General Information of This Drug
Drug ID DRG00029
Drug Name Morphine
Synonyms
SCHEMBL4545441
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Target(s) Mu-type opioid receptor (OPRM1)  Target Info 
Structure
Formula
C17H19NO3
#Ro5 Violations (Lipinski): 0 Molecular Weight (mw) 285.34
Lipid-water partition coefficient (xlogp) 0.8
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count (hbonddonor) 2
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count (hbondacc) 4
Rotatable Bond Count (rotbonds) 0
PubChem CID
9795834
Canonical smiles
CN1CCC23C4C1CC5=C2C(=C(C=C5)O)OC3C(C=C4)O
InChI
InChI=1S/C17H19NO3/c1-18-7-6-17-10-3-5-13(20)16(17)21-15-12(19)4-2-9(14(15)17)8-11(10)18/h2-5,10-11,13,16,19-20H,6-8H2,1H3/t10?,11-,13+,16+,17+/m1/s1
InChIKey
BQJCRHHNABKAKU-OONJBDFYSA-N
IUPAC Name
(4R,7S,7aR,12bS)-3-methyl-2,4,4a,7,7a,13-hexahydro-1H-4,12-methanobenzofuro[3,2-e]isoquinoline-7,9-diol
The activity data of This Drug
Standard Type Value Administration times Administration dosage Vivo model Ref.
Maximal antinociceptive effect 36% Intravenous administration 120min 1.5 mg/kg Male CD1 mice. [1]
Maximal antinociceptive effect 37% Subcutaneous administration 30min 3 mg/kg Rat model. [1]
Maximal antinociceptive effect 49.70% Intravenous administration 30min 1 mg/kg Rat model. [1]
Maximal antinociceptive effect 74% Subcutaneous administration 30min 5 mg/kg Rat model. [1]
Maximal antinociceptive effect 88.60% Intravenous administration 30min 3 mg/kg Rat model. [1]
Maximal antinociceptive effect 91% Intravenous administration 30min 10 mg/kg Male CD1 mice. [1]
Each Peptide-drug Conjugate Related to This Drug
Full Information of The Activity Data of The PDC(s) Related to This Drug
An2-morphine [Investigative]
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Experiment 1 Reporting the Activity Data of This PDC [1]
Indication Severe pain
Efficacy Data Maximal antinociceptive effect 46%
Evaluation Method Rat tail-flick test assay
Administration Time Intravenous administration 60 min
Administration Dosage 3 mg/kg
MOA of PDC
Given the high analgesic potency of M6G, without induction of the M3G metabolite that antagonizes the analgesic effect of morphine, M6G could be a promising drug to treat moderate to severe pain. The major issue of systemic use of M6G is its poor BBB permeability. In this study, we proposed to increase the BBB penetration of M6G and morphine by conjugation to the shuttle angiopep-2 peptide (An2). Morphine and M6G were first conjugated to An2, a 19-mer peptide that crosses the BBB by low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1 (LRP1) receptor-mediated transcytosis.

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When equimolar doses of morphine conjugated to An2 (An2-morphine; 3 mg/kg) were compared with unconjugated morphine (1 mg/kg) at the peak effect, similar levels of antinociception were observed, reaching 46% and 49.7% of MPE, respectively.
In Vivo Model Rat model.
Experiment 2 Reporting the Activity Data of This PDC [1]
Indication Severe pain
Efficacy Data Maximal antinociceptive effect 79%
Evaluation Method Hot-plate test assay
Administration Time Intravenous administration 30 min
Administration Dosage 30 mg/kg
MOA of PDC
Given the high analgesic potency of M6G, without induction of the M3G metabolite that antagonizes the analgesic effect of morphine, M6G could be a promising drug to treat moderate to severe pain. The major issue of systemic use of M6G is its poor BBB permeability. In this study, we proposed to increase the BBB penetration of M6G and morphine by conjugation to the shuttle angiopep-2 peptide (An2). Morphine and M6G were first conjugated to An2, a 19-mer peptide that crosses the BBB by low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1 (LRP1) receptor-mediated transcytosis.

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Similar results were also obtained in the hot-plate test using male CD1 mice. Over a 2-hour period, both morphine and An2-morphine caused similar increases in hot-plate latencies. Likewise, mice receiving An2-M6G (6 mg/kg i.v.) also exhibited a sustained and superior analgesic effect compared with equimolar doses of either morphine or M6G.
In Vivo Model Male CD1 mice.
Experiment 3 Reporting the Activity Data of This PDC [1]
Indication Severe pain
Efficacy Data Maximal antinociceptive effect 79%
Evaluation Method Rat tail-flick test assay
Administration Time Subcutaneous administration 95 min
Administration Dosage 20 mg/kg
MOA of PDC
Given the high analgesic potency of M6G, without induction of the M3G metabolite that antagonizes the analgesic effect of morphine, M6G could be a promising drug to treat moderate to severe pain. The major issue of systemic use of M6G is its poor BBB permeability. In this study, we proposed to increase the BBB penetration of M6G and morphine by conjugation to the shuttle angiopep-2 peptide (An2). Morphine and M6G were first conjugated to An2, a 19-mer peptide that crosses the BBB by low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1 (LRP1) receptor-mediated transcytosis.

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We also measured the analgesic effect of An2-morphine and An2-M6G after subcutaneous injections. Despite similar MPE at the peak effect, subcutaneous injection of 20 mg/kg An2-morphine (equivalent to 5.5 mg/kg of morphine) produced an analgesic effect that was more prolonged over the time than what was observed with an equimolar dose of morphine.
In Vivo Model Rat model.
References
Ref 1 Use of a Noninvasive Brain-Penetrating Peptide-Drug Conjugate Strategy to Improve the Delivery of Opioid Pain Relief Medications to the Brain. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2020 Jul;374(1):52-61. doi: 10.1124/jpet.119.263566. Epub 2020 Apr 23.