Novel Dual-Target μ-Opioid Receptor and Dopamine D3 Receptor Ligands as Potential Nonaddictive Pharmacotherapeutics for Pain Management
(2021)
Journal Article
Bonifazi, A., Battiti, F. O., Sanchez, J., Zaidi, S. A., Bow, E., Makarova, M., …Newman, A. H. (2021). Novel Dual-Target μ-Opioid Receptor and Dopamine D3 Receptor Ligands as Potential Nonaddictive Pharmacotherapeutics for Pain Management. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 64(11), 7778-7808. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c00611
The need for safer pain-management therapies with decreased abuse liability inspired a novel drug design that retains μ-opioid receptor (MOR)-mediated analgesia, while minimizing addictive liability. We recently demonstrated that targeting the dopami... Read More about Novel Dual-Target μ-Opioid Receptor and Dopamine D3 Receptor Ligands as Potential Nonaddictive Pharmacotherapeutics for Pain Management.