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2024

Journal Article

The role and treatment potential of the complement pathway in chronic pain

Vygonskaya, Marina, Wu, Youzhi, Price, Theodore J., Chen, Zhuo, Smith, Maree T., Klyne, David M. and Han, Felicity Y. (2024). The role and treatment potential of the complement pathway in chronic pain. The Journal of Pain 104689, 104689. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2024.104689

The role and treatment potential of the complement pathway in chronic pain

2024

Journal Article

J-2156, a small molecule somatostatin type 4 receptor agonist, alleviated hindpaw hypersensitivity in the streptozotocin-induced rat model of painful diabetic neuropathy but with a 2-fold decrease in potency at an advanced stage in the model, mimicking morphine

Kuo, A., Imam, M. Z., Li, R., Lin, L., Raboczyj, A., Bohmer, A. E., Nicholson, J. R., Corradini, L. and Smith, M. T. (2024). J-2156, a small molecule somatostatin type 4 receptor agonist, alleviated hindpaw hypersensitivity in the streptozotocin-induced rat model of painful diabetic neuropathy but with a 2-fold decrease in potency at an advanced stage in the model, mimicking morphine. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 15 1346801. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2024.1346801

J-2156, a small molecule somatostatin type 4 receptor agonist, alleviated hindpaw hypersensitivity in the streptozotocin-induced rat model of painful diabetic neuropathy but with a 2-fold decrease in potency at an advanced stage in the model, mimicking morphine

2024

Book Chapter

Side Effects of Central Analgesic Drugs

Imam, M. Z., Kuo, A. and Smith, M. T. (2024). Side Effects of Central Analgesic Drugs. Drug Discovery and Evaluation: Safety and Pharmacokinetic Assays. (pp. 735-758) Cham: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-35529-5_70

Side Effects of Central Analgesic Drugs

2024

Book Chapter

Pain pharmacology and the pharmacological management of pain

Smith, Maree T. and Muralidharan, Arjun (2024). Pain pharmacology and the pharmacological management of pain. Pain: a textbook for health professionals. (pp. 225-248) edited by Hubert van Griensven and Jenny Strong. London, United Kingdom: Elsevier.

Pain pharmacology and the pharmacological management of pain

2023

Journal Article

seco-1-Azacubane-2-carboxylic acid: derivative scope and comparative biological evaluation

Kong, Dehui, Fahrenhorst-Jones, Tyler, Kuo, Andy, Simmons, Jacinta L., Tan, Lendl, Burns, Jed M., Pierens, Gregory K., Li, Rui, West, Nicholas P., Boyle, Glen M., Smith, Maree T., Savage, G. Paul and Williams, Craig M. (2023). seco-1-Azacubane-2-carboxylic acid: derivative scope and comparative biological evaluation. The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 89 (1), 798-803. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.3c02333

seco-1-Azacubane-2-carboxylic acid: derivative scope and comparative biological evaluation

2023

Journal Article

Angiotensin II type 2 receptor signalling as a pain target: bench, bedside and back-translation

Shepherd, Andrew J., Rice, Andrew SC. and Smith, Maree T. (2023). Angiotensin II type 2 receptor signalling as a pain target: bench, bedside and back-translation. Current Opinion in Pharmacology, 73 102415, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.coph.2023.102415

Angiotensin II type 2 receptor signalling as a pain target: bench, bedside and back-translation

2023

Journal Article

In Vitro Assessment of the Metabolic Stability of Two Novel Endomorphin-2 Analogs, CYX-5 and CYX-6, in Rat Liver Microsomes

Imam, Mohammad Zafar, Ghassabian, Sussan, Kuo, Andy, Cai, Yunxin, Qin, Yajuan, Li, Tingyou and Smith, Maree T. (2023). In Vitro Assessment of the Metabolic Stability of Two Novel Endomorphin-2 Analogs, CYX-5 and CYX-6, in Rat Liver Microsomes. European Journal of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, 48 (4), 463-466. doi: 10.1007/s13318-023-00828-6

In Vitro Assessment of the Metabolic Stability of Two Novel Endomorphin-2 Analogs, CYX-5 and CYX-6, in Rat Liver Microsomes

2023

Journal Article

The NLRP3 inflammasome: role in the pathobiology of chronic pain

Chen, Chen and Smith, Maree T. (2023). The NLRP3 inflammasome: role in the pathobiology of chronic pain. Inflammopharmacology, 31 (4), 1589-1603. doi: 10.1007/s10787-023-01235-8

The NLRP3 inflammasome: role in the pathobiology of chronic pain

2023

Journal Article

Multitargeted opioid ligand discovery as a strategy to retain analgesia and reduce opioid-related adverse effects

Smith, Maree T., Kong, Dehui, Kuo, Andy, Imam, Mohammad Z. and Williams, Craig M. (2023). Multitargeted opioid ligand discovery as a strategy to retain analgesia and reduce opioid-related adverse effects. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 66 (6), 3746-3784. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.2c01695

Multitargeted opioid ligand discovery as a strategy to retain analgesia and reduce opioid-related adverse effects

2023

Journal Article

CYX-5, a G-protein biassed MOP receptor agonist, DOP receptor antagonist and KOP receptor agonist, evokes constipation but not respiratory depression relative to morphine in rats

Imam, Mohammad Zafar, Kuo, Andy, Ghassabian, Sussan, Cai, Yunxin, Qin, Yajuan, Li, Tingyou and Smith, Maree T. (2023). CYX-5, a G-protein biassed MOP receptor agonist, DOP receptor antagonist and KOP receptor agonist, evokes constipation but not respiratory depression relative to morphine in rats. Pharmacological Reports, 75 (3), 634-646. doi: 10.1007/s43440-023-00446-8

CYX-5, a G-protein biassed MOP receptor agonist, DOP receptor antagonist and KOP receptor agonist, evokes constipation but not respiratory depression relative to morphine in rats

2022

Journal Article

Success in navigating hurdles to oral delivery of a bioactive peptide complement antagonist through use of nanoparticles to increase bioavailability and in vivo efficacy (Adv. Therap. 12/2022)

Xu, Weizhi, Kumar, Vinod, Cui, Cedric S., Li, Xaria X., Whittaker, Andrew K., Xu, Zhi Ping, Smith, Maree T., Woodruff, Trent M. and Han, Felicity Y. (2022). Success in navigating hurdles to oral delivery of a bioactive peptide complement antagonist through use of nanoparticles to increase bioavailability and in vivo efficacy (Adv. Therap. 12/2022). Advanced Therapeutics, 5 (12) 2270030, 1-1. doi: 10.1002/adtp.202270030

Success in navigating hurdles to oral delivery of a bioactive peptide complement antagonist through use of nanoparticles to increase bioavailability and in vivo efficacy (Adv. Therap. 12/2022)

2022

Journal Article

Prostate cancer induced bone pain: pathobiology, current treatments and pain responses from recent clinical trials

Smith, A. E., Muralidharan, A. and Smith, M. T. (2022). Prostate cancer induced bone pain: pathobiology, current treatments and pain responses from recent clinical trials. Discover Oncology, 13 (1) 108, 1-23. doi: 10.1007/s12672-022-00569-z

Prostate cancer induced bone pain: pathobiology, current treatments and pain responses from recent clinical trials

2022

Journal Article

Success in navigating hurdles to oral delivery of a bioactive peptide complement antagonist through use of nanoparticles to increase bioavailability and in vivo efficacy

Xu, Weizhi, Kumar, Vinod, Cui, Cedric S., Li, Xaria X., Whittaker, Andrew K., Xu, Zhi Ping, Smith, Maree T., Woodruff, Trent M. and Han, Felicity Y (2022). Success in navigating hurdles to oral delivery of a bioactive peptide complement antagonist through use of nanoparticles to increase bioavailability and in vivo efficacy. Advanced Therapeutics, 5 (12) 2200109, 2200109. doi: 10.1002/adtp.202200109

Success in navigating hurdles to oral delivery of a bioactive peptide complement antagonist through use of nanoparticles to increase bioavailability and in vivo efficacy

2022

Journal Article

Design, synthesis and evaluation of alpha lipoic acid derivatives to treat multiple sclerosis-associated central neuropathic pain

Kong, Dehui, Saqer, Alaa A., Carpinelli de Jesus, Matheus, Khan, Nemat, Jones, Alun, Blanchfield, Joanne T., Smith, Maree T. and Williams, Craig M. (2022). Design, synthesis and evaluation of alpha lipoic acid derivatives to treat multiple sclerosis-associated central neuropathic pain. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, 69 116889, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.bmc.2022.116889

Design, synthesis and evaluation of alpha lipoic acid derivatives to treat multiple sclerosis-associated central neuropathic pain

2022

Journal Article

Nonopioid analgesics discovery and the Valley of Death: EMA401 from concept to clinical trial

Smith, Maree T. (2022). Nonopioid analgesics discovery and the Valley of Death: EMA401 from concept to clinical trial. Pain, Publish Ahead of Print (S1), S15-S28. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002675

Nonopioid analgesics discovery and the Valley of Death: EMA401 from concept to clinical trial

2022

Journal Article

Gait analysis as a robust pain behavioural endpoint in the chronic phase of the monoiodoacetate-induced knee joint pain in the rat

Han, Felicity Y., Brockman, David A., Nicholson, Janet R., Corradini, Laura and Smith, Maree Therese (2022). Gait analysis as a robust pain behavioural endpoint in the chronic phase of the monoiodoacetate-induced knee joint pain in the rat. Behavioural Pharmacology, 33 (1), 23-31. doi: 10.1097/fbp.0000000000000663

Gait analysis as a robust pain behavioural endpoint in the chronic phase of the monoiodoacetate-induced knee joint pain in the rat

2022

Journal Article

Journey to the market: The evolution of biodegradable drug delivery systems

Zhu, Minze, Whittaker, Andrew K., Han, Felicity Y. and Smith, Maree T. (2022). Journey to the market: The evolution of biodegradable drug delivery systems. Applied Sciences, 12 (2) 935, 935. doi: 10.3390/app12020935

Journey to the market: The evolution of biodegradable drug delivery systems

2022

Journal Article

Analgesic opioid ligand discovery based on nonmorphinan scaffolds derived from natural sources

Smith, Maree T., Kong, Dehui, Kuo, Andy, Imam, Mohammad Z. and Williams, Craig M. (2022). Analgesic opioid ligand discovery based on nonmorphinan scaffolds derived from natural sources. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 65 (3) acs.jmedchem.0c01915, 1612-1661. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.0c01915

Analgesic opioid ligand discovery based on nonmorphinan scaffolds derived from natural sources

2022

Book Chapter

Side effects of central analgesic drugs

Imam, M. Z., Kuo, A. and Smith, M. T. (2022). Side effects of central analgesic drugs. Drug discovery and evaluation: safety and pharmacokinetic assays. (pp. 1-24) Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-73317-9_70-1

Side effects of central analgesic drugs

2021

Journal Article

Sustained-release ketamine-loaded lipid-particulate system: in vivo assessment in mice

Xu, Weizhi, Maqbool, Faheem, Kumar, Vinod, Falconer, James R., Cui, Cedric S., Woodruff, Trent M., Borges, Karin, Whittaker, Andrew K., Smith, Maree T. and Han, Felicity Y. (2021). Sustained-release ketamine-loaded lipid-particulate system: in vivo assessment in mice. Drug Delivery and Translational Research, 12 (10), 2518-2526. doi: 10.1007/s13346-021-01093-3

Sustained-release ketamine-loaded lipid-particulate system: in vivo assessment in mice