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Heme-Induced Macrophage Phenotype Switching and Impaired Endogenous Opioid Homeostasis Correlate with Chronic Widespread Pain in HIV

open access: yesCells, 2023
Chronic widespread pain (CWP) is associated with a high rate of disability and decreased quality of life in people with HIV-1 (PWH). We previously showed that PWH with CWP have increased hemolysis and elevated plasma levels of cell-free heme, which ...
Tanima Chatterjee   +7 more
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Effect of whole body cryotherapy on low back pain and release of endorphins and stress hormones in patients with lumbar spine osteoarthritis

open access: yesRheumatology, 2022
Introduction Low back pain (LBP) is the most common ailment in patients with lumbar spine osteoarthritis (OA). There are many methods to treat LBP, such as manual therapy, osteopathy, massage, physical exercise, and physical therapy.
Marta Barłowska-Trybulec   +3 more
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Neuroendocrine and psychophysiological investigation of the evolutionary roots of gossip

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2023
This study investigates an evolutionary hypothesis of gossip postulating that in humans it serves a similar function as social grooming in other primates.
Konrad Rudnicki   +5 more
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Auricular Acupressure Effectively Reduces Labor Anxiety in Primigravidae by Increasing β-Endorphin Levels

open access: yesFolia Medica Indonesiana, 2023
Highlights: 1. Auricular acupressure at the Shenmen point is effective in reducing anxiety. 2. Auricular acupressure is more practical than body acupressure since it does not interfere with expectant mothers' mobilization. 3.
Setiawandari   +3 more
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Heme attenuates beta-endorphin levels in leukocytes of HIV positive individuals with chronic widespread pain

open access: yesRedox Biology, 2020
The prevalence of chronic widespread pain (CWP) in people with HIV is high, yet the underlying mechanisms are elusive. Leukocytes synthesize the endogenous opioid, β-endorphin, within their endoplasmic reticulum (ER).
Saurabh Aggarwal   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Endogenous Opioids in Crohn’s Disease

open access: yesBiomedicines, 2023
Caring for patients with Crohn’s disease (CD) is a serious challenge in modern medicine. The increasing incidence of CD among adolescents and the severe course of the disease create the need for new methods of diagnosis and therapy.
Adrian Martyniak   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparison of Trazodone, Diazepame and Dibenzepine Influences on Rat Brain Beta-Endorphins Content

open access: yesBiomolecules & Biomedicine, 2007
The aim of our study was to establish the extent of influence of different psychotropic drugs to brain β-endorphins in experimental animals. The study was performed on albino Wistar rats (weight 250 g), treated with different psychoactive drugs.
Radivoj Jadrić   +3 more
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Tuft Cells and Their Role in Intestinal Diseases

open access: yesFrontiers in Immunology, 2022
The interests in intestinal epithelial tuft cells, their basic physiology, involvement in immune responses and relevance for gut diseases, have increased dramatically over the last fifteen years.
Sebastian Kjærgaard Hendel   +6 more
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Plasma Î’-Endorphin and Cortisol Profiles around Periparturient Period at Stressful Conditions in Egyptian Buffalo

open access: yesJurnal Ilmu Ternak dan Veteriner, 2019
The study determined the level of plasma β-endorphin and cortisol concentrations in peripheral blood circulation of buffalo cows suffering from reproductive disorders (dystocia and retained placenta) and weakness body condition score during periparturient period.
Ha El-Hady Abed   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Endogenous opioid systems alterations in pain and opioid use disorder

open access: yesFrontiers in Systems Neuroscience, 2022
Decades of research advances have established a central role for endogenous opioid systems in regulating reward processing, mood, motivation, learning and memory, gastrointestinal function, and pain relief.
Jessica A. Higginbotham   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

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