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Association between kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) use and metabolic syndrome

Heliyon, 2022
Background and aims: There are evidence about effects of kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) use on parameters related to metabolic syndrome (MetS). The present study aimed to determine the association between kratom use and MetS.
Aroon La-up, Paleeratana Wongrith, Wiraphon Chaichan, Apinun Aramrattana, Udomsak Saengow   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring of cardiac autonomic activity with heart rate variability in long-term kratom (Mitragyna speciosa Korth.) users: a preliminary study [PDF]

PeerJ, 2022
Background Kratom is a psychoactive plant used to enhance productivity among laborers in Southeast Asian countries. Previous findings from in vitro research of mitragynine, a major component of kratom, suggested a possible risk of heart function ...
Wanumaidah Saengmolee, Dania Cheaha, Nusaib Sa-ih, Ekkasit Kumarnsit   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Lipid profile of regular kratom (Mitragyna speciosa Korth.) users in the community setting.

PLoS ONE, 2020
Background and aimKratom, or Mitragyna speciosa Korth., is a tropical plant that has been reported to exhibit opioid-like effects. Although opioids have been demonstrated to alter the lipid profile of regular users, data on the lipid-altering effects of ...
Mohammad Farris Iman Leong Bin Abdullah, Kok Leng Tan, Salbiah Mohd Isa, Nur Sabrina Yusoff, Nelson Jeng Yeou Chear, Darshan Singh   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Herbal highs: review on psychoactive effects and neuropharmacology [PDF]

, 2017
Background: A new trend among users of new psychoactive substances’ the consumption of “herbal highs”: plant parts containing psychoactive substances.
Graziano, S, Orsolini, L, Pichini, S., Rotolo, Mc, Schifano, F, Tittarelli, R   +5 more
core   +1 more source

7‑hydroxymitragynine is an active metabolite of mitragynine and a key mediator of its analgesic effects [PDF]

, 2019
Mitragynina speciosa, more commonly known as kratom, is a plant native to Southeast Asia, the leaves of which have been used traditionally as a stimulant, analgesic, and treatment for opioid addiction.
Ansonoff, Michael, Gassaway, Madalee M., Grinnell, Steven G., Javitch, Jonathan A., Kruegel, Andrew C., Langreck, Cory, Le Rouzic, Valerie, Majumdar, Susruta, Pasternak, Gavril W., Pekarskaya, Elizabeth A., Pintar, John E., Sames, Dalibor, Uprety, Rajendra   +12 more
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Public Health Implications and Possible Sources of Lead (Pb) as a Contaminant of Poorly Regulated Kratom Products in the United States

Toxics, 2022
Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) is a tropical tree that is indigenous to Southeast Asia. Kratom leaf products have been used in traditional folk medicine for their unique combination of stimulant and opioid-like effects.
Walter Prozialeck, Alexandra Fowler, Joshua Edwards   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The 730 nm Picosecond Titanium Sapphire Laser for Treatment of Kratom-Induced Hyperpigmentation. [PDF]

Lasers Surg Med
ABSTRACT Objectives This case series reports the use of the 730‐nm picosecond titanium‐sapphire laser in the treatment of kratom‐induced hyperpigmentation, a dermatological side effect associated with the use of Mitragyna speciosa, which remains poorly understood. Methods A series of patients with kratom‐induced hyperpigmentation were treated using the
Alhadyani AA, Samaan C, Munavalli GS.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Kratom Cardiotoxicity: Reversible Brugada Pattern and QTc Prolongation. [PDF]

JACC Case Rep
Miller AHF, Krotulski AJ, Walton SE, Dulaney AR, Frolichstein AP, Dusek HL, Murphy C.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Changing Trends in the Use of Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) in Southeast Asia [PDF]

, 2017
This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article: Darshan Singh, Suresh Narayanan, Balasingam Vicknasingam, Ornella Corazza, Rita Santacroce, and Andres Roman-Urrestarazu, ‘Changing trends in the use of kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) in ...
Corazza, Ornella, Narayanan, S, Roman-Urrestarazu, Andres, Santacroce, Rita, Singh, D, Vicknasingam, B   +5 more
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The Harm in Kratom [PDF]

The Oncologist, 2017
A case of severe hepatic toxicity associated with the use of kratom, a plant derivative increasingly used as a psychostimulant, is discussed.
Drago, Joshua Z., Lane, Bennett, Kochav, Jonathan, Chabner, Bruce   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources