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Systemic medications associate with surgically treated cataract among adults over 50 years in Finland

Acta Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose To identify associations between systemic drugs and cataract surgery in Finland. Methods A historic cohort study based on administrative data. Endpoint event was cataract surgery. Use of drugs in question was based on redeemed prescriptions and consisted of 156 drugs.
Antti Riikonen, Jari Haukka, Tuomas Lilius, Sirpa Loukovaara   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Orexin-A Exerts Neuroprotective Effects via OX1R in Parkinson’s Disease

Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2018
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disorder characterized by progressive and selective death of dopaminergic neurons. Orexin-A is involved in many biological effects of the body.
Mei-Fang Liu, Mei-Fang Liu, Yan Xue, Cui Liu, Yun-Hai Liu, Hui-Ling Diao, Ying Wang, Yi-Peng Pan, Lei Chen   +8 more
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Bibliometric analysis of orexin: A promising neuropeptide

Medicine
Background: Orexin is an excitatory neuropeptide produced in the lateral hypothalamus, playing a role in various physiological functions in humans. There is a growing body of literature on orexins. This paper utilizes CiteSpace software to organize and analyze a significant number of articles on orexin, providing readers with ...
Ning Sun, Rui Wei, Bochao Jia, Taiwei Lou, Zirong Li, Xiaowei Nie, Wenxiao Yu, Ming Zhao, Qiuyan Li   +8 more
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Orexin A-Mediated Modulation of Reproductive Activities in Testis of Normal and Cryptorchid Dogs: Possible Model for Studying Relationships Between Energy Metabolism and Reproductive Control [PDF]

, 2019
Orexin A (OxA) is a neuropeptide produced in the lateral hypothalamus that performs pleiotropic functions in different tissues, including involvement in energy homeostasis and reproductive neuroendocrine functions.
Annunziata, Chiara, Assisi, Loredana, Liguori, Giovanna, Mirabella, Nicola, Pelagalli, Alessandra, Squillacioti, Caterina   +5 more
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The DNA/RNA autophagy protein SIDT2 as a novel neuropathological hallmark in Huntington disease

Brain Pathology, EarlyView.
SIDT2‐immunoreactive inclusions are observed in the striatum, cerebral cortex, and hypothalamus in HD cases with different Vonsattel grades, and the frequency of SIDT2‐immunoreactive inclusions is associated with longer CAG repeats in the huntingtin gene.
Sanaz Gabery, Sofia Bergh, Chrisovalantou Huridou, Rachel Y. Cheong, Barbara Baldo, Paul Günther Scheunemann, Marie‐Louisa Schoebel, Linda Holmquist Mengelbier, Elisabet Englund, Catriona McLean, Carsten Saft, Deniz Kirik, Maria Björkqvist, Glenda Halliday, Elisabeth Petrasch‐Parwez, Huu Phuc Nguyen, Jonasz Jeremiasz Weber, Åsa Petersén   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Psychedelics, entactogens and psychoplastogens for depression and related disorders

British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Currently, the most actively investigated rapidly acting antidepressants, anxiolytics and/or anti PTSD agents, include psychedelics e.g. psilocybin, LSD, N,N‐dimethyltryptamine, ayahuasca; non‐hallucinogenic entactogens, e.g. MDMA; psychoplastogens which rapidly promote neuroplasticity, e.g.
Daniel Hoyer
wiley   +1 more source

Hormonal Changes in Menopause and Orexin-A Action

Obstetrics and Gynecology International, 2013
Menopause is a period of significant physiological changes that may be associated with increased body weight and obesity-related diseases. Many researches were conducted to assess the contribution of factors such as estrogen depletion, REE decline, and aging to weight gain.
Messina G, Viggiano A, De Luca V, Messina A, CHIEFFI, Sergio, MONDA, Marcellino   +5 more
openaire   +6 more sources

Orexin activation precedes increased NPY expression, hyperphagia, and metabolic changes in response to sleep deprivation [PDF]

, 2010
Martins PJ, Marques MS, Tufik S, D'Almeida V. Orexin activation precedes increased NPY expression, hyperphagia, and metabolic changes in response to sleep deprivation. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 298: E726-E734, 2010.
D'Almeida, Vania, Forcina Martins, Paulo Jose, Marques, Marina Soares, Tufik, Sergio   +3 more
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Is there a role for cannabidiol in obesity, metabolic syndrome and binge eating?

British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Cannabidiol (CBD) is one of the most abundant phytocannabinoids isolated from the Cannabis sativa plant. CBD is a lipophilic, non‐intoxicating substance that differently from Δ9‐tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9‐THC) does not present the typical profile of a drug of abuse.
Luca Botticelli, Emanuela Micioni Di Bonaventura, Giacomo Einaudi, Gustavo Provensi, Alessia Costa, Claudio D'Addario, Carlo Cifani, Maria Vittoria Micioni Di Bonaventura   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of orexins on 17β-estradiol synthesis and P450 aromatase modulation in the testis of alpaca (Vicugna pacos). [PDF]

, 2018
The steroidogenic enzyme P450 aromatase (ARO) has a key role in the conversion of testosterone (T) into estrogens (E), expressed as 17β-estradiol. The presence and localization of this key enzyme have not been described before in the South American ...
Assisi L, Costagliola A, Liguori G, Mirabella N., Pelagalli A, Squillacioti C   +5 more
core   +1 more source