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Potential role of opioids in neuroprotection
Gebauer, Martin ; Novotný, Jiří (advisor) ; Rudajev, Vladimír (referee)
The opioids have been used by mankind for more than two millennia, but effect and mechanism of their action on the cells has been unveiling in the last few decades. The mechanism itself is often still unknown, but its effect is observed only. There are several groups of opioid receptors which are able to bind opioids. These groups are characterized by their differe nt affinity to opioids, in some cases by their different effects on cells and by their representation in the various areas in the CNS. Thus, the effects induces by these opioid are very different in many cases. This thesis summarizes the current knowledge about coronary heart disease and the potential of opioids for the prevention and their effect during ischemia, also summarizes the effects of morphine on the CNS. During ischemia δ-opioid receptors play a major role, because they inhibit or block the proapoptotic effects of ischemia on many levels. These receptors are also involved in inducing and maintaining the animal hibernation and protect animal's body against very harmful effects of hibernation, e.g lack of oxygen and nutrients. Morphine is opioid which has been used as anesthetic for longest time. It is well-known opioid and it has the most known derivates. This thesis also summarizes most significant effects of morphine on...

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