Optoactivation of locus ceruleus neurons evokes bidirectional changes in thermal nociception in rats

L Hickey, Y Li, SJ Fyson, TC Watson… - Journal of …, 2014 - Soc Neuroscience
Pontospinal noradrenergic neurons are thought to form part of a descending endogenous
analgesic system that exerts inhibitory influences on spinal nociception. Using optogenetic …

Evaluation of the perioperative analgesic efficacy of buprenorphine, compared with butorphanol, in cats

LN Warne, T Beths, M Holm, JE Carter… - Journal of the …, 2014 - Am Vet Med Assoc
Objective—To compare the analgesic effects of buprenorphine and butorphanol in domestic
cats. Design—2-phase positive-controlled randomized masked clinical trial. Animals—39 …

Histamine in the locus coeruleus promotes descending noradrenergic inhibition of neuropathic hypersensitivity

H Wei, CY Jin, H Viisanen, HJ You… - Pharmacological …, 2014 - Elsevier
Among brain structures receiving efferent projections from the histaminergic
tuberomammillary nucleus is the pontine locus coeruleus (LC) involved in descending …

Modulation of imidazoline I2 binding sites by CR4056 relieves postoperative hyperalgesia in male and female rats

M Lanza, F Ferrari, I Menghetti… - British Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Purpose CR 4056 is a novel imidazoline‐2 (I 2) ligand exhibiting potent
analgesic activity in animal models of pain. In this study, we investigated the effects of CR …

[PDF][PDF] A Comparison of Anesthetic and Cardiorespiratory Effects of Tiletamine-Zolazepam/Xylazine and Tiletamine-Zolazepam/Xylazine/Tramadol in Dogs.

DZ Lu, S Jiang, SM Yu, HG Fan - Pakistan Veterinary Journal, 2014 - pvj.com.pk
Pre-anesthetic medications play an important role in safe anesthesia management. When
used appropriately, these medications induce a desirable state of calm or sedation (Vesal et …

Neuronal networks regulating sleep and arousal: effect of drugs

E Szabadi - Drug Treatment of Sleep Disorders, 2014 - Springer
The three vigilance states (wakefulness [W], slow wave sleep [SWS], rapid eye movement
sleep [REMS]) are controlled by distinct, but interconnected, networks of neurons. The …

[HTML][HTML] Anti-Parkinson effects of a selective alpha2C-adrenoceptor antagonist in the MPTP marmoset model

IH Philippens, MJA Joosen, A Ahnaou… - Behavioural brain …, 2014 - Elsevier
Current dopamine replacement therapies, in Parkinson's disease (PD), result in aversive
side effects and rapid drug dose escalation over time. Therefore, a non-dopaminergic …

Effect of the coadministration of citalopram with mirtazapine or atipamezole on rat contextual conditioned fear

T Masuda, T Inoue, Y An, N Takamura… - Neuropsychiatric …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Background Mirtazapine, a noradrenergic and specific serotonergic antidepressant, which
blocks the α2-adrenergic autoreceptors and heteroreceptors, has shown anxiolytic …

CHEMICAL IMMOBILIZATION AND ANESTHESIA OF FREE-LIVING AARDVARKS (ORYCTEROPUS AFER) WITH KETAMINE-MEDETOMIDINE-MIDAZOLAM AND …

B Rey, MA Costello, A Fuller, A Haw… - Journal of wildlife …, 2014 - meridian.allenpress.com
We evaluated the effectiveness of a ketamine-medetomidine-midazolam drug combination
administered intramuscularly by remote injection followed by isoflurane anesthesia in free …

小型猪专用复合麻醉剂麻醉后阿替美唑的颉颃效果及其体内药代动力学

姜胜, 谭丽娟, 李新, 范宏刚, 王洪斌 - 畜牧兽医学报, 2014 - cqvip.com
旨在观察阿替美唑颉颃小型猪专用复合麻醉剂(XFM) 的效果, 探讨阿替美唑在小型猪体内的药代
动力学. 14 头小型猪, 随机均分为阿替美唑组和对照组, 小型猪耳根部肌肉注射阿托品后再肌注 …