"beta-Endorphin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A 31-amino acid peptide that is the C-terminal fragment of BETA-LIPOTROPIN. It acts on OPIOID RECEPTORS and is an analgesic. Its first four amino acids at the N-terminal are identical to the tetrapeptide sequence of METHIONINE ENKEPHALIN and LEUCINE ENKEPHALIN.
| Descriptor ID |
D001615
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D06.472.699.327.935.239 D06.472.699.631.525.600.239 D12.644.400.400.935.239 D12.644.400.575.241.080 D12.644.548.365.935.239 D12.644.548.691.525.690.239 D12.776.631.650.405.935.239 D12.776.631.650.575.241.080
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| Concept/Terms |
beta-Endorphin- beta-Endorphin
- beta Endorphin
- beta-Endorphin (1-31)
- Endorphin, beta
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "beta-Endorphin" by people in Profiles.
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Cannabinoid CB2 receptors contribute to upregulation of ?-endorphin in inflamed skin tissues by electroacupuncture. Mol Pain. 2011 Dec 19; 7:98.
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Circadian alteration in neurobiology during protracted opiate withdrawal in rats. J Neurochem. 2010 Oct; 115(2):353-62.
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Effect of 4 weeks of Acu-TENS on functional capacity and beta-endorphin level in subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomized controlled trial. Respir Physiol Neurobiol. 2010 Aug 31; 173(1):29-36.
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Beta-endorphin mediates behavioral despair and the effect of ethanol on the tail suspension test in mice. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2010 Jun; 34(6):1066-72.
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The obesity susceptibility gene Cpe links FoxO1 signaling in hypothalamic pro-opiomelanocortin neurons with regulation of food intake. Nat Med. 2009 Oct; 15(10):1195-201.
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Circadian alteration in neurobiology during 30 days of abstinence in heroin users. Biol Psychiatry. 2009 May 15; 65(10):905-12.
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Time-dependent neuroendocrine alterations and drug craving during the first month of abstinence in heroin addicts. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2009; 35(5):267-72.
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Pharmacogenetic treatments for drug addiction: alcohol and opiates. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2008; 34(4):355-81.
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Cerebrospinal fluid dynorphin A[1-8] and beta-endorphin levels in Tourette's syndrome are unaltered. Biol Psychiatry. 1999 Jun 01; 45(11):1527-8.
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Common biological pathways in eating disorders and obesity. Addict Behav. 1996 Nov-Dec; 21(6):733-43.