Scorpion has strong analgesic effects, but its analgesic mechanisms remain unclear. This study investigated the effects of scorpion powder on enkephalin expression in the midbrain of rats with nitroglycerin-induced mi...
Toutongning capsule is used for the treatment of migraine headaches, and has yielded therapeutically beneficial effects. However, whether Toutongning capsule exerts its effects via endogenous opioid peptides remains p...
the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No. 30572411
BACKGROUND: Acupuncture and moxibustion against visceral noxious stimulation present different mechanisms in the peripheral and central nervous systems, involving release of neurotransmitter substance P, acetylcholin...
When immunohistochemical method was used to investigate the distribution of peptidergic fibers in the pulmonary artery wall of SD rat, L-enkephalin immunoredetive (L-ENK) fibers were easily demonstrated. The contents ...
After rats received electroacupuncture(EA),leucine-enkephalin(LEK) content in striatumand dopamine(DA)concentration in both brain stem and diencephalon markedly increased,and noradrenaline(NA)level in telencephalon de...