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TREK-1 channel activation as a new analgesic strategy devoid of opioid adverse effects.
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Opioids are effective painkillers. However, their risk-benefit ratio is dampened by numerous adverse effects and opioid misuse has led to a public health crisis. Safer alternatives are required but isolating the antinociceptive effect of opioids from their adverse effects is a pharmacological challenge because activation of the mu opioid receptor triggers both the antinociceptive and adverse effects of opioids.