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ArticleThe Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics2026

Preclinical pharmacology of N-pyrrolidino "nitazene" opioids appearing in nonmedical drug markets.

Grant C Glatfelter, Alexander D Maitland, Nicholas R Gonzalez, Donna Walther, Li Chen, Lei Shi, Michael H Baumann

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Article in The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Grant C GlatfelterDesigner Drug Research Unit, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Intramural Research Program, Baltimore, Maryland. Electronic address: grant.glatfelter@nih.gov.
Alexander D MaitlandDesigner Drug Research Unit, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Intramural Research Program, Baltimore, Maryland.
Nicholas R GonzalezDesigner Drug Research Unit, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Intramural Research Program, Baltimore, Maryland.
Donna WaltherDesigner Drug Research Unit, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Intramural Research Program, Baltimore, Maryland.
Li ChenComputational Chemistry and Molecular Biophysics Section, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Intramural Research Program, Baltimore, Maryland.
Lei ShiComputational Chemistry and Molecular Biophysics Section, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Intramural Research Program, Baltimore, Maryland.
Michael H BaumannDesigner Drug Research Unit, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Intramural Research Program, Baltimore, Maryland.

Funding

Structural basis for the functions of dopamine receptors, neurotransmitter transporters, and sigma 1 receptorZIADA000606 · NIDA · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE · PI SHI, LEI · 2015 to 2025
$20.5M
Studies on MDMA and Related CompoundsZIADA000523 · NIDA · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE · PI BAUMANN, MICHAEL · 2009 to 2025
$16.4M
IMPROVING HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION IN HIV+ DRUG USERSK23DA000523 · NIDA · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI GEBO, KELLY A · 2001 to 2005
$794k
Studies on MDMA and Related CompoundsZ01DA000523 · NIDA · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE · PI ROTHMAN, RICHARD · 2008 to 2008
$199k
Intramural NIH HHS Z01 DA000523Intramural NIH HHS ZIA DA000523Intramural NIH HHS ZIA DA000606NIDA NIH HHS K23 DA000523
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

N-pyrrolidino (PYR) nitazenes are a subset of 2-benzylbenzimidazole opioids appearing in illicit drug markets, but there is limited information about the pharmacology of these compounds. Here, we examined the opioid-like effects of PYR nitazenes with varying alkoxy chain lengths (ie, methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, and isopropoxy) compared with fentanyl. Opioid receptor binding and functional assays were employed to determine affinities and potencies of the compounds in vitro. Acute opioid-like effects were examined in mice, using hot plate antinociception, motor activity, and body temperature measures. PYR nitazenes displayed high affinity at the μ-opioid receptor (K

Indexed as

Analgesics, OpioidPyrrolidinesAnimalsDrug Evaluation, PreclinicalHEK293 CellsHumansMaleMiceReceptors, Opioid, muAnalgesics, OpioidPyrrolidinesReceptors, Opioid, muMiceNaloxoneNitazenesOpioidsμ-opioid receptor

Identifiers

PMID42509124
PMCPMC13552262

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