Researchers identify new therapeutic strategy for fentanyl overdoses (MedicalXpress)

December 10, 2024

School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, MO 

Scientists have revealed that opioid receptors outside the brain play a key role in the hypoventilation caused by fentanyl overdoses, paving the way for better treatments.

The study, forthcoming in eLife, offers compelling evidence demonstrating that fentanyl-induced respiratory depression in rodents can be reversed with a drug that acts only on peripheral opioid receptors. 

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