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Hyperbaric Oxygen Kills Pain Through Nitric Oxide AND Opioid Peptide Release

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The takeaway

Hyperbaric oxygen produced prolonged pain relief through a NO-dependent, opioid-mediated mechanism — both nitric oxide signaling and endogenous opioid peptide release were required for the analgesic effect.

Key finding

Hyperbaric oxygen produced prolonged pain relief through a NO-dependent, opioid-mediated mechanism — both nitric oxide signaling and endogenous opioid

What the researchers found

Hyperbaric oxygen produced prolonged pain relief through a NO-dependent, opioid-mediated mechanism — both nitric oxide signaling and endogenous opioid peptide release were required for the analgesic effect.

Why it matters

Relevant for peptide research.

How the study worked

research study.

What this study cannot tell us

See abstract.

How to read the evidence

emerging evidence.

When this study was published

Published in 2009.

The bigger picture

Advances peptide research.

Questions still open

  • Further research needed.

Common questions

What was studied?
Hyperbaric Oxygen Kills Pain Through Nitric Oxide AND Opioid Peptide Release
What was found?
Hyperbaric oxygen produced prolonged pain relief through a NO-dependent, opioid-mediated mechanism — both nitric oxide signaling and endogenous opioid peptide release were required for the analgesic effect.

Read the original research

A prolonged nitric oxide-dependent, opioid-mediated antinociceptive effect of hyperbaric oxygen in mice.

The journal of pain, 10(2), 167-72

Citation

Zelinski, Lisa M; Ohgami, Yusuke; Chung, Eunhee; Shirachi, Donald Y; Quock, Raymond M. (2009). A prolonged nitric oxide-dependent, opioid-mediated antinociceptive effect of hyperbaric oxygen in mice.. The journal of pain, 10(2), 167-72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2008.08.003