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A Knowledge Graph-based Approach for Exploring the U.S. Opioid Epidemic [PDF]

arXiv, 2019
The United States is in the midst of an opioid epidemic with recent estimates indicating that more than 130 people die every day due to drug overdose. The over-prescription and addiction to opioid painkillers, heroin, and synthetic opioids, has led to a public health crisis and created a huge social and economic burden.
arxiv  

Synthetic Biology‐Based Engineering Cells for Drug Delivery

Exploration, EarlyView.
Synthetic biology‐based therapeutic cells for drug delivery: Engineered cells effectively transport and release drugs through their intelligence and controllability, such as feedback pathways and external stimuli (e.g., light and ultrasound). The integration of nanotechnology, including nanoparticles, biofilms, and artificial cells, enhances ...
Wenzhe Yi, Shuangshuang Hu, Xindi Qian, Wenlu Yan, Yaping Li   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Food-inspired peptides from spinach Rubisco endowed with antioxidant, antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory properties

Food Chemistry: X, 2023
Rubiscolin-6 (amino acid sequence: YPLDLF) is a selective δ-opioid receptor peptide isolated from spinach Rubisco. Its synthetic analogue, peptide YPMDIV is the most potent described so far for its increased opioid activity, thus in this work it was ...
Lorenza Marinaccio, Gokhan Zengin, Stefano Pieretti, Paola Minosi, Edina Szucs, Sandor Benyhe, Ettore Novellino, Domiziana Masci, Azzurra Stefanucci, Adriano Mollica   +9 more
doaj  

A spider derived peptide, PnPP-19, induces central antinociception mediated by opioid and cannabinoid systems

Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2017
Background Some peptides purified from the venom of the spider Phoneutria nigriventer have been identified as potential sources of drugs for pain treatment. In this study, we characterized the antinociceptive effect of the peptide PnPP-19 on the central
Daniela da Fonseca Pacheco, Ana Cristina Nogueira Freitas, Adriano Monteiro C. Pimenta, Igor Dimitri Gama Duarte, Maria Elena de Lima   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Organ‐on‐Chip: The Future of Nutrition Research in a One Health World

Food Frontiers, EarlyView.
Organ‐on‐chips offer a promising tool for evaluating food and feed safety. Organ‐on‐chips also present a scientifically robust and ethical alternative to animal studies. ABSTRACT The One Health approach emphasizes the interconnectedness of human, animal, and environmental health, recognizing that the health of each is interdependent and influenced by ...
Manuela Cassotta, Maria Elexpuru‐Zabaleta, Sandra Sumalla Cano, Yasmany Armas Diaz, Francesca Giampieri, Zou Xiaobo, Di Zhang, Giuseppe Grosso, Maurizio Battino   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multi‐Omic Analysis Reveals Astrocytic Annexin‐A2 as Critical for Network‐Level Circadian Timekeeping in the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus

Glia, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The mammalian suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) orchestrates daily (circadian) rhythms of physiology and behavior by broadcasting timing cues generated autonomously by its mutually reinforcing network of ~10,000 neurons and ~3000 astrocytes. Although astrocytic control of extracellular glutamate and GABA has been implicated in driving circadian ...
Andrew P. Patton, Toke P. Krogager, Elizabeth S. Maywood, Nicola J. Smyllie, Emma L. Morris, Mark Skehel, Michael H. Hastings   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nitrous Oxide: Mechanism of Its Antinociceptive Action [PDF]

, 1995
Nitrous oxide (N2O) is an anesthetic gas known to produce an analgesic effect at sub-anesthetic concentrations. This analgesic property of N2O can be clinically exploited in a broad range of conditions where pain relief is indicated.
Quock, Raymond M., Vaughn, Linda K.
core   +1 more source

Photoaffinity labeling coupled to MS to identify peptide biological partners: Secondary reactions, for better or for worse?

Mass Spectrometry Reviews, EarlyView.
Abstract Affinity photolabeling is a smart method to study noncovalent and transient interactions and provide a submolecular picture of the contacts between interacting partners. In this review, we will focus on the identification of peptide partners using photoaffinity labeling coupled to mass spectrometry in different contexts such as in vitro with a
Astrid Walrant, Emmanuelle Sachon
wiley   +1 more source

Endogenous opioid analgesia in peripheral tissues and the clinical implications for pain control [PDF]

, 2005
Opioid receptors are widely expressed in the central and peripheral nervous system as well as in numerous nonneuronal tissues. Both animal models and human clinical data support the involvement of peripheral opioid receptors in analgesia, particularly in
Cabot, Peter J, Kapitzke, Daniel, Vetter, Irina   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Signal Transduction and Pathogenic Modifications at the Melanocortin-4 Receptor: A Structural Perspective [PDF]

, 2019
The melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) can be endogenously activated by binding of melanocyte-stimulating hormones (MSH), which mediates anorexigenic effects. In contrast, the agouti-related peptide (AgRP) acts as an endogenous inverse agonist and suppresses
Biebermann, Heike, Cerdá-Reverter, José Miguel, Heyder, Nicolas, Kleinau, Gunnar, Krude, Heiko, Kwiatkowski, Dennis, Kühnen, Peter, Scheerer, Patrick, Soletto, Lucia, Speck, David, Szczepek, Michal   +10 more
core   +1 more source