Effects of orally-bioavailable short-acting kappa opioid receptor-selective antagonist LY2456302 on nicotine withdrawal in mice
Jackson KJ, Jackson A, Carroll FI, Damaj MI. Effects of orally-bioavailable short-acting kappa opioid receptor-selective antagonist LY2456302 on nicotine withdrawal in mice. Neuropharmacology 2015, 97: 270-274. PMID: 26044637, PMCID: PMC4537361, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2015.05.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNicotine withdrawal syndromeWithdrawal syndromeKOR antagonistsAnxiety-related behaviorNicotine withdrawalSomatic signsKappa Opioid Receptor SignalingSelective KOR antagonistAffective nicotine withdrawal signsNicotine withdrawal signsOpioid receptor signalingUseful therapeutic agentShort actingHotplate latencyWithdrawal signsPharmacodynamic profileClinical studiesMood disordersLY2456302Animal modelsPlace aversionDrug dependenceTherapeutic potentialDecreased expressionAntagonist