Allopregnanolone: An overview on its synthesis and effects

S Diviccaro, L Cioffi, E Falvo, S Giatti… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Allopregnanolone, a 3α, 5α‐progesterone metabolite, acts as a potent allosteric
modulator of the γ‐aminobutyric acid type A receptor. In the present review, the synthesis of …

α6-Containing GABAA receptors: functional roles and therapeutic potentials

W Sieghart, LC Chiou, M Ernst, J Fabjan… - Pharmacological …, 2022 - Elsevier
GABA A receptors containing the α6 subunit are highly expressed in cerebellar granule cells
and less abundantly in many other neuronal and peripheral tissues. Here, we for the first …

Neuroprotective effect of Ziziphi Spinosae Semen on rats with p-chlorophenylalanine-induced insomnia via activation of GABAA receptor

F Xiao, S Shao, H Zhang, G Li, S Piao… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Ziziphus jujuba var. spinosa (Bunge) Hu ex HF. Chow [Rhamnaceae; Ziziphi Spinosae
Semen (ZSS)] has attracted extensive attention as the first choice of traditional Chinese …

The effects of general anesthetics on synaptic transmission

X Hao, M Ou, D Zhang, W Zhao, Y Yang… - Current …, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
General anesthetics are a class of drugs that target the central nervous system and are
widely used for various medical procedures. General anesthetics produce many behavioral …

[HTML][HTML] Mapping GABAergic projections that mediate feeding

J Wang, M O'Reilly, IA Cooper, F Chehrehasa… - Neuroscience & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Neuroscience offers important insights into the pathogenesis and treatment of obesity by
investigating neural circuits underpinning appetite and feeding. Gamma-aminobutyric acid …

Navigating the complex landscape of benzodiazepine-and Z-drug diversity: insights from comprehensive FDA adverse event reporting system analysis and beyond

F Koniuszewski, FD Vogel, I Dajić, T Seidel… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Medications which target benzodiazepine (BZD) binding sites of GABAA
receptors (GABAARs) have been in widespread use since the nineteen-sixties. They carry …

A little less heavy, or a little less hated? Exploring the consequences of a neuroinflammation model of obesity

J Reilly - 2023 - eprints.qut.edu.au
Neuroscientists have historically examined obesity through the lens of food addiction. This
thesis instead explored how a neuroinflammation lens of obesity development may …

Pharmaceutical applications of 1, 5-benzodiazepines

F Zamania, E Doustkhahb… - … -Based Drug Discovery, 2022 - books.google.com
Epilepsy is one of the most common brain disorders affecting people of all ages with a
growing global incidence of at least 1%(GBD 2016 Epilepsy Collaborators, 2019; Thurman …

[PDF][PDF] Zolpidem's Paradoxical Arousing Effect in Unresponsive Wakefulness Syndrome and Minimally Conscious State Patients

C Machado, Y Machado, M Chinchilla… - … Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - researchgate.net
Several reports have been published over recent years about Zolpidem's paradoxical
arousing effect in unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (UWS) and minimally conscious …

Neuroprotective effect of Ziziphi Spinosae Semen on p-chlorophenylalanine induced insomnia rats by activating GABA A receptor

F Xiao, S Shao, H Zhang, G Li, S Piao, D Zhao, G Li… - 2022 - researchsquare.com
Abstract Ziziphi Spinosae Semen (ZSS), as the first choice of traditional Chinese medicine in
the treatment of insomnia, has attracted extensive attention. However, the current studies on …