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September 2008 in “Brain Research” Neurosteroids in the brain can increase or decrease seizure risk in mice.
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January 2017 in “Epilepsia” Blocking neurosteroid production can lead to more seizures and faster epilepsy onset in rats.
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July 2023 in “Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews” Endogenous neurosteroids may set a baseline mood.
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June 2013 in “Journal of Neuroendocrinology” Neurosteroids may help prevent seizures and slow epilepsy progression.
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January 2012 in “Frontiers in Neural Circuits” Neurosteroids and benzodiazepines reduce neuron excitability, with lasting effects on inhibitory neurons.
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January 2011 in “Frontiers in Endocrinology” Social isolation makes mice more sensitive to alcohol's effects on brain function.
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September 2006 in “Journal of Neurophysiology” Neurosteroids help balance brain signals when certain inhibitions are reduced.
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January 2013 in “Psychoneuroendocrinology” Neonatal neurosteroid levels affect adult brain function and behavior.
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September 2021 in “Journal of Neuroendocrinology” Neurosteroids can influence behavior by modulating brain inhibition, with potential for treating psychiatric disorders.
18 citations
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April 2011 in “Neuropharmacology” 11β-Hydroxylase inhibitors help prevent seizures in mice by boosting natural neurosteroid production.
17 citations
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October 2012 in “European Journal of Pharmacology” Toluene lowers body temperature through different mechanisms depending on the concentration.
15 citations
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June 2014 in “Behavioural Brain Research” Neurosteroids may help metyrapone reduce cocaine addiction.
14 citations
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March 2017 in “Brain research” Progesterone and its byproducts control a specific receptor in the brain independently of progesterone receptors, affecting conditions related to the menstrual cycle.
13 citations
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June 2006 in “Brain Research” Allopregnanolone likely doesn't influence ethanol's rewarding effects in these mice.
12 citations
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February 2017 in “International journal of developmental neuroscience” Female guinea pigs exposed to less allopregnanolone before birth showed more anxiety-like behavior.
12 citations
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March 2018 in “Analytical chemistry” Researchers created a new method to measure brain steroids, finding higher levels of certain steroids and changes due to a drug.
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November 2011 in “Neuroreport” Paroxetine relieves pain by increasing allopregnanolone levels.
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July 2015 in “Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience” Corticosterone makes ethanol more effective at blocking brain processes important for learning and memory.
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October 2010 in “Behavioural Brain Research” Early neurosteroid changes can alter adult brain function and behavior.
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February 2013 in “Neuroscience Letters” Allopregnanolone may help prevent nicotine withdrawal symptoms.
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July 2016 in “Doklady Biochemistry and Biophysics” GD-23 reduces anxiety by relying on neurosteroid production.
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January 2020 in “BMC Neuroscience” Male tissue has more cell death than female tissue after ischemia, and some neurosteroids only protect female cells.
4 citations
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November 2018 in “Journal of pharmacological sciences” Mild exercise reduces pain in older rats through a brain chemical, while intense exercise reduces pain in all rats through a different pain-blocking process.
4 citations
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April 2017 in “F1000Research” Mitochondrial problems in diabetic nerve damage might cause pain by lowering the production of certain nerve-related steroids.
4 citations
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August 2021 in “Theriogenology” Neurosteroids play a key role in controlling the brain-adrenal gland activity in pregnant sheep, both in normal and stressful situations.
1 citations
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April 2013 in “The FASEB Journal” 3α‐OH‐DHP is essential for reducing nerve activity related to blood pressure control during pregnancy.
1 citations
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April 2011 in “The FASEB Journal” Progesterone-derived neurosteroids affect GABA-A receptor expression, influencing epilepsy during menstrual cycles.
1 citations
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March 2020 in “Journal of Pharmacological Sciences” Benzothiazepines like diltiazem reduce anxiety in mice by making neurosteroids.
1 citations
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March 2018 in “F1000Research” Diabetic neuropathy in mice is linked to poor mitochondria function and lower brain hormone production.
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January 2014 in “PubMed” Certain substances can decrease or increase exploratory behavior in rodents.