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5-HT6R Viral Vector-Mediated Indirect Pathway Activation in the Dorsolateral Striatum: A Discussion on Basal Ganglia Habitual and Goal-Directed Circuits [PDF]

, 2018
Altering maladaptive behavioral tendencies is relevant for clinical interventions, making research on underlying mechanisms of habit essential. Mechanisms of habit are explored here with differential activation of the indirect pathway in the basal ...
Winn, Caleb S
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Physical activity moderates the relationship between hot flashes and arterial wave reflection in perimenopausal females

Physiological Reports, Volume 14, Issue 10, May 2026.
Abstract Subclinical CVD risk factors are associated with hot flashes (HF). Habitual physical activity (PA) reduces CVD risk in part due to effects on blood vessel characteristics. The objective was to evaluate associations between arterial wave reflection (WR), HFs, and PA in perimenopausal people and determine whether PA moderates the relationship ...
Tint Tha Ra Wun, Jo Sophia Brunzelle, Lorna Murphy, Randi L. Garcia, Lynnette Leidy Sievert, Sarah Witkowski   +5 more
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Stress rapidly suppresses in vivo LH pulses and increases activation of RFRP-3 neurons in male mice [PDF]

, 2018
Restraint stress is a psychosocial stressor that suppresses reproductive status, including LH pulsatile secretion, but the neuroendocrine mechanisms underlying this inhibition remains unclear.
Hughes, Jessica K, Kauffman, Alexander S, Parra, Ruby A, Volk, Katrina M, Yang, Jennifer A   +4 more
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Unraveling Chronic Pain: From Mechanisms and Risks to Diagnosis and Treatment

MedComm, Volume 7, Issue 4, April 2026.
Chronic pain arises through distinct molecular pathways categorized into nociceptive, neuropathic, and nociplastic types. Nociceptive pain begins with TRP channel activation in peripheral nociceptors, signaling via Aδ‐ and C‐fibers through the spinal dorsal horn and spinothalamic tracts to the brain, regulated by descending inhibition and involving ...
Xiaofeng Dai, Chongxiang Wang, Ping Jiang, Xiaopeng Mei   +3 more
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A Bicyclic Analog of the Linear Peptide Arodyn Is a Potent and Selective Kappa Opioid Receptor Antagonist

Molecules
Kappa opioid receptor (KOR) antagonists have potential therapeutic applications in the treatment of stress-induced relapse to substance abuse and mood disorders.
Solomon A. Gisemba, Michael J. Ferracane, Thomas F. Murray, Jane V. Aldrich   +3 more
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Opioid precursor protein isoform is targeted to the cell nuclei in the human brain [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Neuropeptide precursors are traditionally viewed as proteins giving rise to small neuropeptide molecules. Prodynorphin (PDYN) is the precursor protein to dynorphins, endogenous ligands for the kappa-opioid receptor.
Alkass, Kanar, Andersson, Malin, Bakalkin, Georgy, Bazov, Igor, Druid, Henrik, Dyachok, Oleg, Gerashchenko, Ganna, Kononenko, Olga, Krishtal, Oleg, Mulder, Jan, Rajkowska, Grazyna, Stockmeier, Craig A, Svenningsen, Asa Fex, Verbeek, Dineke S., Watanabe, Hiroyuki, Yakovleva, Tatiana   +15 more
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Understanding cell‐penetrating peptide mechanisms using computational electrophysiology simulations

Protein Science, Volume 35, Issue 4, April 2026.
Abstract Cell‐penetrating peptides (CPPs) can enter cells without inducing cytotoxicity and can be coupled with cargo molecules to be used to deliver drugs, DNA, or nanoparticles into cells. The peptide‐membrane interactions driving the internalization mechanism are not completely understood. In this study, we introduce Computational Electrophysiology (
Eric Catalina‐Hernandez, Marcel Aguilella‐Arzo, Mario Lopez‐Martin, Alex Peralvarez‐Marin   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

High-frequency stimulation-induced peptide release synchronizes arcuate kisspeptin neurons and excites GnRH neurons

eLife, 2016
Kisspeptin (Kiss1) and neurokinin B (NKB) neurocircuits are essential for pubertal development and fertility. Kisspeptin neurons in the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus (Kiss1ARH) co-express Kiss1, NKB, dynorphin and glutamate and are postulated to provide ...
Jian Qiu, Casey C Nestor, Chunguang Zhang, Stephanie L Padilla, Richard D Palmiter, Martin J Kelly, Oline K Rønnekleiv   +6 more
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Placenta ingestion by rats enhances d- and k-opioid antinociception, but suppresses m-opioid antinociception [PDF]

, 2004
Ingestion of placenta or amniotic fluid produces a dramatic enhancement of centrally mediated opioid antinociception in the rat. The present experiments investigated the role of each opioid receptor type (m, d, k) in the antinociception-modulating ...
DiPirro, Jean M., Kristal, Dr. Mark B.
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AAKD: A standardized and comprehensive acupuncture anesthesia knowledge platform for enhanced recovery after surgery and mechanism

VIEW, Volume 7, Issue 2, April 2026.
Acupuncture anesthesia (AA) is an application of acupuncture innovation in surgical operations, combined with anesthetic techniques, and is a model of integrated Chinese and Western medicine. We proposed the Acupuncture Anesthesia Knowledge Database (AAKD), in which all data have been meticulously curated by field experts and assessed by a multi ...
Ying Wang, Honglian Huang, Chenchen Feng, Xueli Zhang, Weiting Wang, Ziyi Wei, Jing Li, Xintong Yu, Hanzhi Lu, Chunfang Gao, Ke Wang, Jia Zhou   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source