TABLE 2

Preconceived strategies for applying biased signaling to therapeutic advantage

ReceptorTherapeutic ApplicationReferences
DopamineNeuropsychiatric disordersLawler et al. (1994, 1999), Roth et al. (2004), Beaulieu et al. (2007), Allen et al. (2011), Möller et al. (2017)
Muscarinic M1Alzheimer diseaseGalandrin et al. (2007)
Muscarinic M3Alzheimer diseasePoulin et al. (2010)
CalciumKidney disease, hyperparathyroidismThomsen et al. (2012), Leach et al. (2015)
Ghrelin-R1aObesity, growth hormone secretionEvron et al. (2014), M’Kadmi et al. (2015)
Cannabinoid-1Pain management, addiction, energy metabolism, diabetes, Huntington disease, Parkinson disease, multiple sclerosisLaprairie et al. (2017)
ApelinHeart failure, pulmonary artery hypertension, myocardial infarctionJapp et al. (2010), Yang et al. (2015), Read et al. (2016)
CXCR4, CCR6, CCR7Cancer metastasisRoy et al. (2014, 2017)
μ-OpioidAnalgesiaBohn et al. (2004), DeWire et al. (2013), Manglik et al. (2016), Viscusi et al. (2016), Altarifi et al. (2017)
Adenosine A2BCardioprotection, diabetes, cancerWei et al. (2013), Merighi et al. (2015), Vecchio et al. (2016)
Adenosine A1Ischemia reperfusion injury, paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardiaValant et al. (2014)
κ-OpioidAnalgesiaWhite et al. (2015)
Sphingosine 1 phosphate 1Immunomodulation, multiple sclerosis, allograft rejectionOo et al. (2007)
Hydroxyl carboxylic acid receptorLipid loweringWalters et al. (2009)
Urotensin receptorHypertension, heart failure, cardiac fibrosisBrulé et al. (2014)
PAR-1Thrombin with decreased bleedingMcLaughlin et al. (2005)
δ-opioidMigraine, Parkinson disease, neuropathic painPradhan et al. (2011), White et al. (2015)
PTH receptorOsteoporosisGesty-Palmer et al. (2009)
PACAPChronic pain, stress-related disordersMay and Parsons (2017)
PAR-1/2Cancer, gastrointestinal disorders, inflammationZhao et al. (2014), Bar-Shavit et al. (2016), Jiang et al. (2017), Sebastiano et al. (2017)
β-adrenergicHeart failureHaney and Hancox (2006), Jozwiak et al. (2010)
EndothelinCancerMaguire (2016), Bologna et al. (2017)
Formyl peptide receptorMyocardial infarctionQin et al. (2017)
GLP-1DiabetesKoole et al. (2013)
Angiotensin-1RRenal fibrosis, cardiomyopathyManing et al. (2017), Ryba et al. (2017); Wang et al. (2017)
Neurotensin-1AddictionBarak et al. (2016)
MC4RObesityYang and Tao (2017)
OxytoxinDysfunctional labor, hemorrhageGrotegut et al. (2011)
mGluR7Learning, memory disordersWang et al. (2016)
Histamine H1/H2CancerMonczor and Fernandez (2016)
  • MC4R, melanocortin receptor 4; mGluR, metabotropic glutamate receptor.