Neuropeptide Y and its involvement in chronic pain

M Diaz-delCastillo, DPD Woldbye, AM Heegaard - Neuroscience, 2018 - Elsevier
Chronic pain is a serious condition that significantly impairs the quality of life, affecting an
estimate of 1.5 billion people worldwide. Despite the physiological, emotional and financial …

Evaluation of dosages and routes of administration of tramadol analgesia in rats using hot-plate and tail-flick tests

CZ Cannon, GE Kissling, MJ Hoenerhoff… - Lab animal, 2010 - nature.com
Tramadol is an opioid-like analgesic with relatively mild side effects. Because it is
inexpensive and is not classified as a controlled substance by the US federal government …

Further antinociceptive properties of extracts and phenolic compounds from Plinia glomerata (Myrtaceae) leaves

LG Fischer, D Santos, C Serafin… - Biological and …, 2008 - jstage.jst.go.jp
This study describes the antinociceptive activity of extracts (methanolic (ME) and acetonic
(AE)) and two phenolic compounds, 3, 4, 3-trimethoxyflavellagic acid (1) and 3, 4, 3 …

Neuropeptide Y–its role in human performance and extreme environments

C Kienast, HC Gunga, M Steinach - Reach, 2019 - Elsevier
Neuropeptide tyrosine (neuropeptide Y or NPY) is one of the most abundant neuropeptides
in the mammalian central nervous system and also widely distributed in the peripheral …

Neuropeptide Y and Pain: Insights from Brain Research

TS Nelson, HN Allen, R Khanna - ACS Pharmacology & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Neuropeptide Y (NPY) is a highly conserved neuropeptide with widespread distribution in
the central nervous system and diverse physiological functions. While extensively studied for …

Analgesic and anxiolytic effects of [Leu31, Pro34]-neuropeptide Y microinjected into the periaqueductal gray in rats

P Vázquez-León, LG Mendoza-Ruiz… - Neuropeptides, 2017 - Elsevier
Several reports have demonstrated that neuropeptide Y (NPY) is involved in food intake,
epilepsy, circadian rhythms, drug seeking, pain and anxiety, and other physiological or …

Neuropeptide Y is analgesic in rats after plantar incision

SM Yalamuri, TJ Brennan, CM Spofford - European journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Previous work has demonstrated that neuropeptide tyrosine (NPY), Y1 receptor and Y2
receptor are critical in modulation of pain after nerve injury. We hypothesized that NPY was …

The antinociceptive effect of 4-substituted derivatives of 5-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-(morpholin-4-ylmethyl)-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazole-3-thione in mice

L Joanna, S Talarek, J Orzelska, S Fidecka… - Naunyn-schmiedeberg's …, 2014 - Springer
The aim of the present experiments was to examine the antinociceptive activity of 4-
substituted derivatives of 5-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-(morpholin-4-ylmethyl)-2, 4-dihydro-3 H-1, 2 …

Intracerebroventricular administration of 26RFa produces an analgesic effect in the rat formalin test

T Yamamoto, R Miyazaki, T Yamada - Peptides, 2009 - Elsevier
GPR103 is one of the orphan G protein-coupled receptors. Recently, an endogenous ligand
for GPR103, 26RFa, was identified. Many 26RFa binding sites have been observed in …

Oxysophocarpine induces anti-nociception and increases the expression of GABAAα1 receptors in mice

T Xu, Y Li, H Wang, Y Xu, L Ma… - Molecular …, 2013 - spandidos-publications.com
Oxysophocarpine (OSC) is an alkaloid extracted from Siphocampylus verticillatus. The aim
of this study was to investigate the anti-nociceptive effects of OSC through systemic and …