enkephalin receptor การใช้

Additionally, studies on rats indicate that PCP indirectly interacts with endorphin and enkephalin receptors to produce analgesia.
In response, brain cells produce more enkephalin receptors on their surface to capture as much of the natural opiate as possible.
Moreover, the researchers found that increased binding to enkephalin receptors in the brains of cocaine abusers lasted up to a month after withdrawal from the drug.
By putting radioactive tags on a drug that binds to the same receptors as natural opiates, the researchers showed for the first time that cocaine acts on the enkephalin receptors.
An increase in the number of unoccupied enkephalin receptors may produce the craving for cocaine experienced by addicts, says Dr . James Frost of Johns Hopkins University, who worked with researchers from the National Institute on Drug Abuse.