About Conolidine alkaloid for chronic pain
Most lately, it's been discovered that conolidine and the above derivatives act to the atypical chemokine receptor three (ACKR3. Expressed in very similar regions as classical opioid receptors, it binds to a wide array of endogenous opioids. Compared with most opioid receptors, this receptor acts like a scavenger and won't activate a next messenger