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Neuronal apoptosis induced by morphine withdrawal is mediated by the p75 neurotrophin receptor.
Journal of neurochemistry - 1 Jul 2021
Asuni Gino P, Speidell Andrew, Mocchetti Italo
Abstract excerpt
Morphine withdrawal evokes neuronal apoptosis through mechanisms that are still under investigation. We have previously shown that morphine withdrawal increases the levels of pro-brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), a proneurotrophin that promotes neuronal apoptosis through the binding and activation of the pan-neurotrophin receptor p75 (p75NTR). In this work, we sought to examine whether morphine withdrawal...
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