Sex differences in chronic pain-induced mental disorders: Mechanisms of cerebral circuitry

Z Shen, W Li, W Chang, N Yue, J Yu - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Mental disorders such as anxiety and depression induced by chronic pain are common in
clinical practice, and there are significant sex differences in their epidemiology. However …

[HTML][HTML] Cellular and circuit diversity determines the impact of endogenous opioids in the descending pain modulatory pathway

KB McPherson, SL Ingram - Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The descending pain modulatory pathway exerts important bidirectional control of
nociceptive inputs to dampen and/or facilitate the perception of pain. The ventrolateral …

Periaqueductal grey and spinal cord pathology contribute to pain in Parkinson's disease

Y Buhidma, C Hobbs, M Malcangio, S Duty - npj Parkinson's Disease, 2023 - nature.com
Pain is a key non-motor feature of Parkinson's disease (PD) that significantly impacts on life
quality. The mechanisms underlying chronic pain in PD are poorly understood, hence the …

Review of the role of the endogenous opioid and melanocortin systems in the restless legs syndrome

AS Walters, Y Li, BB Koo, WG Ondo, LB Weinstock… - Brain, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is responsive to opioid, dopaminergic and iron-based
treatments. Receptor blocker studies in RLS patients suggest that the therapeutic efficacy of …

Therapeutic potential of dopamine and related drugs as anti-inflammatories and antioxidants in neuronal and non-neuronal pathologies

C Bandala, N Cárdenas-Rodríguez… - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Dopamine (DA), its derivatives, and dopaminergic drugs are compounds widely used in the
management of diseases related to the nervous system. However, DA receptors have been …

The distinct functions of dopaminergic receptors on pain modulation: a narrative review

X Wang, T Mokhtari, Y Zeng, L Yue, L Hu - Neural Plasticity, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Chronic pain is considered an economic burden on society as it often results in disability, job
loss, and early retirement. Opioids are the most common analgesics prescribed for the …

[HTML][HTML] Sleep restriction alters cortical inhibition in migraine: A transcranial magnetic stimulation study

MS Mykland, M Uglem, JP Neverdahl, LR Øie… - Clinical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective Migraine is a primary headache disorder with a well-known association with
insufficient sleep. However, both the underlying pathophysiology of the disease and the …

Painful stimulation increases spontaneous blink rate in healthy subjects

G Paparella, G Di Stefano, A Fasolino, G Di Pietro… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Spontaneous blink rate is considered a biomarker of central dopaminergic activity. Recent
evidence suggests that the central dopaminergic system plays a role in nociception. In the …

家庭医生团队签约服务能力评估指标体系构建

尚晓鹏, 杨清, 邱银伟, 赵艳荣, 汪炜, 林君芬, 徐校平 - 中国全科医学, 2019 - chinagp.net
背景现阶段在我国实行家庭医生签约服务, 强化基层医疗卫生服务网络功能, 促进基层首诊,
分级诊疗是深化医药卫生体制改革的重要任务, 但缺乏科学, 合理, 方便操作的家庭医生团队签约 …

Antiangiogenic effect of dopamine and dopaminergic agonists as an adjuvant therapeutic option in the treatment of cancer, endometriosis, and osteoarthritis

JG Mendoza-Torreblanca… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Dopamine (DA) and dopamine agonists (DA-Ag) have shown antiangiogenic potential
through the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) pathway. They inhibit VEGF and …