Galbo-Thomma Lindsey K, Marecki Courtney, Kim Caroline M, Hiranita Takato, Taylor Julia R, Maguire David R, Hicks Dustin, Gebo Ann, Khaimraj Aaron, Baehr Carly, Pravetoni Marco, France Charles P
Department of Pharmacology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Dr. Mail Code 7764, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA.
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA.
Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2025 Feb 5. doi: 10.1007/s00213-025-06751-9.
Medications for opioid use disorder (OUD) and overdose have been available for decades, yet nearly 70% of fatal drug overdoses in the United States are attributed to the opioid receptor agonist fentanyl and its analogs. There is a pressing need for more and better medications that reduce fentanyl use and prevent overdose. A humanized (h) monoclonal antibody (mAb) targeting fentanyl, hHY6-F9, was tested for attenuating intravenous fentanyl self-administration and reversing and preventing fentanyl-induced ventilatory depression in rhesus monkeys. A single administration of hHY6-F9 significantly decreased fentanyl, but not heroin or cocaine, self-administration. In some monkeys, fentanyl self-administration remained decreased for ~ 2 weeks. hHY6-F9 was as effective as 32 µg/kg naloxone in reversing fentanyl-induced ventilatory depression, with a single administration protecting against fentanyl-induced ventilatory depression for 2-3 weeks. Moreover, pharmacokinetic analyses indicate that hHY6-F9 continued to sequester fentanyl in the serum for 2 weeks. This study demonstrates that hHY6-F9 selectively attenuates the positive reinforcing and ventilatory depressant effects of fentanyl, indicating its possible utility for preventing relapse and overdose.
用于治疗阿片类药物使用障碍(OUD)和过量服用的药物已经有几十年了,但在美国,近70%的致命药物过量服用都归因于阿片受体激动剂芬太尼及其类似物。迫切需要更多更好的药物来减少芬太尼的使用并预防过量服用。一种靶向芬太尼的人源化(h)单克隆抗体(mAb),即hHY6-F9,在恒河猴身上进行了测试,以减弱静脉注射芬太尼的自我给药行为,并逆转和预防芬太尼引起的呼吸抑制。单次注射hHY6-F9可显著减少芬太尼的自我给药,但对海洛因或可卡因的自我给药没有影响。在一些猴子中,芬太尼的自我给药在约2周内持续减少。hHY6-F9在逆转芬太尼引起的呼吸抑制方面与32μg/kg纳洛酮一样有效,单次给药可在2至3周内预防芬太尼引起的呼吸抑制。此外,药代动力学分析表明hHY6-F9在血清中持续隔离芬太尼达2周。这项研究表明,hHY6-F9选择性地减弱了芬太尼的正性强化和呼吸抑制作用,表明其在预防复发和过量服用方面可能具有效用。