| Literature DB >> 25982631 |
Ai Hang1, Yu-jun Wang2, Ling He1, Jing-gen Liu2.
Abstract
Anxiety disorders are the most common and prevalent forms of psychiatric disease, although the biological basis of anxiety is not well understood. The dynorphin/κ opioid receptor system is widely distributed in the central nervous system and has been shown to play a critical role in modulating mood and emotional behaviors. In the present review, we summarize current literature relating to the role played by the dynorphin/κ opioid receptor system in anxiety and κ opioid receptor antagonists as potential therapeutic agents for the treatment of anxiety disorders.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 25982631 PMCID: PMC4648115 DOI: 10.1038/aps.2015.32
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Acta Pharmacol Sin ISSN: 1671-4083 Impact factor: 6.150