Endogenous Opioid Peptides and Alternatively Spliced Mu Opioid Receptor Seven Transmembrane Carboxyl-Terminal Variants. [PDF]
Int J Mol Sci, 2021 There exist three main types of endogenous opioid peptides, enkephalins, dynorphins and β-endorphin, all of which are derived from their precursors. These endogenous opioid peptides act through opioid receptors, including mu opioid receptor (MOR), delta ...
Abrimian A, Kraft T, Pan YX.
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Cell Transplantation, 2006 We have reported that transplantation of adrenal medullary chromaffin cells that release endogenous opioid peptides into pain modulatory regions in the CNS produce significant antinociceptive effects in patients with terminal cancer pain.
Ikuko Sugaya +3 more
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Involvement of Opioid Peptides in the Analgesic Effect of Spinal Cord Stimulation in a Rat Model of Neuropathic Pain. [PDF]
Neurosci Bull, 2022 Zhai FJ +6 more
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THE EFFECT OF VASOPRESSIN IN ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIUA
针刺研究, 1988 Arg-Vasopressin (AVP)has obvious analgesic effect.This effect is not depressed by nalxone (NX),an antagonist of opiate receptor.It was observed that concentration of Leu-enkephalin (LEK) was decreased and catecholamines (CAS) were elevated ...
Liu Qi Han Wei Zhao Jianzhu
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In Vivo Regulation of the μ Opioid Receptor: Role of the Endogenous Opioid Agents
Molecular Medicine, 2013 It is well known that genotypic differences can account for the subject-specific responses to opiate administration. In this regard, the basal activity of the endogenous system (either at the receptor or ligand level) can modulate the effects of ...
Veronica Gonzalez-Nunez +3 more
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Molecular docking study of Papaver alkaloids to some alkaloid receptors [PDF]
Research Journal of Pharmacognosy, 2017 Background and objectives: More than 40 different alkaloids have been obtained from opium the most important of which are morphine, codeine, papaverine, noscapine and tabaine.
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Superior control of inflammatory pain by corticotropin-releasing factor receptor 1 via opioid peptides in distinct pain-relevant brain areas. [PDF]
J Neuroinflammation, 2022 Mousa SA +5 more
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Interleukin-4 Induces the Release of Opioid Peptides from M1 Macrophages in Pathological Pain. [PDF]
J Neurosci, 2021 Labuz D +3 more
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Scientific ReportsScorpion venoms are rich in bioactive peptides, many of which act on ion channels and neurotransmitter systems, yet their capacity to interact with G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) has been largely unexplored.
Adel Abdollahnia +6 more
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The Role of Endogenous Beta-Endorphin and Enkephalins in the Crosstalk Between Ethanol and Morphine
PharmaceuticalsBackground: There is clinical concern about the combined use of alcohol and opiates. Several lines of evidence support an interaction between alcohol and the endogenous opioid system.
Andy Tseng +3 more
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