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Published in final edited form as: Trends Pharmacol Sci. 2020 Oct 22;41(12):1006–1022. doi: 10.1016/j.tips.2020.10.001

Table 1.

Classes of GPCR-Targeted Drugs Discussed in This Review

Class Medication Primary indications Primary GPCR target Number of cancer-related PubMed search results (August 2020) Mostly antitumorigenic (+), or both pro- and antitumorigenic (+/−)
Cardiac β-Blockers Hypertension, arrhythmia, anxiety, migraine headaches β-Adrenergic receptors 334 +
Vorapaxar Thrombosis, history of myocardial infarction or peripheral arterial disease Protease-activated receptor 1 (PAR1) 15 +
Clopidogrel Risk of myocardial infarction or stroke P2Y12 241 +
Aspirin Chemoprevention, fever, arthritis, risk of myocardial infarction or stroke Prostanoid receptors 4375 +
Antiemetic/analgesic Neurokinin-1 receptor antagonists Nausea, vomiting Neurokinin 1 (NK-1R) receptors 131 +
Dronabinol/THC Nausea, vomiting, anorexia, appetite stimulant GPR55, cannabinoid receptors 1 and 2 (CB1/CB2) 344/361 +/−
Cannabinoids Anxiety, nausea, appetite stimulant GPR55, cannabinoid receptors 1 and 2 (CB1/CB2) 1009 +/−
Opioids Moderate to severe pain μ, δ, and κ opioid receptors 8286 +/−
Anti-Inflammatory Leukotriene receptor antagonists (LTRAs) Asthma, allergies Cysteinyl leukotriene receptors 12 +
Antihistamines Allergies, cold and flu symptoms, motion sickness Acid reflux, stomach ulcers Histamine H1 receptor (HRH1) HRH2 152 +/−
Antidiabetic Glucagon-like peptide 1 agonists Type II diabetes mellitus Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptors 20 +/−
Parasympathetic Muscarinic/cholinergic agonist/antagonists Glaucoma, bladder/gastrointestinal disorders, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Cholinergic receptor muscarinic 1–5 (CHRM 1–5) 27/31 +/−
Neuropsychiatric Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) Depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder 5-Hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) receptors 110 +/−
Antiemetic dopamine antagonists Nausea, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder Dopamine receptors 1–5 (D1R–D5R) 9 +/−