Search Results - "Behavioural pharmacology"

Heart-rate variability: a biomarker to study the influence of nutrition on physiological and psychological health? by Young, Hayley A, Benton, David

“…As the influence of diet on health may take place over a period of decades, there is a need for biomarkers that help to identify those aspects of nutrition…”
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Stress and the gut microbiota-brain axis by Molina-Torres, Guadalupe, Rodriguez-Arrastia, Miguel, Roman, Pablo, Sanchez-Labraca, Nuria, Cardona, Diana

“…Stress is a nonspecific response of the body to any demand imposed upon it, disrupting the body homoeostasis and manifested with symptoms such as anxiety,…”
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Validation of chronic mild stress in the Wistar-Kyoto rat as an animal model of treatment-resistant depression by Willner, Paul, Gruca, Piotr, Lason, Magdalena, Tota-Glowczyk, Katarzyna, Litwa, Ewa, Niemczyk, Monika, Papp, Mariusz

“…A recent review proposed four criteria for an animal model of treatment-resistant depression (TRD)a phenotypic resemblance to a risk factor for depression;…”
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Investigation of the anti-inflammatory effects of stigmasterol in mice: insight into its mechanism of action by Morgan, Letícia Vidor, Petry, Fernanda, Scatolin, Mikaela, de Oliveira, Patrícia Viera, Alves, Bianca Oliveira, Zilli, Gabriela Adriany Lisboa, Volfe, Carolin Roberta Bueno, Oltramari, Amanda Rebonatto, de Oliveira, Débora, Scapinello, Jaqueline, Müller, Liz Girardi

“…Stigmasterol is a phytosterol that presents pharmacologic properties. However, its anti-inflammatory mechanism and antinociceptive effect are not yet…”
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Oxytocin for the treatment of drug and alcohol use disorders by Lee, Mary R, Weerts, Elise M

“…There is growing interest in the use of oxytocin (OT) as a potential treatment for alcohol and other substance-use disorders. OT is a neuropeptide that…”
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The role of the gut microbiome in opioid use by Ren, Michelle, Lotfipour, Shahrdad

“…Although the gut and brain are separate organs, they communicate with each other via trillions of intestinal bacteria that collectively make up one’s gut…”
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The psychobiology of comfort eating: implications for neuropharmacological interventions by Gibson, E Leigh

“…Comfort eating, that is eating induced by negative affect, has been a core theme of explanations for overeating and obesity. Psychobiological explanations and…”
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Animal models of post-traumatic stress disorder and novel treatment targets by Aspesi, Dario, Pinna, Graziano

“…Understanding the neurobiological basis of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is fundamental to accurately diagnose this neuropathology and offer…”
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Locomotor stimulant and discriminative stimulus effects of ‘bath salt’ cathinones by Gatch, Michael B, Taylor, Cynthia M, Forster, Michael J

“…A number of psychostimulant-like cathinone compounds are being sold as ‘legal’ alternatives to methamphetamine or cocaine. The purpose of these experiments was…”
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Executive (dys)function after traumatic brain injury: special considerations for behavioral pharmacology by Ozga, Jenny E, Povroznik, Jessica M, Engler-Chiurazzi, Elizabeth B, Haar, Cole Vonder

“…Executive function is an umbrella term that includes cognitive processes such as decision-making, impulse control, attention, behavioral flexibility, and…”
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Dopamine and reward: a view from the prefrontal cortex by Chau, Bolton K.H, Jarvis, Huw, Law, Chun-Kit, Chong, Trevor T.-J

“…The prefrontal cortex (PFC) is a heterogeneous area that is critical to reward-based decision-making. In particular, the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex,…”
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‘Reinventing the wheel’ to advance the development of pain therapeutics by Kandasamy, Ram, Morgan, Michael M.

“…Chronic pain affects approximately one-third of the population worldwide. The primary goal of animal research is to understand the neural mechanisms underlying…”
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Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist, exendin-4, reduces reinstatement of heroin-seeking behavior in rats by Douton, Joaquin E., Augusto, Corinne, Stoltzfus, Brooke, Carkaci-Salli, Nurgul, Vrana, Kent E., Grigson, Patricia S.

“…Opioid use disorder (OUD) causes the death of nearly 130 Americans daily. It is evident that new avenues for treatment are needed. To this end, studies have…”
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Oxycodone decreases anxiety-like behavior in the elevated plus-maze test in male and female rats by Bruijnzeel, Adriaan W., Behnood-Rod, Azin, Malphurs, Wendi, Chellian, Ranjithkumar, Caudle, Robert M., Febo, Marcelo, Setlow, Barry, Neubert, John K.

“…The prescription opioid oxycodone is widely used for the treatment of pain in humans. Oxycodone misuse is more common among people with an anxiety disorder…”
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Quercetin mitigates anxiety-like behavior and normalizes hypothalamus–pituitary–adrenal axis function in a mouse model of mild traumatic brain injury by Kosari-Nasab, Morteza, Shokouhi, Ghaffar, Ghorbanihaghjo, Amir, Mesgari-Abbasi, Mehran, Salari, Ali-Akbar

“…Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is a major public health risk for developing anxiety-related disorders and hypothalamus–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis…”
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Serotonin 2A receptors are a stress response system: implications for post-traumatic stress disorder by Murnane, Kevin Sean

“…Serotonin, one of the first neurotransmitters to be identified, is an evolutionarily old molecule that is highly conserved across the animal kingdom, and…”
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The complex role of serotonin and 5-HT receptors in chronic pain by Bardin, Laurent

“…Serotonin [5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT)] in the central nervous system and in the periphery has long been considered to have an important role in the control of…”
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Mitochondrial metabolism: a common link between neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration by Garabadu, Debapriya, Agrawal, Nidhi, Sharma, Anjali, Sharma, Sahil

“…Neurodegenerative disorders have been considered as a growing health concern for decades. Increasing risk of neurodegenerative disorders creates a…”
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An overview on transient receptor potential channels superfamily by Tsagareli, Merab G., Nozadze, Ivliane

“…The transient receptor potential (TRP) channel superfamily is comprised of a large group of cation-permeable channels, which display an extraordinary diversity…”
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Over-the-counter analgesic usage: associations with attentional biases in young women by Roalsø, Elise Solbu, Klonteig, Sandra, Kraft, Brage, Skarstein, Siv, Hilland, Eva, Mirtaheri, Peyman, Aalberg, Marianne, Jonassen, Rune

“…The use of over-the-counter analgesics (OTCA) has been found to alter various aspects of emotional processing and has been linked to increased anxiety and…”
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