ReviewFrontiers in pharmacology2023
The role of opioid receptors in modulating Alzheimer's Disease.
Review in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.
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- The delta-opioid receptor: a therapeutic target for Alzheimer's disease.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2026Review
- Development of Delta Opioid Receptor Antagonists Which Prevent Alzheimer's Disease-Like Pathology in the 5X-Familial Alzheimer's Disease [5XFAD] Mouse Model.ACS pharmacology & translational science · 2025Article
- Morphinan Alkaloids and Their Transformations: A Historical Perspective of a Century of Opioid Research in Hungary.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Delta-opioid receptor signaling alleviates neuropathology and cognitive impairment in the mouse model of Alzheimer's disease by regulating microglia homeostasis and inhibiting HMGB1 pathway.Alzheimer's research & therapy · 2025Article
- Mechanisms of comorbidity between Alzheimer's disease and pain.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025Review
- A new pathway for neuroprotection against tau hyperphosphorylation via δ-opioid receptor initiated inhibition of CDK5 and AMPK signaling.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2025Article
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- Pharmacological Potential of Bioactive Peptides for the Treatment of Diseases Associated with Alzheimer's and Brain Disorders.Current molecular medicine · 2024Review
- Morphine aggravates inflammatory, behavioral, and hippocampal structural deficits in septic rats.Scientific reports · 2023Article
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- Shared Mechanisms of GABAergic and Opioidergic Transmission Regulate Corticolimbic Reward Systems and Cognitive Aspects of Motivational Behaviors.Brain sciences · 2023Review
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Abstract
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a complex neurological disorder characterized by accumulation of amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles. Long term investigation of AD pathogenesis suggests that β-site amyloid precursor protein [APP] cleaving enzyme 1 (BACE1) and γ-secretase enzymes promote the amyloidogenic pathway and produce toxic Aβ peptides that are predisposed to aggregate in the brain. Hence, the targeted inhibition of BACE1/γ-secretase expression and function is a promising approach for AD therapy. Several reports have suggested that the opioid family of G-protein coupled receptors modulate the etiology of AD progression. It has also been found that changes in the signaling pathways of opioid receptors increased the expression of BACE1 and γ-secretase, and is strongly correlated with abnormal production of Aβ and pathogenesis of AD. Thus, the opioid receptor family is a promising candidate for targeted drug development to treat AD. In this review, we outline the involvement and mechanisms of opioid receptor signaling modulation in Alzheimer's Disease progression.
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