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Split luciferase reporters of apoptosome formation: a bio-tool to identify new drug-like molecules
(NUI Galway, 2019-12-03)
Formation of apoptosome, a key multiprotein complex in mitochondrial-mediated apoptosis, is an essential step during normal development and deregulation of this event is associated with pathological conditions. The apoptosome ...
Regulation of fear, anxiety and cognition in the presence or absence of pain by peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors
(NUI Galway, 2019-06-07)
Fear/anxiety and pain modulate one another reciprocally, but the neurobiological mechanisms that underlie this interaction are not completely understood. Fear-conditioned analgesia (FCA) is pain suppression upon exposure ...
Novel approaches to the understanding and treatment of postoperative pain
(NUI Galway, 2019-12-06)
Postoperative pain constitutes a significant medical need. Greater understanding of the mechanisms will allow for more effective treatments. The endogenous cannabinoid (endocannabinoid) and opioid systems play a key role ...
Optogenetic investigations into the role of glutamatergic neurons of the anterior cingulate cortex in sensory and affective components of pain
(NUI Galway, 2019-11-15)
Pain consists of sensory-discriminative and affective-motivational components, which can share a reciprocal relationship. The anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) plays an important role in top-down control and the affective ...