Fluorescently labeled morphine derivatives for bioimaging studies

Opioids, like morphine, are the mainstay analgesics for the treatment and control of pain. Despite this, they often exhibit severe side effects that limit dose; patients often become tolerant and dependent on these drugs, which remains a major health concern. The analgesic actions of opioids are pri...

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Main Authors: Lam, Raymond, Gondin, Arisbel B., Canals, Meritxell, Kellam, Barrie, Briddon, Stephen J., Graham, Bim, Scammells, Peter J.
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Published: American Chemical Society 2018
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/50021/
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author Lam, Raymond
Gondin, Arisbel B.
Canals, Meritxell
Kellam, Barrie
Briddon, Stephen J.
Graham, Bim
Scammells, Peter J.
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Kellam, Barrie
Briddon, Stephen J.
Graham, Bim
Scammells, Peter J.
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description Opioids, like morphine, are the mainstay analgesics for the treatment and control of pain. Despite this, they often exhibit severe side effects that limit dose; patients often become tolerant and dependent on these drugs, which remains a major health concern. The analgesic actions of opioids are primarily mediated via the μ-opioid receptor, a member of the G protein-coupled receptor superfamily. Thus far, development of small molecule fluorescent ligands for this receptor has resulted in antagonists, somewhat limiting the use of these probes. Herein, we describe our work on the development of a small molecule fluorescent probe based on the clinically used opiate morphine and initial characterization of its behavior in cell-based assays.
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spelling nottingham-500212019-01-01T04:30:20Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/50021/ Fluorescently labeled morphine derivatives for bioimaging studies Lam, Raymond Gondin, Arisbel B. Canals, Meritxell Kellam, Barrie Briddon, Stephen J. Graham, Bim Scammells, Peter J. Opioids, like morphine, are the mainstay analgesics for the treatment and control of pain. Despite this, they often exhibit severe side effects that limit dose; patients often become tolerant and dependent on these drugs, which remains a major health concern. The analgesic actions of opioids are primarily mediated via the μ-opioid receptor, a member of the G protein-coupled receptor superfamily. Thus far, development of small molecule fluorescent ligands for this receptor has resulted in antagonists, somewhat limiting the use of these probes. Herein, we describe our work on the development of a small molecule fluorescent probe based on the clinically used opiate morphine and initial characterization of its behavior in cell-based assays. American Chemical Society 2018-03-15 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/50021/1/2018%20JMedChem_Manuscript_Revised2.pdf Lam, Raymond, Gondin, Arisbel B., Canals, Meritxell, Kellam, Barrie, Briddon, Stephen J., Graham, Bim and Scammells, Peter J. (2018) Fluorescently labeled morphine derivatives for bioimaging studies. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 61 (3). pp. 1316-1329. ISSN 1520-4804 https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.7b01811 doi:10.1021/acs.jmedchem.7b01811 doi:10.1021/acs.jmedchem.7b01811
spellingShingle Lam, Raymond
Gondin, Arisbel B.
Canals, Meritxell
Kellam, Barrie
Briddon, Stephen J.
Graham, Bim
Scammells, Peter J.
Fluorescently labeled morphine derivatives for bioimaging studies
title Fluorescently labeled morphine derivatives for bioimaging studies
title_full Fluorescently labeled morphine derivatives for bioimaging studies
title_fullStr Fluorescently labeled morphine derivatives for bioimaging studies
title_full_unstemmed Fluorescently labeled morphine derivatives for bioimaging studies
title_short Fluorescently labeled morphine derivatives for bioimaging studies
title_sort fluorescently labeled morphine derivatives for bioimaging studies
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/50021/
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