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- 9Arachidonic acid
- 3Cardiac hypertrophy
- 3Docosahexaenoic acid
- 2Anesthesia
- 2Caffeine
- 1Abdul Rahman, Siti Aishah
- 1Aghazadeh Habashi, Ali
- 1Al Lawati, Hanan M
- 1Alles, Sascha R
- 1Alsaad,Abdulaziz M
- 1Beaulieu, Michael J.
- 5Centre for Neuroscience
- 5Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- 4Department of Physiology
- 3Department of Pharmacology
- 3Neuroscience
- 2Department of Agricultural, Food, and Nutritional Science
- 2Tse, Amy (Centre for Neuroscience and Department of Pharmacology)
- 1Ballanyi, Klaus (Physiology Department, University of Alberta)
- 1Brocks, Dion (Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences)
- 1Chen, Xing-Zhen (Physiology)
- 1Clayton T. Dickson (Psychology, Physiology, Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Neuroscience and Mental Health Institute)
- 1Colmers, William F. (Pharmacology)
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Spring 2016
This thesis examines the cellular basis of the acute (<1 hour) anti-allodynic actions of the clinically-approved neuropathic pain drug gabapentin (GBP) in rats at the level of the spinal dorsal horn and primary somatosensory cortex. Although the clinical effectiveness of the alpha-2-delta (α2δ)...
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Fall 2022
The reason and functional relevance of why we sleep continues to perplex researchers. One fundamental reason behind why sleep remains a mystery is because it is challenging to study given how easily it is disrupted. Anesthesia has been suggested to be a model for studying sleep given the...
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Antagonistic modulation of spontaneous neural network activities in isolated newborn rat brainstem preparations by opioids and methylxanthines
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Apnea of prematurity is a common problem among the infants born before term pregnancy. Administration of respiratory stimulating drugs methylxanthines is the most frequent therapy, often in combination with the use of intubation. Opioids are used to reduce the pain associated with intubation,...
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Fall 2014
An individual’s body weight is tightly regulated by balancing food intake with energy expenditure. This is accomplished in part by secretion of the hormone leptin by adipocytes, an excess of which signals to reduce appetite and increase activity through action in the hypothalamic region of the...
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Development of Polymeric Micelles for Site Specific Delivery of Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs: Effect on the Cardiovascular Risk in an Experimental Model of Arthritis
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Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), which inhibit cyclooxygenase (COX) enzymes, are among the most widely used medications worldwide with proven efficacy in controlling inflammation and pain associated various disease conditions. The chronic systemic use of most NSAIDs, however, is...
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Electrophysiological and Genetic Aspects of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD): Treatment Implications
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Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is considered a heterogeneous group of disorders. Although many genes influence susceptibility to disease, none has shown to be the primary contributor. To identify genetic contributors, distinct AMD phenotypes need to be established. We relied on...
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Spring 2012
Neuropathic pain afflicts 1.5-3% of the general population. It can be initiated by traumatic nerve injuries or diseases such as diabetic or post-herpetic neuropathy. Neuropathic pain is often initiated by abnormal spontaneous activity in sensory neurons and this provokes increased excitability of...
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Evaluating the effects of dietary docosahexaenoic acid along with arachidonic acid during the development of the immune system in early life.
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The immune system is immature at birth and the dietary fats provided during early life play an important role in the development of the infant’s immune system. The precursor omega-3 (n-3) and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) α-linolenic acid and linoleic acids, respectively, are essential...
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Fall 2015
Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) protein 2 Like 1 (PKD2L1), also called transient receptor potential polycystin-3 (TRPP3), regulates Ca2+-dependent hedgehog signalling in primary cilia, intestinal development and sour tasting but with an unclear mechanism. PKD2L1 is a Ca2+-permeable cation channel...