Opioids I

by H. Akil, S. Archer, A. Beaumont, M. Blum, D. Bronstein

Overview

In 1957 Otto SCHAUMANN, one of the pionieers in pharmacological research on morphine and the first to prepare synthetic opiates, presented a monograph entitled "Morphin und morphiniihnliche Verbindungen" as Volume 12 of the Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology. Now, 35 years later, we are publishing in the same series a new comprehensive volume covering the present status of opioid research. Since that time the topic has expanded enormously. The identification of opioid receptors and the detection of their endogenous ligands were landmarks which opened a new era in opioid research and fertilized the entire field of neurobiology. The rapid development of this field is illustrated in the figure, which represents the number of papers published on opioid research since 1970 (searches performed on the MEDLINE data base). 3000 Vl

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783642774621
Publisher:	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date:	12/13/2011
Series:	Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology , #1
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1993
Pages:	815
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.07(d)

Table of Contents

Section A: Opioid Receptors/Multiplicity.- 1 Opioid Receptor Multiplicity: Isolation, Purification, and Chemical Characterization of Binding Sites.- 2 Expression Cloning of cDNA Encoding a Putative Opioid Receptor.- 3 Characterization of Opioid-Binding Proteins and Other Molecules Related to Opioid Function.- 4 Use of Organ Systems for Opioid Bioassay.- 5 Anatomical Distribution of Opioid Receptors in Mammalians: An Overview.- 6 Opioid Receptor Regulation.- 7 Multiple Opioid Receptors and Presynaptic Modulation of Neurotransmitter Release in the Brain.- 8 Opioid Receptor-G Protein Interactions: Acute and Chronic Effects of Opioids.- 9 Opioid Receptor-Coupled Second Messenger Systems.- 10 Allosteric Coupling Among Opioid Receptors: Evidence for an Opioid Receptor Complex.- Section B: Chemistry of Opioids with Alkaloid Structure.- 11 Chemistry of Nonpeptide Opioids.- 12 Selective Nonpeptide Opioid Antagonists.- 13 Presence of Endogenous Opiate Alkaloids in Mammalian Tissues.- Section C: Opioid Peptides.- 14 Regulation of Opioid Peptide Gene Expression.- 15 Regulation of Pituitary Proopiomelanocortin Gene Expression.- 16 Molecular Mechanisms in Proenkephalin Gene Regulation.- 17 Proopiomelanocortin Biosynthesis, Processing and Secretion: Functional Implications.- 18 Biosynthesis of Enkephalins and Proenkephalin-Derived Peptides.- 19 Prodynorphin Biosynthesis and Posttranslational Processing.- 20 Anatomy and Function of the Endogenous Opioid Systems.- 21 Atypical Opioid Peptides.- 22 Opioid Peptide Processing Enzymes.- 23 Peptidase Inactivation of Enkephalins: Design of Inhibitors and Biochemical, Pharmacological and Clinical Applications.- 24 Coexistence of Opioid Peptides with Other Neurotransmitters.- 25 Interrelationships of Opioid, Dopaminergic, Cholinergic and GABAergic Pathways in the Central Nervous System.- 26 Selectivity of Ligands for Opioid Receptors.- 27 Development of Receptor-Selective Opioid Peptide Analogs as Pharmacologic Tools and as Potential Drugs.- 28 Ontogeny of Mammalian Opioid Systems.- Section D: Neurophysiology.- 29 Opioids and Sensory Processing in the Central Nervous System.- 30 Opioid Actions on Membrane Ion Channels.