Effects of an Opiate Receptor Antagonist Naloxone on Endotoxic Shock and Tumorigenesis / 대한면역학회지
Korean Journal of Immunology
;
: 91-106, 1997.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-117931
ABSTRACT
Septic shock is one of the leading cause of death in hospitalized patients and mortality rates of up to 50 % have been reported. Despite all efforts, no regimen today seems to be successful in the treatment of septic shock. The endogenous opioid system (EOS) includes three major families of peptides dynorphins, endorphins and enkephalins. Several lines of evidence indicate that EOS is implicated in the pathophysiology of anaphylactic and endotoxic shock. An opioid receptor blocker naloxone has been used extensively in studies for the role of EOS or endogenous opiod peptides (EOP). However, there have been few, if any, detailed investigative studies regarding the effect of naloxone on TNF-a production and the lethality in response to endotoxin, and tumorigenesis. ...continue...
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Main subject:
Peptides
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Shock, Septic
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Dynorphins
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Enkephalins
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Endorphins
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Mortality
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Cause of Death
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Receptors, Opioid
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Carcinogenesis
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Melanoma
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Immunology
Year:
1997
Type:
Article
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