Novel Class of Psychedelic Iboga Alkaloids Disrupts Opioid Addiction States
V. Havel, A. C. Kruegel, B. Bechand, S. McIntosh, L. Stallings, A. Hodges, M. G. Wulf, M. Nelson, A. Hunkele, M. Ansonoff, J. E. Pintar, C. Hwu, N. Abi-Gerges, S. A. Zaidi, V. Katritch, , D. Sames
This paper introduces a new class of iboga alkaloids, oxa-iboga, which show therapeutic efficacy in opioid use disorder without cardiac risks, as demonstrated in rat models.
bioRxiv · Jul 22, 2021 · PreprintPharmacology & Toxicology