Alrena Lightbourn

Research

Neuromodulation of Mu Opioid Receptor (MOR-1) Gene (OPRM1) Alternatively-Spliced Variants Following Exposure to Morphine with Alma Fig (Ficus carica) Leaf Extract in Human Neuroblastoma (SH-SY5Y) Cells: Review & Pilot Study

Article January 1, 1970

The role of morphine in regulating the mu-opioid receptor (MOR-1) relative to pain is well-established. Efforts are ongoing to elucidate the pharmacological significance of newly identified MOR-1 alternative splice variants. Aberrant splicing events have been implicated in a growing number of diseases, including cancer, but it is uncertain whether any pharmacological benefit may be derived […]