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Cancer pain: current practice and emerging targets

British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Cancer pain (CP) arises from a complex interplay between the tumour and its microenvironment. Many patients experience a mixed pain phenotype that encompasses nociceptive, neuropathic and neuroinflammatory mechanisms, and vary across tumour type and disease stage. Despite decades of intensive research, the mainstay of cancer pain treatment is still non‐
Yi Ye, Marcin Chwistek, Zhiting Gong, Vanessa Uzonwanne, Xiaojie Shi, Arpad Szallasi   +5 more
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β-Adrenergic agonists and bronchial hyperreactivity: Role of β2- adrenergic and tachykinin neurokinin-2 receptors

, 2000
Background: β2-Adrenergic agonists are the most widely used bronchodilators for the treatment of asthma. On the other hand, there is concern that excessive use of β2-agonists may contribute to the exacerbation of asthma.
Judith C.W. Mak, Toshio Katsunuma, Barnes, PJ, Kozo Ueno, Katsunuma, T, Iikura, Y, Mak, JCW, Ueno, K, Yoji Iikura, Fujita, K, Kazunobu Fujita, Peter J. Barnes   +11 more
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Agonist‐specific conformational dynamics at the β2‐adrenoceptor dictate allosteric modulation of Gαs signalling and bronchodilation

British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and Purpose β2‐adrenoceptor (β2AR) agonists are the cornerstone of asthma therapy and promote bronchodilation through Gαs signalling in airway smooth muscle (ASM), but their efficacy is limited by β‐arrestin‐mediated β2AR desensitization.
Sushrut D. Shah, Joshua Richard, Suvankar Ghosh, Jillian Jerwick, Joice T. Gavali, Raymond B. Penn, Alexander D. MacKerell Jr, Deepak A. Deshpande   +7 more
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Repeated cycles of electrical stimulation decrease vasoconstriction and axon-reflex vasodilation to noradrenaline in the human forearm

, 2007
To investigate whether desensitization to the vasomotor effects of noradrenaline is a specific effect of electrical stimulation. Three sites on the forearm of 10 healthy volunteers were stimulated with 0.2 mA direct current for 2 min twice daily for 10 ...
Drummond, P.D.
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Peripheral κ opioid receptor in pain and inflammation: From molecular signalling and gene expression to drug discovery

British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
The κ opioid receptor (κ receptor, KOR) is a G protein‐coupled receptor with well established roles in analgesia and immune modulation. Although historically studied primarily in the central nervous system (CNS), growing evidence indicates that κ signalling in peripheral tissues plays an important role in regulating pain, inflammation and immune ...
Rumsha Khan, Elena C. A. Becker, Boglarka B. Bata, Christian W. Gruber   +3 more
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Alpha 2-adrenergic receptor turnover in adipose tissue and kidney: irreversible blockade of alpha 2-adrenergic receptors by benextramine.

, 1987
International audienceThe recovery of post- and extrasynaptic alpha 2-adrenergic receptor-binding sites was studied in vivo in male golden hamsters after treatment with an irreversible alpha-adrenoceptor antagonist benextramine, a tetramine disulfide ...
Lafontan, M, Taouis, Mohammed, Berlan, M
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Unveiling Gut Homeostasis Disruption in Sepsis: Towards an Integrated Mechanistic and Translational Roadmap

Cell Proliferation, EarlyView.
Elucidating the contribution of gut‐organ axes will provide new insights for developing combined therapeutic strategies against sepsis‐associated multiple organ dysfunction. ABSTRACT Sepsis, a life‐threatening clinical syndrome precipitated by a maladaptive host response to infection, is associated with substantial morbidity and high mortality rates ...
Yichen Bao, Lin Qi, Guijun Zou, Xingpeng Yang, Yizhao Ma, Zhifu Li, Xiaohui Du, Pengyue Zhao   +7 more
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Physiological and behavioural effects of continuous remifentanil‐xylazine administration in donkeys

Equine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Remifentanil and xylazine are used as continuous infusions to facilitate standing surgery in horses. Their use for this purpose has not been reported in donkeys. Objectives To evaluate the behavioural, sedative, and cardiorespiratory effects of continuous intravenous infusion of remifentanil and xylazine in donkeys. Study Design Non‐
Kássia Fernanda Araújo Damasceno, Andressa Nunes Mouta, Larissa de Sant' Ana Alves, Kathryn Nóbrega Arcoverde, Herbert Reis Aragão, Jerson Marques Cavalcante, Valéria Veras de Paula   +6 more
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Ligand-induced selective signalling at the gonadotrophin releasing hormone receptor

, 2008
Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-202).The pituitary gonadotrophin releasing hormone (GnRH) receptor regulates reproduction by activation of Gq/11 proteins.
Coetsee, Marla Catherine
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Iloperidone treatment mitigates the Juvenile Huntington's Disease phenotype possibly via Sigma‐1 Receptor Modulation

The FEBS Journal, EarlyView.
We investigated the potential of iloperidone as an activator of Sigma‐1 receptor (S1R) neuroprotective function in juvenile Huntington's disease (jHD). We tested iloperidone on cortical neurons differentiated from patient‐derived iPSCs, demonstrating that it acts as a S1R agonist, decreasing apoptosis, huntingtin aggregation, and oxidative stress ...
Ersilia Fornetti, Gaia Galluzzi, Mario Frezzini, Cécile Exertier, Vittorio Brufani, Gianni Colotti, Giancarlo Ruocco, Jessica Rosati, Angelo Luigi Vescovi, Daniele Narzi, Ilaria Genovese, Andrea Ilari   +11 more
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