Molecular interpretation of ACTH-β-endorphin coaggregation: relevance to secretory granule biogenesis. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Peptide/protein hormones could be stored as non-toxic amyloid-like structures in pituitary secretory granules. ACTH and β-endorphin are two of the important peptide hormones that get co-stored in the pituitary secretory granules. Here, we study molecular
Srivastav Ranganathan +5 more
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β‐endorphin differentially contributes to food anticipatory activity in male and female mice undergoing activity‐based anorexia [PDF]
Physiological Reports, 2021 Anorexia nervosa (AN) has a lifetime prevalence of up to 4% and a high mortality rate (~5–10%), yet little is known regarding the etiology of this disease.
Caitlin M. Daimon, Shane T. Hentges
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Increased β‐endorphin and autotaxin in patients with prurigo
Journal of Cutaneous Immunology and Allergy, 2019 Objectives Prurigo is a treatment‐resistant inflammatory disease of unknown etiology. Persistent and severe itch is a major and important clinical symptom, but pathological mechanisms and/or actual mediators for itch in prurigo remain to be defined ...
Takahiro Ishikawa +4 more
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Molecular Pain, 2011 Background Electroacupuncture (EA) can produce analgesia by increasing the β-endorphin level and activation of peripheral μ-opioid receptors in inflamed tissues.
Su Tang-feng +8 more
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Associations of tear mediators with ocular surface symptoms, signs, and corneal nerve morphology in dry eye disease: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
Frontiers in MedicinePurposeTo investigate associations between tear mediators and ocular symptoms, signs, and corneal nerve parameters in patients with dry eye disease (DED).MethodsThis cross-sectional study included 101 DED patients. Six tear mediators (IL-6, NGF, SP, CGRP,
Lijin Cui +18 more
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β-endorphin at the intersection of pain and cancer progression: Preclinical evidence. [PDF]
Neurosci Lett, 2021 We examined the association between endogenous opioid β-endorphin, cancer progression and pain in a transgenic mouse model of breast cancer, with a rat C3(1) simian virus 40 large tumor antigen fusion gene (C3TAg).
Argueta DA +8 more
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Proopiomelanocortin (POMC)–β‐Endorphin System in the Rat Colon: Expression, Up Regulation by Stress, and Correlation With Stress‐Induced Visceral Analgesia [PDF]
Neurogastroenterol MotilThis study identified a functional proopiomelanocortin–β‐endorphin system in the rat colon. Peripheral CRF and repeated water avoidance stress increased colonic POMC expression, which was associated with reduced visceral pain. These findings suggest that, outside the pituitary, a CRF‐ and stress‐sensitive enteric POMC–β‐endorphin system may help ...
Yuan P, Larauche M, Wu V, Taché Y.
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Peripartum Beta Endorphin levels in Relation to Labor Disorders and Post-Calving Reproductive Performance of Buffaloes. [PDF]
Journal of Animal and Poultry Production, 2016 The aim of this study was determine the relationship between plasma β-endorphin profiles in the peripheral blood circulation and cortisol concentrations during peri-partum (pre- and post-partum periods) of buffalo cows severed from dystocia, retained ...
H. Abou El-Ghait, O. El-Malky
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Endogenous opioid signaling in the retina modulates sleep/wake activity in mice
Neurobiology of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms, 2022 Circadian sleep/wake rhythms are synchronized to environmental light/dark cycles in a process known as photoentrainment. We have previously shown that activation of β-endorphin-preferring μ-opioid receptors (MORs) inhibits the light-evoked firing of ...
Casey-Tyler Berezin +5 more
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Physiological Reports, 2022 Exercise‐induced hypoalgesia (EIH) is characterized as the pain reduction after an exercise session and it seems to be related to the release of plasma β‐endorphin.
Marta Silva Santos +7 more
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