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Nucleus Tractus Solitarius Neurons Activated by Hypercapnia and Hypoxia Lack Mu Opioid Receptor Expression

Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, 2022
Impaired chemoreflex responses are a central feature of opioid-induced respiratory depression, however, the mechanism through which mu opioid receptor agonists lead to diminished chemoreflexes is not fully understood.
Sebastian N. Maletz, Brandon T. Reid, Adrienn G. Varga, Adrienn G. Varga, Erica S. Levitt, Erica S. Levitt   +5 more
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Chronic morphine treatment attenuates cell growth of human BT474 breast cancer cells by rearrangement of the ErbB signalling network. [PDF]

, 2013
There is increasing evidence that opioid analgesics may interfere with tumour growth. It is currently thought that these effects are mediated by transactivation of receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK)-controlled ERK1/2 and Akt signalling.
Ammer, Hermann, Koutnik, Sarah, Weingaertner, Inka Regine   +2 more
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Mu Opioid Receptor Heterodimers Emerge as Novel Therapeutic Targets: Recent Progress and Future Perspective

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2020
Opioids are the most effective analgesics used in the clinical management of cancer pain or non-cancer pain. However, chronic opioids therapy can cause many side effects including respiratory depression, nausea, sedation, itch, constipation, analgesic ...
Li Zhang, Jiang-Tao Zhang, Lihua Hang, Tong Liu, Tong Liu   +4 more
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Co-Evolution of Opioid and Adrenergic Ligands and Receptors: Shared, Complementary Modules Explain Evolution of Functional Interactions and Suggest Novel Engineering Possibilities

Life, 2021
Cross-talk between opioid and adrenergic receptors is well-characterized and involves second messenger systems, the formation of receptor heterodimers, and the presence of extracellular allosteric binding regions for the complementary ligand; however ...
Robert Root-Bernstein, Beth Churchill
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The Peptide PnPP-19, a Spider Toxin Derivative, Activates μ-Opioid Receptors and Modulates Calcium Channels

Toxins, 2018
The synthetic peptide PnPP-19 comprehends 19 amino acid residues and it represents part of the primary structure of the toxin δ-CNTX-Pn1c (PnTx2-6), isolated from the venom of the spider Phoneutria nigriventer.
Ana C. N. Freitas, Steve Peigneur, Flávio H. P. Macedo, José E. Menezes-Filho, Paul Millns, Liciane F. Medeiros, Maria A. Arruda, Jader Cruz, Nicholas D. Holliday, Jan Tytgat, Gareth Hathway, Maria E. de Lima   +11 more
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Expression and Localization of Opioid Receptors in Male Germ Cells and the Implication for Mouse Spermatogenesis. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
The presence of endogenous opioid peptides in different testicular cell types has been extensively characterized and provides evidence for the participation of the opioid system in the regulation of testicular function.
Haizea Estomba, Iraia Muñoa-Hoyos, Marta Gianzo, Itziar Urizar-Arenaza, Luis Casis, Jon Irazusta, Nerea Subirán   +6 more
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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]

, 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, Negri, Lucia, Rief, Silvia, Schmidhammer, Helmut, Spetea, Mariana.   +4 more
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Mechanistic Characterization of the Pharmacological Profile of HS-731, a Peripherally Acting Opioid Analgesic, at the µ-, δ-, κ-Opioid and Nociceptin Receptors

Molecules, 2022
Accumulated preclinical and clinical data show that peripheral restricted opioids provide pain relief with reduced side effects. The peripherally acting opioid analgesic HS-731 is a potent dual μ-/δ-opioid receptor (MOR/DOR) full agonist, and a weak ...
Kristina Puls, Helmut Schmidhammer, Gerhard Wolber, Mariana Spetea   +3 more
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Morphine activates neuroinflammation in a manner parallel to endotoxin [PDF]

, 2012
Opioids create a neuroinflammatory response within the CNS, compromising opioid-induced analgesia and contributing to various unwanted actions. How this occurs is unknown but has been assumed to be via classic opioid receptors.
A. A. Somogyi, A. J. de Jesus, A. Reddy, Barochia, Bevan, Bokhari, Dziarski, H. Yin, Hargreaves, Hoshino, Hutchinson, Hutchinson, Hutchinson, Hutchinson, Hutchinson, Hutchinson, J. Thomas, Jacquet, Joce, K. Cheng, K. Ramos, Kirikae, L. C. Loram, L. R. Watkins, Lewis, Li, Liu, Liu, M. R. Hutchinson, Manavalan, Milligan, Nagyoszi, Narita, Ohto, Park, Resman, Rice, Slivka, Takeuchi, Viriyakosol, Watkins, X. Wang, Youn   +42 more
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Ligand-Specific Regulation of the Endogenous Mu-Opioid Receptor by Chronic Treatment with Mu-Opioid Peptide Agonist [PDF]

, 2013
Since the discovery of the endomorphins (EM), the postulated endogenous peptide agonists of the mu-opioid receptors, several analogues have been synthesized to improve their binding and pharmacological profiles.
Birkás, Erika, Bozó, Beáta, Cinar, Resat, Dochnal, Roberta Beatrix, Fábián, Gabriella, Kicsi, Emese Gabriella, Kékesi, Orsolya, Murányi, Marianna, Mácsai, Mónika, Szabó, Gyula, Szűcs, Mária, Tóth, Géza, Zentai, András   +12 more
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