Opioids and Their Receptors Present and Emerging Concepts in Opioid Drug Discovery II

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: acetic acid-induced writhing test; allosteric modulation; analgesia; analgesic; angiotensin receptors; behavior; beta-arrestin; binding; buprenorphine; Chemistry; chemotype; chloroquine; cholestasis; chronic pain; colitis; DAMGO; delta opioid receptor; deoxycholic acid; epigenetics; fluorescence cross-correlation spectroscopy (FCCS); free fatty acid receptors; functional assay; G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR); G-protein-biased agonist; GPCR; high-throughput screen; hot-plate; HS-731; human brain; inverse agonist; irreversible antagonist; kappa opioid receptor agonist; ligands; lipids; locomotor activity; Mathematics and Science; mice; molecular docking; molecular dynamics; molecular dynamics simulations; molecular pharmacology; morphine dosing; n/a; N/OFQ; nalbuphine; neuropathic pain; nociceptin; nociceptin/orphanin FQ receptor; non-competitive antagonist; NOP receptor; opioid; opioid peptide; opioid receptor; opioid receptors; peptide synthesis; peripheral opioid agonist; piperazine; prodynorphin; pruritis; receptor binding studies; Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects; Research and information: general; rubiscolins; scratching; selectivity; serotonin; SR-17018; tail-clip; TAT-HIV; thiazole; tolerance; transcription; β-amino acids; δ opioid receptor; µ-opioid analgesics; µ-opioid receptor
• DOI: 10.3390/books978-3-0365-4351-2
• ISBN: 3036543511; 9783036543512; 9783036543529; 303654352X

Few neurotransmitter systems have fascinated as much as the opioid system (i.e., opioid ligands and their receptors). Over the years, scientific studies of the endogenous opioid system have uncovered a complex and subtle system that exhibits impressive diversity, based on its critical role in modulating a large number of sensory, motivational, emotional and cognitive functions. Additionally, its important therapeutic value for the treatment of many human disorders, including pain, affective and addictive disorders, and gastrointestinal motility disorders, has been of persistent interest. This book specifically covers a broad area of the opioid research, offering up-to-date and new perspectives about opioid drug discovery. The diversity among the discussed topics ranging from medicinal chemistry to opioid pharmacology, from basic science to translational research, is a testimony to the complexity of the opioid system that results from the expression, regulation and functional role of opioid ligands and their receptors. This book will serve as a useful reference to scientists while also stimulating continuous research in the chemistry and pharmacology of the opioid system, with the prospective for finding improved therapies of human diseases where the opioid system plays a central role.