2020
Pharmacologic Overview of Chlorogenic Acid and its Metabolites in Chronic Pain and Inflammation
Bagdas D, Gul Z, Meade JA, Cam B, Cinkilic N, Gurun MS. Pharmacologic Overview of Chlorogenic Acid and its Metabolites in Chronic Pain and Inflammation. Current Neuropharmacology 2020, 18: 216-228. PMID: 31631820, PMCID: PMC7327949, DOI: 10.2174/1570159x17666191021111809.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalgesicsAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsChlorogenic AcidChronic PainDisease Models, AnimalEncephalitisHumansPlant ExtractsSepsisConceptsLiterature searchElectronic literature searchDifferent pathological situationsChlorogenic acidPharmacologic overviewNeuropathic painPain managementChronic painInflammatory insultPreventive roleAnimal modelsInflammationPotent antioxidantCertain foodsOxidative stressEthnopharmacological reportsPutative mechanismsDietary plantsAntioxidant defenseNatural phenolic compoundsPathological situationsPainMedicinal herbsOriginal articlesPhenolic compounds
2018
The antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory properties of the α7 nAChR weak partial agonist p-CF3 N,N-diethyl-N’-phenylpiperazine
Quadri M, Bagdas D, Toma W, Stokes C, Horenstein N, Damaj M, Papke R. The antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory properties of the α7 nAChR weak partial agonist p-CF3 N,N-diethyl-N’-phenylpiperazine. Journal Of Pharmacology And Experimental Therapeutics 2018, 367: jpet.118.249904. PMID: 30111636, PMCID: PMC7593094, DOI: 10.1124/jpet.118.249904.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntinociceptive activitySelective antagonist methyllycaconitineAnti-inflammatory therapyAnti-inflammatory componentsAnti-inflammatory propertiesPositive allosteric modulatorsNon-neuronal cellsNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsVivo antinociceptive activityAntiedema effectInflammatory painAntagonist methyllycaconitineChronic painInflammatory diseasesHeteromeric nAChRsReceptor subtypesElectrophysiological profileNoncompetitive antagonistAcetylcholine receptorsAgonist activityPartial agonistAllosteric modulatorsSuch drugsPromising drug targetSilent agonist
2016
Sex Differences and Drug Dose Influence the Role of the α7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor in the Mouse Dextran Sodium Sulfate-Induced Colitis Model
AlSharari S, Bagdas D, Akbarali H, Lichtman P, Raborn E, Cabral G, Carroll F, McGee E, Damaj M. Sex Differences and Drug Dose Influence the Role of the α7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor in the Mouse Dextran Sodium Sulfate-Induced Colitis Model. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2016, 19: 460-468. PMID: 27639096, PMCID: PMC6894014, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntw245.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsΑ7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptorWild-type miceColitis severityNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsFemale miceHigher tumor necrosis factor-alpha levelsAcetylcholine receptorsTumor necrosis factor-alpha levelsNecrosis factor-alpha levelsLittermate wild-type miceAnti-colitis activityAnti-colitis effectΑ7 knockout miceDextran sodium sulfatePathogenesis of colitisAnti-inflammatory effectsFemale adult miceViable therapeutic approachSeverity of diseaseSex differencesColon lengthDisease activityColonic levelsColitis modelUlcerative colitis
2015
The Antinociceptive and Antiinflammatory Properties of 3-furan-2-yl-N-p-tolyl-acrylamide, a Positive Allosteric Modulator of &agr;7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in Mice
Bagdas D, Targowska-Duda K, López J, Perez E, Arias H, Damaj M. The Antinociceptive and Antiinflammatory Properties of 3-furan-2-yl-N-p-tolyl-acrylamide, a Positive Allosteric Modulator of &agr;7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in Mice. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2015, 121: 1369-1377. PMID: 26280585, PMCID: PMC4847442, DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000000902.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcrylamidesAllosteric RegulationAlpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine ReceptorAnalgesicsAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsFuransMaleMiceMice, Inbred ICRPainConceptsPositive allosteric modulatorsType II positive allosteric modulatorsNeuropathic pain modelInflammatory painNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsNeuropathic painPain modelCarrageenan testAntiinflammatory propertiesChronic constriction injury-induced neuropathic painAcetylcholine receptorsInjury-induced neuropathic painAllosteric modulatorsΑ7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptorSelective α7 agonistPlace aversion (CPA) testExperience of painEfficacy of agonistsEndogenous neurotransmissionMechanical allodyniaThermal hyperalgesiaTime-dependent mannerAntinociceptive effectComplete Freund'sPaw edema
2014
Pharmacologic overview of systemic chlorogenic acid therapy on experimental wound healing
Bagdas D, Gul N, Topal A, Tas S, Ozyigit M, Cinkilic N, Gul Z, Etoz B, Ziyanok S, Inan S, Turacozen O, Gurun M. Pharmacologic overview of systemic chlorogenic acid therapy on experimental wound healing. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives Of Pharmacology 2014, 387: 1101-1116. PMID: 25129377, DOI: 10.1007/s00210-014-1034-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSide effectsWound healingHigh doseBone marrowEffects of CGAAnti-inflammatory effectsDietary chlorogenic acidNitric oxide levelsMatrix metalloproteinase-9Oxidative stress markersPossible side effectsDose-dependent mannerChlorogenic acidCGA supplementationPharmacologic overviewFree radical scavengerAcid therapyCGA treatmentLeukocyte infiltrationPivotal organImmunohistochemical examinationRat bone marrowMetalloproteinase-9Oxide levelsStress markers