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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
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Immunological Profiling suggests an Association between Treg dysfunction and Pain in Knee Osteoarthritis

Arthritis &Rheumatology, Accepted Article.
Background Pain is the hallmark symptom of osteoarthritis (OA) and its biological drivers remain poorly understood. While the role of innate immunity in OA has been extensively studied, the involvement of adaptive immunity, in particular regulatory T cells (Tregs), is not well understood. Methods We performed omics profiling of peripheral blood from 46
Marie Binvignat, Johanna Dubois, Maria Marco Salvador, Paul Stys, Fabien Pitoiset, Alexandra Roux, Michèle Sastre, Signe Hassler, Roberta Lorenzon, Claire Ribet, Vanessa Mhanna, Hélène Vantomme, Leslie Adda, Pierre Barennes, Nicolas Coatnoan, Kenz Le Gouge, Caroline Aheng, Alice Courties, Lise Minssen, Atul J. Butte, Adrien Six, Michelle Rosenzwajg, Nicolas Tchitchek, Francis Berenbaum, David Klatzmann, Encarnita Mariotti‐Ferrandiz, Jérémie Sellam   +26 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analgesic effectiveness and tolerability of oral oxycodone/naloxone and pregabalin in patients with lung cancer and neuropathic pain. An observational analysis [PDF]

, 2016
INTRODUCTION: Cancer-related pain has a severe negative impact on quality of life. Combination analgesic therapy with oxycodone and pregabalin is effective for treating neuropathic cancer pain.
Borghesi, Cristina, De Santis, Stefano, Fulvi, Alberto, Giovannoni, Daniele, Marcassa, Claudio, Migliorino, Maria Rita, Ricciardi, Serena   +6 more
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OGFRL1 deficiency causes CRMO via pathological osteoclastogenesis, with therapeutic response to TNF inhibitor

Arthritis &Rheumatology, Accepted Article.
Objectives To verify the pathogenesis of the OGFRL1 loss‐of‐function variant (c.30del, p. F10Ffs*110) identified in a CRMO patient and investigate the underlying mechanism. Methods Whole exome sequencing and Sanger sequencing were performed to identify and confirm the variant.
Wen Xiong, Yusha Wang, Tingyan He, Jinjian Fu, Ying Luo, Jinbo Wang, Jun Wang, Xiaomin Yu, Qing Zhou, Jun Yang   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

The integration of the British Pharmacological Society's prescription safety assessment into the WHO 6‐step model of rational pharmacotherapy in a Turkish medical school

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims At Koç University School of Medicine, a one‐week rational pharmacotherapy (RPHM) programme, modelled after WHO 6‐step, has been introduced in the fourth‐year curriculum to improve prescription skills. For efficient problem‐based learning (PBL) sessions on a prespecified topic, students need to brush up on basic pharmacology knowledge, so we ...
Sinem Ezgi Gülmez, Gülnihal Özcan, Hakan S. Orer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Implication of Opioid Receptors in the Antihypertensive Effect of a Novel Chicken Foot-Derived Peptide

Biomolecules, 2020
The peptide AVFQHNCQE demonstrated to produce nitric oxide-mediated antihypertensive effect. This study investigates the bioavailability and the opioid-like activity of this peptide after its oral administration.
Anna Mas-Capdevila, Lisard Iglesias-Carres, Anna Arola-Arnal, Gerard Aragonès, Begoña Muguerza, Francisca Isabel Bravo   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparison of analgesic effects and patient tolerability of nabilone and dihydrocodeine for chronic neuropathic pain: randomised, crossover, double blind study [PDF]

, 2008
<b>Objective</b>: To compare the analgesic efficacy and side effects of the synthetic cannabinoid nabilone with those of the weak opioid dihydrocodeine for chronic neuropathic pain.
Frank, B., Hughes, J., Kapur, D., Matthews, J.N.S., Serpell, M.G.   +4 more
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The persistence of chronic opioid use in patients with inflammatory bowel disease—A nationwide cohort study

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims Pain is common in patients with Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), and a substantial proportion develop chronic opioid use (COU). We examined the persistence of COU over time and identified factors predicting persistent use. Methods This nationwide Danish cohort study included patients with an initial period of COU (definition: ≥3 ...
Bente Mertz Nørgård, Caroline Theilgaard Thorarinsson, Jan Nielsen, Mette Louise Andersen, Jens Kjeldsen, Torben Knudsen, Rahul S. Dalal   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

GRKs as Key Modulators of Opioid Receptor Function

Cells, 2020
Understanding the link between agonist-induced phosphorylation of the mu-opioid receptor (MOR) and the associated physiological effects is critical for the development of novel analgesic drugs and is particularly important for understanding the ...
Laura Lemel, J Robert Lane, Meritxell Canals   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Heroin-piracetam mixture: suggested mechanisms of action and risks of misinterpretation for drug users [PDF]

, 2017
Piracetam is a positive allosteric modulator of the α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptor that has been frequently used in the treatment of cognitive disorders.
Cappelletti, Simone, Ciallella, Costantino, Lombardo, Francesco, Vallone, Giuseppe, Vitale, Pasquale   +4 more
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