1 citations
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January 2023 in “Life sciences” This study demonstrated that elevated GABA levels can worsen stress-induced hair growth inhibition in mice, while GABAA antagonists like ginkgolide A may help alleviate these effects.
8 citations
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October 2019 in “The Journal of surgical research/Journal of surgical research” This study demonstrated that sodium valproate accelerates skin healing and reduces necrosis in a rat model of skin flap potentially through mechanisms involving GABA and histone deacetylase pathways.
17 citations
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October 2012 in “European Journal of Pharmacology” This study found that inhaling toluene reduces core temperature in mice, with GABA receptors and neurosteroids involved at 4000 ppm, but different mechanisms contributing at 6000 ppm.
66 citations
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January 2008 in “Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior” AC-5216 reduces anxiety in mice through neurosteroids affecting GABAA receptors.
April 2015 in “The FASEB Journal” This study found that the antiseizure activity of midazolam primarily occurs through synaptic GABA-A receptors, with no significant involvement of endogenous neurosteroids or extrasynaptic receptors.
60 citations
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December 2013 in “PLoS ONE” The researchers found that inhibiting soluble epoxide hydrolase, either genetically or pharmacologically, delayed the onset of chemically induced seizures related to GABA antagonism in experimental models.
11 citations
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August 2014 in “Current Urology Reports” This review discusses the known effects of medications for benign prostatic hyperplasia on sexual function and mechanisms of dysfunction but reports no new clinical results.
January 2024 in “Wiadomości Lekarskie” This study outlines new strategies for overcoming "cold" tumors, which are typically unresponsive to cancer immunotherapy, with approaches like dendritic cell-based treatments and local immune microenvironment modification, bolstered by both preclinical and clinical trial data.
5 citations
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February 2019 in “Neuroscience letters” This study found that both declining levels of the neurosteroid THP and increasing levels of estradiol before puberty trigger maximal expression of α4βδ GABAA receptors in the CA1 hippocampus of female mice.
1 citations
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March 2020 in “Journal of Pharmacological Sciences” This study demonstrated that benzothiazepines, such as diltiazem and JTV-519, exert anxiolytic-like effects through allopregnanolone biosynthesis in mice, similar to carbamazepine.
36 citations
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June 2001 in “Neuroscience Letters” This study found that finasteride increased fetal arousal activity in late gestation sheep by suppressing pregnane steroid synthesis, suggesting reduced GABAA receptor-mediated inhibition.
82 citations
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August 2006 in “Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior” This review proposes focusing on relationships between neuroactive steroids and psychiatric disorder symptoms, rather than relying on traditional disorder classifications, and reports no new clinical findings.
30 citations
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May 2019 in “Scientific Reports” This study found enhanced remyelination in the corpus callosum of late pregnant rats compared to virgin and postpartum rats, suggesting a pregnancy-associated promyelinating effect mediated, in part, by the GABA A receptor system.
1 citations
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August 2020 in “IntechOpen eBooks” This review highlights drug repositioning strategies for discovering new treatments for skin conditions and reports no new clinical results, emphasizing the integration of systematic methods with advances in molecular biology and omics.
August 2024 in “Journal of Personalized Medicine” In this study using a rabbit model, higher incidences of intraoperative floppy iris syndrome were observed in animals given the α-blocker tamsulosin, suggesting a potential association with increased iris billowing during eye surgery.
9 citations
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January 1997 in “Gynecological Endocrinology” This review discusses the regulation of hair growth, causes of excessive androgen secretion, and current safe solutions for hyperandrogenism manifestations in women but reports no new clinical results.
87 citations
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March 2013 in “Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy” This article summarizes dermatologic adverse events in patients treated with afatinib in clinical trials and discusses strategies for managing these side effects, without providing new clinical results.
13 citations
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November 2005 in “Epilepsia” This study suggests that the anticonvulsant effects of deoxycorticosterone in young rats may be mediated by its metabolites and interactions with multiple receptors, including mineralocorticoid and progesterone receptors.
February 2026 in “Postgraduate Medicine” This meta-analysis reports that 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors are associated with a 31% increased risk of depression, with varying outcomes depending on the comparator group, highlighting significant heterogeneity across studies.
September 2002 in “Epiliepsy currents/Epilepsy currents” This study found that deoxycorticosterone-derived neurosteroids modulate GABA A receptor function and may influence stress-induced changes in seizure susceptibility by elevating seizure thresholds in animal models.
27 citations
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April 2007 in “European Journal of Pharmacology” Progesterone increases alcohol tolerance and withdrawal anxiety, while DHEAS prevents them.
40 citations
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December 2012 in “Epilepsia” This review discusses the role of δ-subunit-containing GABA A receptors and neurosteroids in temporal lobe epilepsy, highlighting their plasticity and potential pharmacological implications, without reporting new clinical results.
97 citations
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December 2010 in “Journal of Neuroscience” This study found that midazolam, unlike clonazepam, increased neurosteroid levels and affected synaptic inhibition and plasticity in rat hippocampal neurons, suggesting unique actions via dual receptor activation.
20 citations
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January 2017 in “Epilepsia” In this study, inhibition of neurosteroid synthesis after inducing status epilepticus in rats led to acute seizures and accelerated the onset of epilepsy, suggesting a role for δ-GABAR plasticity in epileptogenesis.
219 citations
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October 2009 in “Steroids” 5α-reductase inhibitors, like Finasteride and Dutasteride, help manage benign prostatic hyperplasia.
29 citations
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February 2021 in “Cancers” This review discusses the role of ion channels in ovarian cancer progression and chemotherapy resistance, highlighting their potential as targets for diagnosis and treatment, but reports no new clinical results.
6 citations
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May 2011 in “Journal of Pharmacy Technology” This article discusses the growing trend of repurposing existing medications for innovative therapeutic uses and highlights the need for pharmacy practitioners to be informed about accessing clinical evidence related to these applications, but it reports no new results.
137 citations
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March 2006 in “Cns Drug Reviews” This review explores finasteride's effects on neuroactive steroid levels and their potential influence on disorders like depression and alcohol withdrawal but reports no new clinical findings.
99 citations
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October 2006 in “BMC clinical pharmacology” This preliminary study suggests that finasteride might cause depressive symptoms, indicating the need for cautious prescription in patients at high risk for depression.
7 citations
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April 2006 in “Experimental Neurology” Finasteride blocks deoxycorticosterone's anticonvulsant effects in infant rats, but indomethacin doesn't.