GPCR Precision in Addiction Also Requires Ligand, Exposure, and Phenotype Precision

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Developing effective addiction therapeutics requires matching precision at the GPCR receptor level with precision in the ligand, exposure pattern, clinical phenotype, and treatment setting. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Hsin‐Hung Chen; Lien‐Chung Wei

doi:10.1002/ddr.70376

August 26, 2026Drug Development ResearchOpen Access

GPCR Precision in Addiction Also Requires Ligand, Exposure, and Phenotype Precision

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Key Points

Examine the translational requirements for developing selective GPCR-targeted addiction pharmacotherapies beyond receptor-level precision.
Conceptual review synthesizing strategies targeting G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), including heteromerization, biased agonism, and allosteric modulation.
Evaluation of translational evidence using clinical opioid use disorder treatment models as a case study.
Receptor-level specificity alone fails to guarantee therapeutic success in substance use disorders.
Effective clinical translation requires concurrent optimization of ligand kinetics, exposure patterns, patient clinical phenotypes, and care environments.

Implication

Translational review highlights multidimensional requirements for GPCR-targeted addiction therapeutics, indicating receptor selectivity alone is insufficient.

Abstract

review GPCR heteromerization, biased agonism, and allosteric modulation as routes to more selective addiction therapeutics.Their evidence-graded approach is valuable, but opioid treatment illustrates a complementary translational requirement: precision in the receptor must be matched by precision in the ligand, exposure pattern, clinical phenotype, and treatment setting.

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GPCR Precision in Addiction Also Requires Ligand, Exposure, and Phenotype Precision

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