Psychotropic drugs for the management of chronic pain and itch

DA Belinskaia, MA Belinskaia, OI Barygin… - Pharmaceuticals, 2019 - mdpi.com
Clinical observations have shown that patients with chronic neuropathic pain or itch exhibit
symptoms of increased anxiety, depression and cognitive impairment. Such patients need …

Neglected tropical protozoan diseases: drug repositioning as a rational option

M Laura Sbaraglini, M Cristina Vanrell… - Current topics in …, 2016 - ingentaconnect.com
Neglected tropical diseases represent a major sanitary problem and a huge economic
burden to endemic countries, and are currently expanding to non-endemic countries owing …

The antinociceptive effect of venlafaxine in mice is mediated through opioid and adrenergic mechanisms

S Schreiber, MM Backer, CG Pick - Neuroscience letters, 1999 - Elsevier
The antinociceptive effects of the novel phentylethylamine antidepressant drug venlafaxine
and its interaction with various opioid, noradrenaline and serotonin receptor subtypes were …

Examining the use of tramadol hydrochloride as an antidepressant.

J Barber - Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology, 2011 - psycnet.apa.org
Abstract Tramadol (Ultram, Ultracet) is a centrally acting synthetic opioid with analgesic
efficacy comparable to codeine. Antinociception is attributed to low but effective affinity for …

The antinociceptive effect of mirtazapine in mice is mediated through serotonergic, noradrenergic and opioid mechanisms

S Schreiber, T Rigai, Y Katz, CG Pick - Brain research bulletin, 2002 - Elsevier
The antinociceptive effects of the noradrenergic and specific serotonergic antidepressant
(NaSSA) drug mirtazapine and its interaction with various opioid receptor subtypes were …

The atypical neuroleptics clozapine and olanzapine differ regarding their antinociceptive mechanisms and potency

S Schreiber, V Getslev, MM Backer, R Weizman… - Pharmacology …, 1999 - Elsevier
Using the mouse tail-flick assay, we evaluated the antinociceptive effect and the interaction
with the opioid, adrenergic, and serotonergic systems of the two “atypical” neuroleptic …

Treatment-Resistant Depression (TRD): Is the Opioid System Involved?

S Schreiber, L Keidan, CG Pick - International Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - mdpi.com
About 30% of major depression disorder patients fail to achieve remission, hence being
diagnosed with treatment-resistant major depression (TRD). Opium had been largely used …

Antihyperalgesic and antiallodynic effects of mianserin on diabetic neuropathic pain: a study on mechanism of action

Uİ Üçel, ÖD Can, ÜD Özkay, Y Öztürk - European Journal of Pharmacology, 2015 - Elsevier
This study used various experimental pain methods to investigate the effects of subacute
mianserin administration on diabetes-induced neuropathic pain in rats. The effect of …

The atypical antidepressant mianserin exhibits agonist activity at κ‐opioid receptors

MC Olianas, S Dedoni, P Onali - British journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Antidepressants are known to interact with the opioid
system through mechanisms not completely understood. We previously reported that tricyclic …

The antinociceptive effect of trazodone in mice is mediated through both μ-opioid and serotonergic mechanisms

S Schreiber, MM Backer, I Herman, D Shamir… - Behavioural brain …, 2000 - Elsevier
The antinociceptive effects of trazodone (a triazolopyridine derivative with antidepressant
activity) and its interaction with various opioid, noradrenaline and serotonin receptor …