Does dexmedetomidine improve or worsen restless leg syndrome under sedation: a case report and extensive review

S Iskandar, MS Martins, A Hudson… - Case Reports in …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
… different subtypes of adrenergic receptors (AR). Dexmedetomidine evokes a short hypertensive
phase mediated … Dexmedetomidine binds to α2A-AR subtype of α2-AR causing transient …

[HTML][HTML] Preliminary evaluation of the efficacy and safety of brimonidine for general anesthesia

C Bin, W Xiaohui, S Mengrou, L Xin, Z Ting, G Ping - BMC anesthesiology, 2021 - Springer
… addictive.α 2 adrenergic receptor agonists are often used in … The α 2a subtype is contained
in the spinal dorsal horn and … elicit peripheral- and central-mediated analgesic actions [15]. …

[HTML][HTML] Locus coeruleus-noradrenergic modulation of trigeminal pain: Implications for trigeminal neuralgia and psychiatric comorbidities

B Donertas-Ayaz, RM Caudle - Neurobiology of Pain, 2023 - Elsevier
adrenergic receptors (ARs). ARs have three sub-classes each with three receptor subtypes:
α1- (α 1A , α 1B, α 1D ), α2- (α 2A … NA evokes hyperpolarization of LC noradrenergic neurons …

Noradrenaline in the aging brain: promoting cognitive reserve or accelerating Alzheimer's disease?

M Mather - Seminars in cell & developmental biology, 2021 - Elsevier
… Cognitive reserve is a concept evoked to explain the … of α2-adrenergic receptors in the human
brain are of the α2A … anesthetics are mediated by α2 receptors on non-adrenergic neurons …

An In Silico Approach to Exploring the Antinociceptive Biological Activities of Linalool and its Metabolites

PR da Silva, ND Nunes Pazos… - Mini Reviews in …, 2024 - ingentaconnect.com
… The receptors that mediate the effects of norepinephrine and … of α2-adrenergic agonists
resulted in a decrease in pain, … proteins, such as the α2A adrenergic receptor in complex with an …

Physiology and Pathophysiology of Pain

KL White - … Anesthesia and Analgesia: The Sixth Edition of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
… topically applied α2- adrenergic receptor agonists may have … the PAG mediating a “top-
down” endogenous pain inhibition … commonly report spontaneous pain (ie, non- evoked pain) as …

[HTML][HTML] The neuromodulatory role of the noradrenergic and cholinergic systems and their interplay in cognitive functions: A focused review

C Slater, Y Liu, E Weiss, K Yu, Q Wang - Brain Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
… predominately mediates excitatory effects through its receptor… configuration includes
combinations of α2 through α6 and β2 … by the α4β2 nAChR agonist-evoked ACh increases in the …

[HTML][HTML] In silico discovery of GPCRSs and GnRHRs as Novel SARS-CoV-2 binding receptors, the Scientific Breakthrough that could explain the observed High …

MR Elkazzaz, A Ahmed, G Alshuwaier, IM Shamkh… - 2021 - europepmc.org
… into the cell in order to mediate the corresponding functional … G protein-coupled receptor,
The α2 adrenergic receptor (AR) … (84,85), evoke sedation (85), reduce pain perception (85,86), …

Endogenous μ-opioid–neuropeptide Y Y1 receptor synergy silences chronic postoperative pain

TS Nelson, DFS Santos, P Prasoon, M Gralinski… - bioRxiv, 2022 - biorxiv.org
… of spinal analgesic synergy between Gα i/o GPCR agonists … the GluN2A subunit, also mediate
the LS that is unmasked by … GPCRs is therefore sufficient to evoke a cAMP overshoot and …

[HTML][HTML] Topical treatments and their molecular/cellular mechanisms in patients with peripheral neuropathic pain—narrative review

M Kocot-Kępska, R Zajączkowska, J Mika, DJ Kopsky… - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
… ), opioids, α2 adrenergic receptors (α2-AR) agonists, and plant-… -AR agonist phenylephrine
evoked prolonged pain and more … effect, which may be partially mediated by α2-AR and PGE …