Defining the Relationship of Gut Microbiota, Immunity, and Cognition in Early Life—A Narrative Review

MS Kartjito, M Yosia, E Wasito, G Soloan… - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
Recently, the immune system has been identified as one of the possible main bridges which
connect the gut–brain axis. This review aims to examine available evidence on the …

Prolactin and pain of endometriosis

GJ Lee, F Porreca, E Navratilova - Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2023 - Elsevier
Women experience chronic pain more often than men with some pain conditions being
specific to women while others are more prevalent in women. Prolactin, a neuropeptide …

From Plant to Chemistry: Sources of Active Opioid Antinociceptive Principles for Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Design

R Turnaturi, S Piana, S Spoto, G Costanzo, L Reina… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Pain continues to be an enormous global health challenge, with millions of new untreated or
inadequately treated patients reported annually. With respect to current clinical applications …

Biological Characterization of Polystichum lonchitis L. for Phytochemical and Pharmacological Activities in Swiss Albino Mice Model

J Sher, G Jan, M Israr, M Irfan, N Yousuf, F Ullah… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Polystichum lonchitis L. is a fern belonging to the family Dryopteridaceae. The present study
was conducted to evaluate its pharmacological, antioxidant, and phytochemical properties …

Pharmacological and Physicochemical Properties Optimization for Dual-Target Dopamine D3 (D3R) and μ-Opioid (MOR) Receptor Ligands as Potentially Safer …

A Bonifazi, E Saab, J Sanchez… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
A new generation of dual-target μ opioid receptor (MOR) agonist/dopamine D3 receptor
(D3R) antagonist/partial agonists with optimized physicochemical properties was designed …

Insights into the Current and Possible Future Use of Opioid Antagonists in Relation to Opioid-Induced Constipation and Dysbiosis

N Essmat, DÁ Karádi, F Zádor, K Király, S Fürst… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Opioid receptor agonists, particularly those that activate µ-opioid receptors (MORs), are
essential analgesic agents for acute or chronic mild to severe pain treatment. However, their …

Endometriosis and Opioid Receptors: Are Opioids a Possible/Promising Treatment for Endometriosis?

Q Guan, RV Velho, J Sehouli, S Mechsner - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Endometriosis (EM), defined as the presence of endometrial-like tissue with surrounding
smooth muscle cells outside the uterus, is a disregarded gynecological disease reported to …

[HTML][HTML] Etiopatogenia del prurito asociado a la enfermedad renal crónica: recomponiendo las piezas del puzle

P Molina, R Ojeda, A Blanco, G Alcalde… - nefrologia, 2023 - Elsevier
Definido como la sensación desagradable que provoca el deseo de rascarse, el prurito es
el síntoma cutáneo más frecuente asociado a la uremia, pudiendo aparecer en casi la mitad …

Difelikefalin: A New κ-Opioid Receptor Agonist for the Treatment of Hemodialysis-Dependent Chronic Kidney Disease–Associated Pruritus

J Fugal, SM Serpa - Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To review data for difelikefalin (Korsuva) intravenous solution for management of
moderate-to-severe pruritus in hemodialysis (HD) patients. Data Sources: Literature search …

Topical Calendula officinalis L. inhibits inflammatory pain through antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and peripheral opioid mechanisms

BB Garrido-Suárez, G Garrido, AB Menéndez… - Journal of Integrative …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective The present study evaluated the antinociceptive activity of Calendula officinalis
L.(Ca) cream on inflammatory hypernociception. Methods Creams with different Ca …