scholarly journals Present and Future Pharmacological Treatments for Opioid Addiction

Author(s):  
Maria Carmen Blanco-Gandía ◽  
Sandra Montagud-Romero ◽  
Marta Rodríguez-Arias

2011 ◽  
Vol 46 (12) ◽  
pp. 1536-1552 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy Wachholtz ◽  
Douglas Ziedonis ◽  
Gerardo Gonzalez


VASA ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (6) ◽  
pp. 431-439 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Gabriela Conceição-Vertamatti ◽  
Filipy Borghi ◽  
Fernando Canova ◽  
Dora Maria Grassi-Kassisse

Abstract. Hypertension is a silent and multifactorial disease. Over two centuries ago, the first device to record blood pressure was developed, making it possible to determine normotension and to establish criteria for hypertension. Since then, several studies have contributed to advance knowledge in this area, promoting significant advances in pharmacological treatments and, as a result, increasing survival of hypertensive people. The main models developed for the study of hypertension and the main findings in the vascular area are included in this review. We considered aspects related to vascular reactivity, changes in the population, and action of beta adrenergic receptors in the pathogenesis of hypertension.



2014 ◽  
Vol 222 (3) ◽  
pp. 140-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ariane Sölle ◽  
Theresa Bartholomäus ◽  
Margitta Worm ◽  
Regine Klinger

Research in recent years, especially in the analgesic field, has intensively studied the placebo effect and its mechanisms. It has been shown that physical complaints can be efficiently reduced via learning and cognitive processes (conditioning and expectancies). However, despite evidence demonstrating a large variety of physiological similarities between pain and itch, the possible transfer of the analgesic placebo model to itch has not yet been widely discussed in research. This review therefore aims at highlighting potential transfers of placebo mechanisms to itch processes by demonstrating the therapeutic issues in pharmacological treatments for pruritus on a physiological basis and by discussing the impact of psychological mechanisms and psychological factors influencing itch sensations.



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