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Behavioural, neurochemical and neuroendocrine effects of the endogenous beta-carboline harmane in fear-conditioned rats
(2012)
The putative endogenous imidazoline binding site ligand harmane enhances neuronal activation in response to psychological stress and alters behaviour in animal models of anxiety and antidepressant efficacy. However, the ...
Modulation of stress by imidazoline binding sites: Implications for psychiatric disorders
(Taylor & Francis, 2009-07-07)
In this review, we present evidence for the involvement of imidazoline binding sites (IBS) in modulating responses to stress, through central control of monoaminergic and hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis activity. ...
Hyporesponsivity to mu-opioid receptor agonism in the Wistar-Kyoto rat model of altered nociceptive responding associated with negative affective state.
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2020-08-17)
Chronic pain is often comorbid with anxiety and depression, altering the level of perceived pain, which negatively affects therapeutic outcomes. The role of the endogenous mu-opioid receptor (MOP) system in pain-negative ...