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    • Augmentation of endogenous cannabinoid tone modulates lipopolysaccharide-induced alterations in circulating cytokine levels in rats 

      Roche, Michelle; Kelly, John P.; O'Driscoll, Maeve; Finn, David P. (Blackwell, 2008-10)
      The endogenous cannabinoid system plays an important role in regulating the immune system. Modulation of endogenous cannabinoids represents an attractive alternative for the treatment of inflammatory disorders. This study ...

    • Stress-induced analgesia. 

      Butler, Ryan K.; Finn, David P. (Butler, R. K. & Finn, D.P. (2009). Stress-induced analgesia. Progress in Neurobiology, 88, 184-202., 2009)
      For over 30 years, scientists have been investigating the phenomenon of pain suppression upon exposure to unconditioned or conditioned stressful stimuli, commonly known as stress-induced analgesia. These studies have ...

    • Stress-induced hyperalgesia 

      Jennings, Elaine M.; Okine, Bright N.; Roche, Michelle; Finn, David P. (Elsevier, 2014-07-08)
      The importance of the modulation of pain by emotion is now widely recognised. In particular, stress and anxiety, depending on their nature, duration and intensity, can exert potent, but complex, modulatory influences ...