show that GPCRs rapidly interconvert between multiple states although our ability to interrogate, monitor and visualize them is limited by a relative lack of suitable tools.
T. Che   +15 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The opioid receptor: emergence through millennia of pharmaceutical sciences

open access: yesFrontiers in Pain Research, 2023
Throughout history humanity has searched for an optimal approach to the use of opioids that maximizes analgesia while minimizing side effects. This review reflects upon the conceptualization of the opioid receptor and the critical role that the ...
Carolyn A. Fairbanks   +4 more
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A Narrative Pharmacological Review of Buprenorphine: A Unique Opioid for the Treatment of Chronic Pain

open access: yesPain and Therapy, 2020
Buprenorphine is a Schedule III opioid analgesic with unique pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic properties that may be preferable to those of Schedule II full μ-opioid receptor agonists.
Jeffrey Gudin, Jeffrey Fudin
doaj   +1 more source

In Vitro Analyses of Spinach-Derived Opioid Peptides, Rubiscolins: Receptor Selectivity and Intracellular Activities through G Protein- and β-Arrestin-Mediated Pathways

open access: yesMolecules, 2021
Activated opioid receptors transmit internal signals through two major pathways: the G-protein-mediated pathway, which exerts analgesia, and the β-arrestin-mediated pathway, which leads to unfavorable side effects. Hence, G-protein-biased opioid agonists
Yusuke Karasawa   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Computational Methods for Understanding the Selectivity and Signal Transduction Mechanism of Aminomethyl Tetrahydronaphthalene to Opioid Receptors

open access: yesMolecules, 2022
Opioid receptors are members of the group of G protein-couple receptors, which have been proven to be effective targets for treating severe pain. The interactions between the opioid receptors and corresponding ligands and the receptor’s activation by ...
Peng Xie   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

In vitro and in vivo pharmacological activities of 14-o-phenylpropyloxymorphone, a potent mixed mu/delta/kappa-opioid receptor agonist with reduced constipation in mice [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Pain, particularly chronic pain, is still an unsolved medical condition. Central goals in pain control are to provide analgesia of adequate efficacy and to reduce complications associated with the currently available drugs.
Lattanzi, Roberta   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Opioid Receptor-Mediated and Non-Opioid Receptor-Mediated Roles of Opioids in Tumour Growth and Metastasis

open access: yesFrontiers in Oncology, 2021
Opioids are administered to cancer patients in the period surrounding tumour excision, and in the management of cancer-associated pain. The effects of opioids on tumour growth and metastasis, and their consequences on disease outcome, continue to be the ...
Claudia A. Scroope   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Modification of κ-Opioid Receptor Agonist-Induced Antinociception by Diabetes in the Mouse Brain and Spinal Cord

open access: yesJournal of Pharmacological Sciences, 2005
The supraspinal and spinal antinociceptive effects of several κ-opioid receptor agonists were examined in diabetic and non-diabetic mice using the tail-flick assay. The antinociception induced by intrathecal (i.t.), but not intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.
Masahiro Ohsawa, Junzo Kamei
doaj   +1 more source

On the G-protein-coupled receptor heteromers and their allosteric receptor-receptor interactions in the central nervous system: focus on their role in pain modulation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The modulatory role of allosteric receptor-receptor interactions in the pain pathways of the Central Nervous System and the peripheral nociceptors has become of increasing interest.
Agnati, Luigi F   +6 more
core   +3 more sources

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