Κ-opioid receptor

The κ-opioid receptor or kappa opioid receptor, abbreviated KOR or KOP for its ligand ketazocine, is a G protein-coupled receptor that in humans is encoded by the OPRK1 gene. The KOR is coupled to the G protein G_i/G₀ and is one of four related receptors that bind opioid-like compounds in the brain and are responsible for mediating the effects of these compounds. These effects include altering nociception, consciousness, motor control, and mood. Dysregulation of this receptor system has been implicated in alcohol and drug addiction.^[5][6]

OPRK1
Available structures PDB Ortholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes 4DJH
Identifiers
Aliases	OPRK1, K-OR-1, KOR, KOR-1, OPRK, opioid receptor kappa 1, KOR1, KOP
External IDs	OMIM: 165196; MGI: 97439; HomoloGene: 20253; GeneCards: OPRK1; OMA:OPRK1 - orthologs
Gene location (Human) Chr. Chromosome 8 (human)[1] Band 8q11.23 Start 53,225,724 bp[1] End 53,251,637 bp[1]
Gene location (Mouse) Chr. Chromosome 1 (mouse)[2] Band 1 A1|1 1.89 cM Start 5,658,689 bp[2] End 5,676,354 bp[2]
RNA expression pattern Bgee Human Mouse (ortholog) Top expressed in endothelial cell pons lateral nuclear group of thalamus testicle Brodmann area 23 entorhinal cortex middle temporal gyrus nucleus accumbens spinal ganglia prefrontal cortex Top expressed in Decidua basalis arachnoid mater gastrula superior frontal gyrus wall of uterus lumbar subsegment of spinal cord embryo submandibular gland embryo endometrium More reference expression data BioGPS More reference expression data
Gene ontology Molecular function G protein-coupled receptor activity neuropeptide binding signal transducer activity G protein-coupled opioid receptor activity protein binding dynorphin receptor activity receptor serine/threonine kinase binding peptide binding Cellular component axon terminus integral component of membrane perikaryon membrane synapse integral component of plasma membrane soma dendrite neuron projection nucleus cytosol plasma membrane integral component of synaptic vesicle membrane integral component of postsynaptic membrane integral component of presynaptic membrane Biological process positive regulation of p38MAPK cascade response to cocaine negative regulation of luteinizing hormone secretion adenylate cyclase-inhibiting G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway sensory perception regulation of sensory perception of pain eating behavior locomotory behavior behavioral response to cocaine sensory perception of temperature stimulus estrous cycle conditioned place preference response to estrogen response to insulin phospholipase C-activating G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway response to morphine regulation of saliva secretion positive regulation of dopamine secretion G protein-coupled opioid receptor signaling pathway defense response to virus maternal behavior immune response response to acrylamide positive regulation of potassium ion transmembrane transport sensory perception of pain response to radiation response to ethanol neuropeptide signaling pathway cellular response to lipopolysaccharide positive regulation of locomotion signal transduction adenylate cyclase-inhibiting opioid receptor signaling pathway chemical synaptic transmission G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway animal behaviour positive regulation of eating behavior cellular response to glucose stimulus Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs Species Human Mouse Entrez 4986 18387 Ensembl ENSG00000082556 ENSMUSG00000025905 UniProt P41145 P33534 RefSeq (mRNA) NM_001282904 NM_000912 NM_001318497 NM_001204371 NM_011011 NM_001318735 RefSeq (protein) NP_000903 NP_001269833 NP_001305426 NP_001191300 NP_001305664 NP_035141 Location (UCSC) Chr 8: 53.23 – 53.25 Mb Chr 1: 5.66 – 5.68 Mb PubMed search [3] [4]
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The KOR is a type of opioid receptor that binds the opioid peptide dynorphin as the primary endogenous ligand (substrate naturally occurring in the body).^[7] In addition to dynorphin, a variety of natural alkaloids, terpenes and synthetic ligands bind to the receptor. The KOR may provide a natural addiction control mechanism, and therefore, drugs that target this receptor may have therapeutic potential in the treatment of addiction ^{[citation needed]}.

There is evidence that distribution and/or function of this receptor may differ between sexes.^{[8][9][10][11]}

Distribution

KORs are widely distributed in the brain, spinal cord (substantia gelatinosa), and in peripheral tissues. High levels of the receptor have been detected in the prefrontal cortex, periaqueductal gray, raphe nuclei (dorsal), ventral tegmental area, substantia nigra, dorsal striatum (putamen, caudate), ventral striatum (nucleus accumbens, olfactory tubercle), amygdala, bed nucleus stria terminalis, claustrum, hippocampus, hypothalamus, midline thalamic nuclei, locus coeruleus, spinal trigeminal nucleus, parabrachial nucleus, and solitary nucleus.^[12][13]

Subtypes

Based on receptor binding studies, three variants of the KOR designated κ₁, κ₂, and κ₃ have been characterized.^[14][15] However, only one cDNA clone has been identified,^[16] hence these receptor subtypes likely arise from interaction of one KOR protein with other membrane associated proteins.^[17]

Function

Pain

Similarly to μ-opioid receptor (MOR) agonists, KOR agonists are potently analgesic, and have been employed clinically in the treatment of pain. However, KOR agonists also produce side effects such as dysphoria, hallucinations, and dissociation, which has limited their clinical usefulness.^[18] Examples of KOR agonists that have been used medically as analgesics include butorphanol, nalbuphine, levorphanol, levallorphan, pentazocine, phenazocine, and eptazocine. Difelikefalin (CR845, FE-202845) and CR665 (FE-200665, JNJ-38488502) are peripherally restricted KOR agonists lacking the CNS side effects of centrally active KOR agonists and are currently under clinical investigation as analgesics.

Consciousness

Centrally active KOR agonists have hallucinogenic or dissociative effects, as exemplified by salvinorin A (the active constituent in Salvia divinorum). These effects are generally undesirable in medicinal drugs. It is thought that the hallucinogenic and dysphoric effects of opioids such as butorphanol, nalbuphine, and pentazocine serve to limit their abuse potential. In the case of salvinorin A, a structurally novel neoclerodane diterpene KOR agonist, these hallucinogenic effects are sought by recreational users, despite the dysphoria experienced by some users. Another KOR agonist with comparable effects is ibogaine, which has possible medical application in addiction treatment. While these KOR agonists possess hallucinogenic and dissociative effects, they are mechanistically and qualitatively different from those of the 5HT2AR agonist psychedelic hallucinogens such as lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) or psilocybin and those of NMDAR antagonist dissociatives/anesthetics ketamine and phencyclidine.^[19]

The claustrum is the region of the brain in which the KOR is most densely expressed.^[20][21][22] It has been proposed that this area, based on its structure and connectivity, has "a role in coordinating a set of diverse brain functions", and the claustrum has been elucidated as playing a crucial role in consciousness.^[21][22] As examples, lesions of the claustrum in humans are associated with disruption of consciousness and cognition, and electrical stimulation of the area between the insula and the claustrum has been found to produce an immediate loss of consciousness in humans along with recovery of consciousness upon cessation of the stimulation.^[22][23] On the basis of the preceding knowledge, it has been proposed that inhibition of the claustrum (as well as, "additionally, the deep layers of the cortex, mainly in prefrontal areas") by activation of KORs in these areas is primarily responsible for the profound consciousness-altering/dissociative hallucinogen effects of salvinorin A and other KOR agonists.^[21][22] In addition, it has been stated that "the subjective effects of S. divinorum indicate that salvia disrupts certain facets of consciousness much more than the largely serotonergic hallucinogen [LSD]", and it has been postulated that inhibition of a brain area that is apparently as fundamentally involved in consciousness and higher cognitive function as the claustrum may explain this.^[21] However, these conclusions are merely tentative, as "[KORs] are not exclusive to the claustrum; there is also a fairly high density of receptors located in the prefrontal cortex, hippocampus, nucleus accumbens and putamen", and "disruptions to other brain regions could also explain the consciousness-altering effects [of salvinorin A]".^[22]

In supplementation of the above, according to Addy et al.:^[20]

Theories suggest the claustrum may act to bind and integrate multisensory information, or else to encode sensory stimuli as salient or nonsalient (Mathur, 2014). One theory suggests the claustrum harmonizes and coordinates activity in various parts of the cortex, leading to the seamless integrated nature of subjective conscious experience (Crick and Koch, 2005; Stiefel et al., 2014). Disrupting claustral activity may lead to conscious experiences of disintegrated or unusually bound sensory information, perhaps including synesthesia. Such theories are in part corroborated by the fact that [salvia divinorum], which functions almost exclusively on the KOR system, can cause consciousness to be decoupled from external sensory input, leading to experiencing other environments and locations, perceiving other "beings" besides those actually in the room, and forgetting oneself and one's body in the experience.^[20]

Mood, stress, and addiction

See also: κ-opioid receptor § Role in treatment of drug addiction

The involvement of the KOR in stress, as well as in consequences of chronic stress such as depression, anxiety, anhedonia, and increased drug-seeking behavior, has been made clear.^[18] KOR agonists are notably dysphoric and aversive at sufficient doses.^[24] The KOR antagonists buprenorphine, as ALKS-5461 (a combination formulation with samidorphan), and aticaprant (LY-2456302, CERC-501) are currently in clinical development for the treatment of major depressive disorder and substance use disorders.^[25] JDTic and PF-4455242 were also under investigation but development was halted in both cases due to toxicity concerns.^[25]

The depressive-like behaviors following prolonged morphine abstinence appear to be mediated by upregulation of the KOR/dynorphin system in the nucleus accumbens, as the local application of a KOR antagonist prevented the behaviors.^[26] As such, KOR antagonists might be useful for the treatment of depressive symptoms associated with opioid withdrawal.^[26]

In a small clinical study, pentazocine, a KOR agonist, was found to rapidly and substantially reduce symptoms of mania in patients with bipolar disorder.^[8] It was postulated that the efficacy observed was due to KOR activation-mediated amelioration of excessive dopaminergic signaling in the reward pathways.^{[8][failed verification]}

Others

A variety of other effects of KOR activation are known:

• Activation of the KOR appears to antagonize many of the effects of the MOR, including analgesia, tolerance, euphoria, and memory regulation.^[27] Nalorphine and nalmefene are dual MOR antagonists and KOR agonists that have been used clinically as antidotes for opioid overdose, although the specific role and significance of KOR activation in this indication, if any, is uncertain. In any case however, KOR agonists notably do not affect respiratory drive, and hence do not reverse MOR activation-induced respiratory depression.^[28]
• KOR agonists suppress itching, and the selective KOR agonist nalfurafine is used clinically as an antipruritic (anti-itch drug).
• Eluxadoline is a peripherally restricted KOR agonist as well as MOR agonist and DOR antagonist that has been approved for the treatment of diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome. Asimadoline and fedotozine are selective and similarly peripherally restricted KOR agonists that were also investigated for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome and reportedly demonstrated at least some efficacy for this indication but were ultimately never marketed.
• KOR agonists are known for their characteristic diuretic effects, due to their negative regulation of vasopressin, also known as antidiuretic hormone (ADH).^[29]
• KOR agonism is neuroprotective against hypoxia/ischemia.^[30]
• The selective KOR agonist U-50488 protected rats against supramaximal electroshock seizures, indicating that KOR agonism may have anticonvulsant effects.^[31]

Signal transduction

KOR activation by agonists is coupled to the G protein G_i/G₀, which subsequently increases phosphodiesterase activity. Phosphodiesterases break down cAMP, producing an inhibitory effect in neurons.^[32][33][34] KORs also couple to inward-rectifier potassium^[35] and to N-type calcium ion channels.^[36] Recent studies have also demonstrated that agonist-induced stimulation of the KOR, like other G-protein coupled receptors, can result in the activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK). These include extracellular signal-regulated kinase, p38 mitogen-activated protein kinases, and c-Jun N-terminal kinases.^{[37][38][39][40][41][42]}

Ligands

22-Thiocyanatosalvinorin A (RB-64) is a functionally-selective κ-opioid receptor agonist.

Agonists

The synthetic alkaloid ketazocine^[43] and terpenoid natural product salvinorin A^[19] are potent and selective KOR agonists. The KOR also mediates the dysphoria and hallucinations seen with opioids such as pentazocine.^[44]

Benzomorphans

• Alazocine– partial agonist
• Bremazocine – highly selective
• 8-Carboxamidocyclazocine
• Cyclazocine – partial agonist
• Ketazocine
• Metazocine – partial agonist
• Pentazocine – partial agonist
• Phenazocine – partial agonist

Morphinans

• 6'-Guanidinonaltrindole (6'-GNTI) – biased ligand: G protein agonist, β-arrestin antagonist
• Butorphan – full agonist
• Butorphanol – partial agonist
• Cyclorphan – full agonist
• Diprenorphine – non-selective, partial agonist
• Etorphine – non-selective
• Levallorphan
• Levomethorphan
• Levorphanol
• Morphine – alkaloid
• Nalbuphine – partial agonist
• Nalfurafine – full agonist, atypical agonist (possibly biased or subtype-selective)
• Nalmefene – partial agonist
• Nalodeine
• Nalorphine – partial agonist
• Norbuprenorphine – partial agonist, peripherally-selective metabolite of buprenorphine
• Norbuprenorphine-3-glucuronide – likely partial agonist, peripherally-selective metabolite of buprenorphine
• Oxilorphan – partial agonist
• Oxycodone – selective for κ_2b subtype^[45]
• Proxorphan – partial agonist
• Samidorphan – non-selective, weak partial agonist
• Xorphanol – partial agonist

Arylacetamides

• Asimadoline – peripherally-selective
• BRL-52537
• Eluxadoline
• Enadoline
• GR-89696 – selective for κ₂
• ICI-204,448 – peripherally-selective
• ICI-199,441
• LPK-26 – highly selective
• MB-1C-OH
• Niravoline
• N-MPPP
• Spiradoline
• U-50,488
• U-54,494A
• U-69,593

Peptides (endo-/exogenous)

• CR665 – peripherally-selective
• Difelikefalin (CR845) – peripherally-selective
• Dynorphins (dynorphin A, dynorphin B, big dynorphin)

Terpenoids

• Erinacine E
• Menthol
• RB-64 – G protein biased agonist with a bias factor of 96; β-arrestin antagonist^[46]
• Salvinorin A – naturally-occurring
• 2-Methoxymethyl salvinorin B^[47] – and its ethoxymethyl and fluoroethoxymethyl homologues^[48][49]

Others/unsorted

• Apadoline
• HS665
• HZ-2
• Ibogaine – alkaloid
• Ketamine (weak)
• Noribogaine – non-selective, biased ligand: G protein agonist, β-arrestin antagonist
• Tifluadom – (atypical) benzodiazepine
• Mirtazapine - partial agonist at high concentrations
• KSC-12-192 - selective, biased ligand: G protein agonist, β-arrestin antagonist

Nalfurafine (Remitch), which was introduced in 2009, is the first selective KOR agonist to enter clinical use.^[50][51]

Antagonists

• 5'-Acetamidinoethylnaltrindole (ANTI) – selective
• 5'-Guanidinonaltrindole (5'-GNTI) – selective, long-acting
• 6'-Guanidinonaltrindole (6'-GNTI) – biased ligand: G protein agonist, β-arrestin antagonist
• Amentoflavone – non-selective; naturally-occurring^[52]
• AT-076 – non-selective, likely long acting; JDTic analogue
• Aticaprant – selective, short-acting
• Binaltorphimine – selective, long-acting
• BU09059 – selective, short-acting; JDTic analogue^[53]
• Buprenorphine – non-selective; silent antagonist or weak partial agonist, depending on source
• Dezocine – non-selective; silent antagonist
• DIPPA – selective, long-acting
• Icalcaprant (CVL-354) – selective, short-acting^[54]
• JDTic – selective, long-acting
• KSC-12-192 - selective, biased ligand: G protein agonist, β-arrestin antagonist
• LY-255582 - non-selective
• LY-2459989 – selective, short-acting
• LY-2795050 – selective, short-acting
• Methylnaltrexone – non-selective
• ML190 – selective
• ML350 – selective, short-acting^[53]
• MR-2266 – non-selective
• Naloxone – non-selective
• Naltrexone – non-selective
• Navacaprant - selective
• Noribogaine – non-selective; naturally-occurring; biased ligand: G protein agonist, β-arrestin antagonist
• Norbinaltorphimine – selective, long-acting
• Pawhuskin A – selective; naturally-occurring^[55]
• PF-4455242 – selective, short-acting
• Quadazocine – non-selective; silent antagonist; preference for κ₂
• RB-64 (22-thiocyanatosalvinorin A) – G protein biased agonist with a bias factor of 96; β-arrestin antagonist^[46]
• Zyklophin – selective peptide antagonist; dynorphin A analogue

Natural agonists

Mentha spp.

Main article: menthol

Found in numerous species of mint, (including peppermint, spearmint, and watermint), the naturally-occurring compound menthol is a weak KOR agonist^[56] owing to its antinociceptive, or pain blocking, effects in rats. In addition, mints can desensitize a region through the activation of TRPM8 receptors (the 'cold'/menthol receptor).^[57]

Salvia divinorum

Main article: Salvia divinorum

The key compound in Salvia divinorum, salvinorin A, is known as a powerful, short-acting KOR agonist.^[19][58][59]

Ibogaine

Main article: ibogaine

Used for the treatment of addiction in limited countries, ibogaine has become an icon of addiction management among certain underground circles. Despite its lack of addictive properties, ibogaine is listed as a Schedule I compound in the US because it is a psychoactive substance, hence it is considered illegal to possess under any circumstances. Ibogaine is also a KOR agonist^[60] and this property may contribute to the drug's anti-addictive efficacy.^[61]

Mitragyna speciosa

Main article: Mitragyna speciosa

Allosteric modulators

Positive allosteric modulators

• BMS-986187 – also a δ-opioid receptor (DOR) positive allosteric modulator^[62][63]

Role in treatment of drug addiction

KOR agonists have been investigated for their therapeutic potential in the treatment of addiction^[64] and evidence points towards dynorphin, the endogenous KOR agonist, to be the body's natural addiction control mechanism.^[65] Childhood stress/abuse is a well known predictor of drug abuse and is reflected in alterations of the MOR and KOR systems.^[66] In experimental "addiction" models the KOR has also been shown to influence stress-induced relapse to drug seeking behavior. For the drug-dependent individual, risk of relapse is a major obstacle to becoming drug-free. Recent reports demonstrated that KORs are required for stress-induced reinstatement of cocaine seeking.^[67][68]

One area of the brain most strongly associated with addiction is the nucleus accumbens (NAcc) and striatum while other structures that project to and from the NAcc also play a critical role. Though many other changes occur, addiction is often characterized by the reduction of dopamine D₂ receptors in the NAcc.^[69] In addition to low NAcc D₂ binding,^[70][71] cocaine is also known to produce a variety of changes to the primate brain such as increases prodynorphin mRNA in caudate putamen (striatum) and decreases of the same in the hypothalamus while the administration of a KOR agonist produced an opposite effect causing an increase in D₂ receptors in the NAcc.^[72]

Additionally, while cocaine overdose victims showed a large increase in KORs (doubled) in the NAcc,^[73] KOR agonist administration is shown to be effective in decreasing cocaine seeking and self-administration.^[74] Furthermore, while cocaine abuse is associated with lowered prolactin response,^[75] KOR activation causes a release in prolactin,^[76] a hormone known for its important role in learning, neuronal plasticity and myelination.^[77]

It has also been reported that the KOR system is critical for stress-induced drug-seeking. In animal models, stress has been demonstrated to potentiate cocaine reward behavior in a kappa opioid-dependent manner.^[78][79] These effects are likely caused by stress-induced drug craving that requires activation of the KOR system. Although seemingly paradoxical, it is well known that drug taking results in a change from homeostasis to allostasis. It has been suggested that withdrawal-induced dysphoria or stress-induced dysphoria may act as a driving force by which the individual seeks alleviation via drug taking.^[80] The rewarding properties of drug are altered, and it is clear KOR activation following stress modulates the valence of drug to increase its rewarding properties and cause potentiation of reward behavior, or reinstatement to drug seeking. The stress-induced activation of KORs is likely due to multiple signaling mechanisms. The effects of KOR agonism on dopamine systems are well documented, and recent work also implicates the mitogen-activated protein kinase cascade and pCREB in KOR-dependent behaviors.^[40][81]

While the predominant drugs of abuse examined have been cocaine (44%), ethanol (35%), and opioids (24%).^[82] As these are different classes of drugs of abuse working through different receptors (increasing dopamine directly and indirectly, respectively) albeit in the same systems produce functionally different responses. Conceptually then pharmacological activation of KOR can have marked effects in any of the psychiatric disorders (depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, etc.) as well as various neurological disorders (i.e. Parkinson's disease and Huntington's disease).^[6][83] Not only are genetic differences in dynorphin receptor expression a marker for alcohol dependence but a single dose of a KOR antagonist markedly increased alcohol consumption in lab animals.^[84] There are numerous studies that reflect a reduction in self-administration of alcohol,^[85] and heroin dependence has also been shown to be effectively treated with KOR agonism by reducing the immediate rewarding effects^[86] and by causing the curative effect of up-regulation (increased production) of MORs^[87] that have been down-regulated during opioid abuse.

The anti-rewarding properties of KOR agonists are mediated through both long-term and short-term effects. The immediate effect of KOR agonism leads to reduction of dopamine release in the NAcc during self-administration of cocaine^[88] and over the long term up-regulates receptors that have been down-regulated during substance abuse such as the MOR and the D₂ receptor. These receptors modulate the release of other neurochemicals such as serotonin in the case of MOR agonists and acetylcholine in the case of D₂. These changes can account for the physical and psychological remission of the pathology of addiction. The longer effects of KOR agonism (30 minutes or greater) have been linked to KOR-dependent stress-induced potentiation and reinstatement of drug seeking. It is hypothesized that these behaviors are mediated by KOR-dependent modulation of dopamine, serotonin, or norepinephrine and/or via activation of downstream signal transduction pathways.

Of significant note, while KOR activation blocks many of the behavioral and neurochemical responses elicited by drugs of abuse as stated above. These results are indicative of the KOR induced negative affective states counteracting the rewarding effects of drugs of abuse. Implicating the KOR/dynorphin system as an anti-reward system, supported by the role of KOR signaling and stress, mediating both stress-induced potentiation of drug reward and stress-induced reinstatement of seeking behavior.^[6][83] This in turn addresses what was thought to be paradoxical above. That is, rather, KOR signaling is activated/upregulated by stress, drugs of abuse and agonist administration - resulting in negative affective state. As such drug addiction is maintained by avoidance of negative affective states manifest in stress, craving, and drug withdrawal.^[89] Consistent with KOR induced negative affective states and role in drug addiction, KOR antagonists are efficacious at blocking negative affect induced by drug withdrawal and at decreasing escalated drug intake in pre-clinical trial involving extended drug access.^[6][83][82] Clinically there has been little advancement to evaluate the effects of KOR antagonists due to adverse effects and undesirable pharmacological profiles for clinical testing (i.e. long half-life, poor bioavailability). More recently, a selective, high-affinity KOR antagonist LY2456302 was well-tolerated in CUD patients.^[90] Showing feasibility a subsequent proof-of-mechanism trial evaluated JNJ-67953964 (previously LY2456302) potential for treating anhedonia in a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trial in patients with anhedonia and a mood or anxiety disorder.^[91] The KOR antagonist significantly increased fMRI ventral striatum activation during reward anticipation while accompanied by therapeutic effects on clinical measures of anhedonia, further reinforces the promise of KOR antagonism and proceeding assessment of clinical impact.^[91] Additionally a positron emission tomography (PET) study in cocaine use disorder (CUD) patients utilizing a KOR selective agonist [¹¹C]GR103545 radioligand showed CUD individuals with higher KOR availability were more prone to stress-induced relapse.^[92] A subsequent PET scan following a three-day cocaine binge showed a decrease in KOR availability, interpreted as increased endogenous dynorphin competing with the radioligand at the KOR binding sites.^[92] Taken together these findings are in support of the negative affect state and further implicate the KOR/dynorphin system clinically and therapeutically relevant in humans with CUD. Taken together, in drug addiction the KOR/dynorphin system is implicated as a homeostatic mechanism to counteract the acute effects of drugs of abuse. Chronic drug use and stress up-regulate the system in turn leading to a dysregulated state which induces negative affective states and stress reactivity.^[83]

Traditional models of KOR function in drug addiction have postulated that KOR signaling is associated with dysphoria and aversion, thought to underlie the stress-induced exacerbation of addiction. However, recent research in animal models has proposed alternative models, suggesting that KOR-mediated responses may not act directly on negative valence systems but modulate related processes such as novelty processing.^[93][94] Studies in humans same to similar conclusions that KORs may modulate various aspects of reward processing in a manner that is independent of the hedonic valence traditionally ascribed to them.^[95][96] This broadens the potential understanding of KORs in addiction beyond a unidimensional framework, implicating their role in complex behaviors and treatment approaches that do not align strictly with stress or aversion. These emerging perspectives may inform the development of novel pharmacotherapies targeting KORs for the treatment of substance use disorders, as they highlight the receptor's multifaceted role in addiction.

Interactions

KOR has been shown to interact with sodium-hydrogen antiporter 3 regulator 1,^[97][98] ubiquitin C,^[99] 5-HT1A receptor,^[100] and RGS12.^[101]

See also

• δ-opioid receptor
• μ-opioid receptor
• Nociceptin receptor

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External links

• "Opioid Receptors: κ". IUPHAR Database of Receptors and Ion Channels. International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology. Archived from the original on 2014-02-23. Retrieved 2007-07-23.
• kappa+Opioid+Receptor at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)