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BmK-YA, an enkephalin-like peptide in scorpion venom. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
By screening extracts of venom from the Asian scorpion Buthus martensii Karsch (BmK) for their abilities to activate opioid receptors, we have identified BmK-YA, an amidated peptide containing an enkephalin-like sequence. BmK-YA is encoded by a precursor
Yan Zhang, Junyan Xu, Zhiwei Wang, Xiuli Zhang, Xinmiao Liang, Olivier Civelli   +5 more
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The effects of pioglitazone, a PPARγ receptor agonist, on the abuse liability of oxycodone among nondependent opioid users [PDF]

, 2016
Aims: Activation of PPARγ by pioglitazone (PIO) has shown some efficacy in attenuating addictive-like responses in laboratory animals. The ability of PIO to alter the effects of opioids in humans has not been characterized in a controlled laboratory ...
Alonzo, Banks, Begelow, Beitner-Johnson, Berger, Bhargava, Bland, Bush, Bussiere, Carr, Chang, Cone, Cooper, de Guglielmo, de Guglielmo, Dhalla, Eisenstein, Eisenstein, Eisenstein, Eng, Ferguson, Fraser, Gagnon, Garrido, Gelinas, Gillies, Hopkins, Hutchinson, Hutchinson, Hutchinson, Jeanne M. Manubay, Jermaine D. Jones, Johnston, Katz, Kielian, Kreutzberg, Ledeboer, Levine, Maria A. Sullivan, Marie-Claire, Martin, Mellon, Moreno, Nakajima, Narita, Pacifici, Pelvig, Roberto Ciccocioppo, Sandra D. Comer, Sarruf, Shanthi Mogali, Song, SPSS, Stoll, Stopponi, Stopponi, Strain, Sweitzer, Tawfik, Tontonoz, Verena E. Metz, Verkhratsky, Walker, Walker, Walsh, Walsh, Watkins, Watkins, Wightman, Woods, Wybran, Zacny, Zacny, Zacny, Zhang   +74 more
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Pharmacological Profiles of Oligomerized μ-Opioid Receptors

Cells, 2013
Opioids are widely prescribed pain relievers with multiple side effects and potential complications. They produce analgesia via G-protein-protein coupled receptors: μ-, δ-, κ-opioid and opioid receptor-like 1 receptors.
Ing-Kang Ho, Cynthia Wei-Sheng Lee
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Modulation of Neurally Mediated Vasodepression and Bradycardia by Electroacupuncture through Opioids in Nucleus Tractus Solitarius. [PDF]

, 2018
Stimulation of vagal afferent endings with intravenous phenylbiguanide (PBG) causes both bradycardia and vasodepression, simulating neurally mediated syncope.
Fu, Liang-Wu, Guo, Zhi-Ling, Longhurst, John C, Tjen-A-Looi, Stephanie C   +3 more
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Peripheral sensitization increases opioid receptor expression and activation by crotalphine in rats.

PLoS ONE, 2014
Inflammation enhances the peripheral analgesic efficacy of opioid drugs, but the mechanisms involved in this phenomenon have not been fully elucidated. Crotalphine (CRP), a peptide that was first isolated from South American rattlesnake C.d.
Vanessa Olzon Zambelli, Ana Carolina de Oliveira Fernandes, Vanessa Pacciari Gutierrez, Julio Cesar Batista Ferreira, Carlos Amilcar Parada, Daria Mochly-Rosen, Yara Cury   +6 more
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In Vitro Analyses of Spinach-Derived Opioid Peptides, Rubiscolins: Receptor Selectivity and Intracellular Activities through G Protein- and β-Arrestin-Mediated Pathways

Molecules, 2021
Activated opioid receptors transmit internal signals through two major pathways: the G-protein-mediated pathway, which exerts analgesia, and the β-arrestin-mediated pathway, which leads to unfavorable side effects. Hence, G-protein-biased opioid agonists
Yusuke Karasawa, Kanako Miyano, Hideaki Fujii, Takaaki Mizuguchi, Yui Kuroda, Miki Nonaka, Akane Komatsu, Kaori Ohshima, Masahiro Yamaguchi, Keisuke Yamaguchi, Masako Iseki, Yasuhito Uezono, Masakazu Hayashida   +12 more
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Alcohol addiction: a molecular biology perspective. [PDF]

, 2015
Alcohol misuse represents worldwide an important risk factor for death and disability. Excessive alcohol consumption is widely diffused in different ethnicities and alcohol use is part of the lifestyle of both young and old people.
Ferraguti, Giampiero, Lucarelli, Marco, Pascale, Esterina   +2 more
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Molecular and cellular mechanisms of the age-dependency of opioid analgesia and tolerance

Molecular Pain, 2012
The age-dependency of opioid analgesia and tolerance has been noticed in both clinical observation and laboratory studies. Evidence shows that many molecular and cellular events that play essential roles in opioid analgesia and tolerance are actually age-
Zhao Jing, Xin Xin, Xie Guo-xi, Palmer Pamela, Huang Yu-guang   +4 more
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Targeting peripheral opioid receptors to promote analgesic and anti-inflammatory actions

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2013
Mechanisms of endogenous pain control are significant. Increasing studies have clearly produced evidence for the clinical usefulness of opioids in peripheral analgesia.
Katerina eIwaszkiewicz, Jennifer eSchneider, Susan eHua   +2 more
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IUPHAR Review - Bivalent and bifunctional opioid receptor ligands as novel analgesics

Pharmacological Research, 2023
Though efficacious in managing chronic, severe pain, opioid analgesics are accompanied by significant adverse effects including constipation, tolerance, dependence, and respiratory depression.
Kyle J. Rehrauer, Christopher W. Cunningham   +1 more
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