• Previous studies have indicated increased immunoreactivity of the endogenous opioid peptide beta-endorphin in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of infants under 2 years of age with apnea. (omeka.net)
  • Seventeen patients with chronic pain were investigated by measuring cerebrospinal fluid concentrations of endogenous opioids and biogenic amines before and during dorsal column stimulation. (unimore.it)
  • These data confirm the derangement of the endogenous opioid system in chronic pain conditions and suggest that the beta-endorphin response to SCS could have clinical value in predicting the success of treatment. (unimore.it)
  • Endogenous opioid activity and beta-endorphin immunoreactivity in CSF of psychiatric patients and normal volunteers. (musc.edu)
  • Endogenous opioids include endorphins, enkephalins and dynorphins. (drugfacts.org.uk)
  • These effects are mediated by receptors (notably µ and κ) in the central nervous system for endogenous opioid-like compounds such as endorphins and enkephalins. (drugcite.com)
  • The anterior lobe also produces several other hormones, including one that causes the skin to darken (beta-melanocyte-stimulating hormone) and ones that inhibit pain sensations (enkephalins and endorphins) and help control the immune system (endorphins). (msdmanuals.com)
  • Beta-endorphin-like immunoreactivity was determined in lumbar cerebrospinal fluid of patients during and before or after treatment with fenfluramine and then was compared to normal controls. (elsevierpure.com)
  • Most studies have found a sharp drop in endorphin levels with use of epidural or opioid pain medication. (thenakedbirth.com)
  • Adrenocorticotropic hormone and beta-endorphin concentrations in the inferior petrosal sinuses in Cushing's disease and other pituitary diseases. (unisa.it)
  • Yamamoto, T., Sako, N. and Maeda, S. (2000) Effects of Taste Stimulation on Beta-Endorphin Levels in Rat Cerebrospinal Fluid and Plasma. (scirp.org)
  • Investigation on cerebrospinal fluid opioids and neurotransmitters related to spinal cord stimulation. (unimore.it)
  • Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation (CES) increases blood level of Beta-Endorphin and Serotonin immediately and may lead over a 2 week period to homeostasis of Serotonin in depressed patients (Shealy et al. (neuroces.com)
  • Cerebrospinal fluid and plasma levels of five neurochemicals including serotonin, beta-endorphin, melatonin, noradrenalin and cholinesterase measured in five asymptomatic, normal subjects at rest and after 20 minutes of Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation (CES) have been reported by Shealy et al, 1989. (neuroces.com)
  • According to Kennerly's study, changes in quantitative EEG and low resolution tomography following cranial electrotherapy stimulation, the qEEG tests revealed that in 0.5 Hz frequency of CES there was a significant increase in alpha relative power (8 - 12 Hz) with concomitant decreases in delta (0 - 3.5 Hz) and beta relative power (12.5 - 30 Hz). (neuroces.com)
  • We assessed plasma and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) levels of SRIH, beta-endorphin (beta-EP), CRH, NPY and GHRH in a group of massively obese patients and in normal weight subjects. (unict.it)
  • Although cerebrospinal fluid levels of serotonin and beta-endorphin rise to a greater extent with CES, beta-endorphin, serotonin and melatonin appear to change significantly in plasma and provide observations of clinical interest. (neuroces.com)
  • Figure 1 and Figure 2 show increased maximum level of neurochemicals in cerebrospinal and plasma in five asymptomatic, normal subjects. (neuroces.com)
  • Circadian rhythmicity, variability and correlation of interleukin-6 levels in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid of healthy men. (uni-bielefeld.de)
  • Description: This is Competitive Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection of Human Myelin Basic Protein (MBP) in serum, plasma, tissue homogenates, cell lysates, cerebrospinal fluid, cell culture supernates and other biological fluids. (lscwarsaw.com)
  • Description: Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay based on the Competitive Inhibition method for detection of Human Myelin Basic Protein (MBP) in samples from serum, plasma, tissue homogenates, cell lysates, cerebrospinal fluid, cell culture supernates and other biological fluids with no significant corss-reactivity with analogues from other species. (lscwarsaw.com)
  • Description: A sandwich quantitative ELISA assay kit for detection of Human Myelin Basic Protein (MBP) in samples from serum, plasma, tissue homogenates, cell lysates, cerebrospinal fluid, cell culture supernates or other biological fluids. (lscwarsaw.com)
  • Epidural analgesia decreases levels of both oxytocin, which causes labor contractions, and endorphins, which decrease pain and stress. (thenakedbirth.com)
  • Endorphins can actually help regulate the pace of labor -high levels produced in the body and slow labor by lowering oxytocin levels, which can serve to regulate the intensity of labor and our ability to manage it. (thenakedbirth.com)
  • Cerebrospinal fluid oxytocin correlated with peripheral ALT and AST in Chinese female subjects. (nel.edu)
  • Beta-endorphin also activates the powerful mesocorticolimbic dopamine reward system , producing reward and pleasure in association with important reproductive activities including mating, birth, and breastfeeding. (thenakedbirth.com)
  • A sample of cerebral spinal fluid in those subjects demonstrated increased levels of dynorphin A. (medscape.com)
  • Basal cerebrospinal fluid beta-endorphin levels were below the normal range. (unimore.it)
  • A 50\% increase of cerebrospinal beta-endorphin and beta-lipotropin levels occurred in 6 out of 16 patients, namely those where SCS gave the major pain relief. (unimore.it)
  • We found that cerebrospinal fluid levels of CRH were comparable in FHA and eumenorrheic women, but that, contrary to expectations, beta-endorphin levels were lower in women with established FHA. (celljournal.org)
  • You may have higher levels of endorphins near the end of pregnancy. (thenakedbirth.com)
  • Levels peak in the mother twenty minutes after commencement, and beta-endorphin is also present in breastmilk . (thenakedbirth.com)
  • A drop in endorphin levels at this time may contribute to the 'blues,' or postpartum depression, that many women experience for a brief time after birth. (thenakedbirth.com)
  • Beta-endorphin levels, as measured in the mother's bloodstream, increase throughout labour, peaking at the time of birth, and subsiding in the first one to three hours. (thenakedbirth.com)
  • Levels in the new mother's limbic system are elevated for much longer, as beta-endorphin takes more than twenty-one hours to break down within the brain and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). (thenakedbirth.com)
  • Endorphin levels are highest during vaginal deliveries in unmedicated mothers. (thenakedbirth.com)
  • Tetrahydrobiopterin levels in cerebrospinal fluid of affectively ill patients. (musc.edu)
  • Human insulin is a peptide hormone produced by the beta-cells (β-cell) of the pancreas, and its release is dependent on glucose levels in the circulation, in addition amino acids, incretins and cholecystokinin also promote its release. (researchsquare.com)
  • Studies show marked increases in beta endorphin and met-enkephalin with low-frequency TENS, with demonstrated reversal of the antinociceptive effects by naloxone. (medscape.com)
  • IR alters glucose metabolism, resulting in an elevation in insulin production by beta-cells. (researchsquare.com)
  • Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea in patients with untreated pituitary adenoma: report of two cases. (unisa.it)
  • In this early postpartum period, endorphins are believed to play a role in strengthening the mother-infant relationship. (thenakedbirth.com)
  • Beta-endorphin is one of a group of naturally occurring opiates (drugs derived from the opium poppy), with properties similar to pethidine, morphine, and fentanyl, and has been shown to work on the same receptors of the brain. (thenakedbirth.com)
  • Alpha-Beta Gliadin IgG is a type of antibody that is produced by the immune system in response to gliadin, a protein found in gluten. (healthmatters.io)
  • To observe the effects and mechanisms of beta-endorphin (beta-END) preventing collagen induced arthritis (CIA) by neuroimmuno-r. (nel.edu)
  • Visual comparison of the relative power spectral display at baseline and after the stimulus revealed a consistent pattern of an increase in alpha activity with concomitant decreases in delta and beta activity (Figure 5.a and Figure 5.b). (neuroces.com)
  • There is an increase in alpha power with decreases in delta and beta Power. (neuroces.com)
  • In addition, UCHL1 may be released into cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and blood following CNS damage and disease resulting in neuronal loss. (neuromics.com)
  • Workers exposed to body fluids of humans and animals are at risk of infections transmitted through air, blood, faeco-oral routes or by direct contact through sharps injuries or body fluids at their workplace. (aipmed.org)
  • For women who don't use pain medication during labor, the level of endorphins continues to rise steadily and steeply through the birth of the baby. (thenakedbirth.com)
  • Babies also receive beta-endorphins in the breast milk and this is to help them cope with the pain and discomfort experienced as their skull bones are moulded and pushed through the birth canal. (thenakedbirth.com)
  • Endorphins behave differently from woman to woman, which is perhaps one factor in why women have different perceptions of the pain of childbirth. (thenakedbirth.com)
  • Morphine appears to mimic and amplify the action of endorphins, which act to reduce physical pain, causing sleepiness, and provoke feelings of pleasure. (drugfacts.org.uk)
  • Standard precaution in the workplace reduces the risk of occupational hazards among workers exposed to body fluids of humans and animals. (aipmed.org)
  • This study therefore determined the effect of training on knowledge and attitude to standard precaution among workers exposed to body fluids of humans and animals in the University of Ibadan, South-west, Nigeria. (aipmed.org)
  • This was an interventional study among workers exposed to body fluids of humans and animals. (aipmed.org)
  • A total survey of all faculties where staff and student come in contact with human and animal body fluid was done. (aipmed.org)
  • Training improved the knowledge and attitude of workers exposed to body fluids of humans and animals working in the University of Ibadan on standard precaution. (aipmed.org)
  • 1,5,7,8 Standard precaution practice also applies to all workers exposed to body fluids of animals. (aipmed.org)
  • Acetaminophen is relatively uniformly distributed throughout most body fluids. (drugcite.com)
  • Beta-endorphin is involved in the anorexic effect of fenfluramine and may play a role in autism. (elsevierpure.com)
  • The results are consistent with a role for beta-endorphin in infantile autism and in the mechanism of fenfluramine treatment. (elsevierpure.com)
  • The main types of gliadin are alpha, beta, gamma and omega gliadins. (healthmatters.io)