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OBJECTIVES: Pregnanolone is a potent positive modulator of the gamma-aminobutyric acid(GABA) response that enhances the binding of [3H]flunitrazepam to the GABA A receptor. Recently, it was reported that chronic...
OBJECTIVE: Changes in serum neurosteroid levels have been reported in stress-related disorders such as anxiety and depression, but not in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). We thus investigated such changes...
Lee JB, Park HB, Lee JH, Park KG, Kim CS, Suh HS, Ha JH
KMID: 1554989
Korean J Psychopharmacol.
1997 Oct;8(2):218-223.
Pregnolone[5beta-pregnan-3alpha-ol-one(5beta3alpha)] and allopregnanolone [(5alpha-pregnan-3alpha-ol-20-one(5alpha3alpha))] are neuroactive steroids that are reduced metabolites of progesterone. It was reported that Neuroactive steroids may have anxiolytic and anticonvulsant action similar to benzodiazepines and barbiturates....
BACKGROUND: To identify a new strategy for postoperative pain management, we investigated the analgesic effects of allopregnanolone (Allo) in an incisional pain model, and also assessed its effects on the...