PMID- 31024314 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20201001 IS - 1663-9812 (Print) IS - 1663-9812 (Electronic) IS - 1663-9812 (Linking) VI - 10 DP - 2019 TI - Efficacy-Based Perspective to Overcome Reduced Opioid Analgesia of Advanced Painful Diabetic Neuropathy in Rats. PG - 347 LID - 10.3389/fphar.2019.00347 [doi] LID - 347 AB - Reduction of the opioid analgesia in diabetic neuropathic pain (DNP) results from mu-opioid receptor (MOR) reserve reduction. Herein, we examined the antinociceptive and antiallodynic actions of a novel opioid agonist 14-O-methymorphine-6-O-sulfate (14-O-MeM6SU), fentanyl and morphine in rats with streptozocin-evoked DNP of 9-12 weeks following their systemic administration. The antinociceptive dose-response curve of morphine but not of 14-O-MeM6SU or fentanyl showed a significant right-shift in diabetic compared to non-diabetic rats. Only 14-O-MeM6SU produced antiallodynic effects in doses matching antinociceptive doses obtained in non-diabetic rats. Co-administered naloxone methiodide (NAL-M), a peripherally acting opioid receptor antagonist failed to alter the antiallodynic effect of test compounds, indicating the contribution of central opioid receptors. Reduction in spinal MOR binding sites and loss in MOR immunoreactivity of nerve terminals in the spinal cord and dorsal root ganglia in diabetic rats were observed. G-protein coupling assay revealed low efficacy character for morphine and high efficacy character for 14-O-MeM6SU or fentanyl at spinal or supraspinal levels (E (max) values). Furthermore, at the spinal level only 14-O-MeM6SU showed equal efficacy in G-protein activation in tissues of diabetic- and non-diabetic animals. Altogether, the reduction of spinal opioid receptors concomitant with reduced analgesic effect of morphine may be circumvented by using high efficacy opioids, which provide superior analgesia over morphine. In conclusion, the reduction in the analgesic action of opioids in DNP might be a consequence of MOR reduction, particularly in the spinal cord. Therefore, developing opioids of high efficacy might provide analgesia exceeding that of currently available opioids. FAU - Balogh, Mihaly AU - Balogh M AD - Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary. FAU - Zador, Ferenc AU - Zador F AD - Institute of Biochemistry, Biological Research Centre of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szeged, Hungary. FAU - Zadori, Zoltan S AU - Zadori ZS AD - Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary. FAU - Shaqura, Mohammed AU - Shaqura M AD - Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Charite University Berlin, Berlin, Germany. FAU - Kiraly, Kornel AU - Kiraly K AD - Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary. FAU - Mohammadzadeh, Amir AU - Mohammadzadeh A AD - Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary. FAU - Varga, Bence AU - Varga B AD - Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary. FAU - Lazar, Bernadette AU - Lazar B AD - Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary. FAU - Mousa, Shaaban A AU - Mousa SA AD - Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Charite University Berlin, Berlin, Germany. FAU - Hosztafi, Sandor AU - Hosztafi S AD - Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary. FAU - Riba, Pal AU - Riba P AD - Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary. FAU - Benyhe, Sandor AU - Benyhe S AD - Institute of Biochemistry, Biological Research Centre of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szeged, Hungary. FAU - Gyires, Klara AU - Gyires K AD - Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary. FAU - Schafer, Michael AU - Schafer M AD - Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Charite University Berlin, Berlin, Germany. FAU - Furst, Susanna AU - Furst S AD - Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary. FAU - Al-Khrasani, Mahmoud AU - Al-Khrasani M AD - Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20190409 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Pharmacol JT - Frontiers in pharmacology JID - 101548923 PMC - PMC6465774 OTO - NOTNLM OT - 14-O-methylmorphine-6-O-sulfate OT - diabetes OT - fentanyl OT - morphine OT - neuropathic pain OT - opioid efficacy EDAT- 2019/04/27 06:00 MHDA- 2019/04/27 06:01 PMCR- 2019/04/09 CRDT- 2019/04/27 06:00 PHST- 2018/12/20 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/03/20 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/04/27 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/04/27 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/04/27 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2019/04/09 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fphar.2019.00347 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Pharmacol. 2019 Apr 9;10:347. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2019.00347. eCollection 2019.