Sentences with phrase «with opioid antagonists»
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«These effects were reduced, however, in terms of both intensity and duration, if the mice had been treated with a kappa - opioid receptor antagonist, a drug that blocks the activity of one of the brain's own opioid systems.»
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Wang D, Sun X, Sadee W. Different effects of antagonists on mu -, delta -, and kappa - opioid receptors with and without agonist pretreatment.
When an opioid binds to a receptor, it may cause increased receptor activity with a maximum effect (agonist), increased receptor activity that plateaus at an effect lower than maximum (partial agonist), or decreased receptor activity (antagonist).6
The adjunctive use of opioid antagonists to reduce dissociative symptoms with a specific focus on stabilization and EMDR processing.
In addition, the workshop will discuss the adjunctive use of opioid antagonists in the treatment of dissociative symptoms with a particular focus on EMDR.