Natural allosteric modulators and their biological targets: molecular signatures and mechanisms

M Bruder, G Polo, DBB Trivella - Natural product reports, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: 2008 to 2018 Over the last decade more than two hundred single natural products
were confirmed as natural allosteric modulators (alloNPs) of proteins. The compounds are …

Novel roles of κ-opioid receptor in myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury

W Zhang, Q Zhang, Y Liu, J Pei, N Feng - PeerJ, 2024 - peerj.com
Acute heart attack is the primary cause of cardiovascular-related death worldwide. A
common treatment is reperfusion of ischemic tissue, which can cause irreversible damage to …

[HTML][HTML] Physiology, opioid receptor

A Dhaliwal, M Gupta - 2019 - europepmc.org
The utilization of opioids in clinical pharmacology started after the extraction of morphine
from the opium poppy Papaver somniferum in 1806 with its use further intensified after the …

κ-opioid receptor activation promotes mitochondrial fusion and enhances myocardial resistance to ischemia and reperfusion injury via STAT3-OPA1 pathway

K Wang, Z Liu, M Zhao, F Zhang, K Wang… - European Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Mitochondrial dynamics, determining mitochondrial morphology, quality and abundance,
have recently been implicated in myocardial ischemia and reperfusion (MI/R) injury. The …

Blocking μ-opioid receptor by naltrexone exaggerates oxidative stress and airway inflammation via the MAPkinase pathway in a murine model of asthma

V Pandey, V Yadav, A Srivastava, P Gaglani… - Free Radical Biology …, 2024 - Elsevier
Opioids regulate various physiological and pathophysiological functions, including cell
proliferation, immune function, obesity, and neurodegenerative disorders. They have been …

Heterodimerization of apelin and opioid receptor-like 1 receptors mediates apelin-13-induced G protein biased signaling

J Chen, Z Wang, R Zhang, H Yin, P Wang, C Wang… - Life Sciences, 2023 - Elsevier
The apelin receptor (APJ) and the opioid-related nociceptin receptor 1 (ORL1) are family AG
protein-coupled receptors that participate in a variety of physiological processes. The …

Antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory effects of the citrus flavanone naringenin

TW Chung, S Li, CC Lin, SW Tsai - Tzu Chi Medical Journal, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Naringenin, a flavonoid found in citrus fruits, has notably diverse pharmacological
properties. In the present study, we investigated the antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory …

Acupuncture/electroacupuncture as an alternative in current opioid crisis

U Ali, E Apryani, MZ Ahsan, RM Shoaib… - Chinese journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Opioid drugs are the first line of defense in severe pain but the adverse effects associated
with opioids are considered as a serious issue worldwide. Acupuncture/electroacupuncture …

Opioid utility function: methods and implications

CJ van Dam, MH Algera, E Olofsen… - Annals of palliative …, 2020 - apm.amegroups.org
Opioids are complex drugs that produce profit (most importantly analgesia) as well as a
myriad of adverse effects including gastrointestinal motility disturbances, abuse and …

Targeting Some Key Metalloproteinases by Nano-Naringenin and Amphora coffeaeformis as a Novel Strategy for Treatment of Osteoarthritis in Rats

NS Shaban, AM Radi, MA Abdelgawad, MM Ghoneim… - Pharmaceuticals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Osteoarthritis (OA) represents the highest degenerative disorder. Because cartilage erosion
is a common pathological alteration in OA, targeting some key metalloproteinases such as …