Chapter title |
Opioids in Preclinical and Clinical Trials
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Chapter number | 74 |
Book title |
Chemistry of Opioids
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Published in |
Topics in current chemistry, January 2016
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DOI | 10.1007/128_2010_74 |
Pubmed ID | |
Book ISBNs |
978-3-64-218106-1, 978-3-64-218107-8
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Authors |
Hiroshi Nagase, Hideaki Fujii, Nagase, Hiroshi, Fujii, Hideaki |
Abstract |
Since 1952, when Gates determined the stereo structure of morphine, numerous groups have focused on discovering a nonnarcotic opioid drug. Although several natural, semisynthetic, and synthetic opioid ligands (alkaloids and peptides) have been developed in clinical studies, very few were nonnarcotic opioid drugs. One of the most important studies in the opioid field appeared in 1976, when Martin and colleagues established types of opioid receptors (these are now classified into mu, delta, and kappa types). Later, Portoghese discovered a highly selective mu type opioid receptor antagonist, beta-funaltrexamine. This led to the finding that the mu type opioid receptor was correlated to drug dependence. Consequently, delta, and particularly kappa, opioid agonists were expected to lead to ideal opioid drugs. Moreover, opioid antagonists were evaluated for the treatment of symptoms related to undesirable opioid system activation. In this chapter, we provide a short survey of opioid ligands in development and describe the discovery of the two most promising drugs, TRK-851 and TRK-820 (nalfurafine hydrochloride). |
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