Pain and opioid-induced gut microbial dysbiosis

KR Thomas, J Watt, CMJ Wu, A Akinrinoye, S Amjad… - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Opioid-induced dysbiosis (OID) is a specific condition describing the consequences of
opioid use on the bacterial composition of the gut. Opioids have been shown to affect the …

The life and times of endogenous opioid peptides: Updated understanding of synthesis, spatiotemporal dynamics, and the clinical impact in alcohol use disorder

EB Margolis, MG Moulton, PS Lambeth, MJ O'Meara - Neuropharmacology, 2023 - Elsevier
The opioid G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) strongly modulate many of the central
nervous system structures that contribute to major neurological and psychiatric disorders …

Chronic opioid use modulates human enteric microbiota and intestinal barrier integrity

A Cruz-Lebrón, R Johnson, C Mazahery, Z Troyer… - Gut …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Over the past three decades the United States has experienced a devastating opioid
epidemic. One of the many debilitating side effects of chronic opioid use is opioid-induced …

Essential oil from Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort. alleviates lipopolysaccharide-induced neuroinflammation: integrating network pharmacology and molecular …

J Zuo, TH Zhang, C Peng, BJ Xu, O Dai, Y Lu… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Chuanxiong, the rhizome of Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort.,
is an ancient herbal medicine that has gained extensive popularity in alleviating migraines …

Kratom alkaloids as probes for opioid receptor function: Pharmacological characterization of minor indole and oxindole alkaloids from kratom

S Chakraborty, R Uprety, AE Daibani… - ACS chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Dry leaves of kratom (mitragyna speciosa) are anecdotally consumed as pain relievers and
antidotes against opioid withdrawal and alcohol use disorders. There are at least 54 …

Supplementation with SCFAs re-establishes microbiota composition and attenuates hyperalgesia and pain in a mouse model of NTG-induced migraine

M Lanza, A Filippone, G Casili, L Giuffrè… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Migraine is a common brain-disorder that affects 15% of the population. Converging
evidence shows that migraine is associated with gastrointestinal disorders. However, the …

Different classes of antibiotics have varying effects on the risk of developing opioid use disorder: a national database study

TJ Clegg, N Kawmi, NM Graziane - Journal of Substance Use, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Objective To examine whether different classes of antibiotics in combination with opioids
differentially effect the risk of developing opioid use disorder (OUD). Methods A cohort study …

Role of Endo-opioid and Endo-cannabinoid Systems in Migraine and Medication-overuse Headache

G Hatipoğlu, D Demir-Dora, S Özdem, B Dora - Turkish Journal of …, 2022 - tjn.org.tr
Amaç: Endo-opioid ve endo-kannabinoid sistemler ağrının regülasyonunda önemli rol oynar
ve migren fizyopatolojisi ile ilişkilendirilmişlerdir. Kronik migrende (KM) olduğu gibi sık atak …

50 years of opioid research and the International Narcotics Research Conference

MA Puthenveedu - Molecular Pharmacology, 2020 - ASPET
In the past 50 years, scientists have made considerable strides toward understanding how
opioids act. This special issue of Molecular Pharmacology celebrates these 50 years of …

The Gut Microbiome in Human Gastrointestinal Diseases: Chronic Opioid Use & Inflammatory Bowel Disease

AI Cruz-Lebron - 2021 - search.proquest.com
The gut microenvironment is a complex ecosystem that is modulated by alterations in i) the
gut microbiome, ii) the intestinal epithelial cell layer, and iii) the immune system. Opioid use …