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Meaning of "dynorphin" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DYNORPHIN

dynorphin  [daɪˈnɔːfɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DYNORPHIN

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Dynorphin is a noun.
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WHAT DOES DYNORPHIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Dynorphin

Dynorphins are a class of opioid peptides that arise from the precursor protein prodynorphin. When prodynorphin is cleaved during processing by proprotein convertase 2, multiple active peptides are released: dynorphin A, dynorphin B, and α/β-neo-endorphin. Depolarization of a neuron containing prodynorphin stimulates PC2 processing, which occurs within synaptic vesicles in the presynaptic terminal. Occasionally, prodynorphin is not fully processed, leading to the release of “big dynorphin.” This 32-amino acid molecule consists of both dynorphin A and dynorphin B. Dynorphin A, dynorphin B, and big dynorphin all contain a high proportion of basic amino acid residues, in particular lysine and arginine, as well as many hydrophobic residues. Although dynorphins are found widely distributed in the CNS, they have the highest concentrations in the hypothalamus, medulla, pons, midbrain, and spinal cord. Dynorphins are stored in large dense-core vesicles that are considerably larger than vesicles storing neurotransmitters.

Definition of dynorphin in the English dictionary

The definition of dynorphin in the dictionary is a type of opioid peptide that is produced in the brain and can be used as a medical treatment for a variety of conditions including as a form of pain relief and in the treatment of cocaine addiction.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DYNORPHIN


bluefin
ˈbluːˌfɪn
bowfin
ˈbəʊˌfɪn
coffin
ˈkɒfɪn
dauphin
ˈdɔːfɪn
delphin
ˈdɛlfɪn
dolphin
ˈdɒlfɪn
elfin
ˈɛlfɪn
endorphin
ɛnˈdɔːfɪn
fin
fɪn
Finn
ˈfɪn
griffin
ˈɡrɪfɪn
MacGuffin
məˈɡʌfɪn
McGuffin
məˈɡʌfɪn
muffin
ˈmʌfɪn
paraffin
ˈpærəfɪn
perfin
ˈpɜːfɪn
puffin
ˈpʌfɪn
redfin
ˈrɛdˌfɪn
serafin
ˈserəfɪn
tiffin
ˈtɪfɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DYNORPHIN

dynamogeny
dynamograph
dynamometer
dynamometric
dynamometrical
dynamometry
dynamotor
dynast
dynastic
dynastical
dynastically
dynasticism
dynasties
dynasty
dynatron oscillator
dyne
dynein
dynel
dynode
dyophysite

WORDS THAT END LIKE DYNORPHIN

Australian snubfin dolphin
bottlenose dolphin
bovine somatotrophin
chorionic gonadotrophin
corticotrophin
dystrophin
Godolphin
luteotrophin
river dolphin
seraphin
snubfin dolphin
somatotrophin
thyrotrophin

Synonyms and antonyms of dynorphin in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dynorphin» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DYNORPHIN

Find out the translation of dynorphin to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dynorphin from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dynorphin» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

强啡肽
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dinorfina
570 millions of speakers

English

dynorphin
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

dynorphin
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الدينورفين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

динорфин
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dinorfina
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

dynorphin
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dynorphine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dynorphin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

dynorphin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ダイノルフィン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

dynorphin
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dynorphin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dynorphin
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

dynorphin
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डायनाफिन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dynorphin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dinorfina
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dynorfina
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

динорфин
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dynorphin
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δυνορφίνης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dynorphin
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dynorfin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dynorphin
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dynorphin

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DYNORPHIN»

The term «dynorphin» is normally little used and occupies the 118.892 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DYNORPHIN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dynorphin

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DYNORPHIN»

Discover the use of dynorphin in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dynorphin and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Bradykinin Receptors Mediate Dynorphin Pronociceptive Action ...
At the transfected hB1 receptor, dynorphin A (2-13) had an apparent affinity of 1.5 μM based on competition with [3H]kallidin. Thus, dynorphin A (2-13) shows similar affinity for both bradykinin receptor types. The opioids dynorphin A (1-17) and ...
Qingmin Chen, 2007
2
Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor, Dynorphin and the ...
BDNF potentiates synaptic transmission in the NAc shell while in the dorsal striatum BDNF likely inhibits potentiation via increased production of its downstream effector dynorphin, which inhibits LTP (Simmons & Chavkin, 1996). Dynorphin ...
Marian Lee Logrip, 2007
3
Substance Abuse: A Comprehensive Textbook
Dynorphin A (1-17) is a pharmacologically active peptide derived from a prodynorphin precursor. It may be sequentially metabolized to smaller fragments such as dynorphin A (1-13) and dynorphin A (1-8). Dynorphin A (1-8) may be further ...
Joyce H. Lowinson, 2005
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Brain Edema XIII: XIII
E¤ects of treatment with dynorphin A (1-17) antiserum on BSCB permeability, edema formation, andnNOS expression after SCI in rats Values are meanG SD of 5–6 rats in each group. * 1⁄4 p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01 (compared from control); a 1⁄4 p  ...
Julian T. Hoff, Richard F. Keep, Guohua Xi, 2006
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Yearbook of Pediatric Endocrinology 2010
Neurokinin B and dynorphin A in kisspeptin neurons of the arcuate nucleus participate in generation of periodic oscillation of neural activity driving pulsatile gonadotropin-releasing hormone secretion in the goat Wakabayashi Y, Nakada T , ...
Jean-Claude Carel, Z. Hochberg, 2010
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Blood-Spinal Cord and Brain Barriers in Health and Disease
At 5 h, a profound increase in the dynorphin level (+118%) was seen in the T9 segment (Fig. 27). The peptide content at this time is restored near normal values in the traumatized and caudal segments (Fig. 27; Sharma et al., 1992b).
Hari Shanker Sharma, 2003
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Neuropeptides in the Spinal Cord
Dynorphin A (I—17), but not enkephalins and [3-endorphins, accumulates at the injury site of traumatic spinal cord injury (Faden et al., I985a,b). However, dynorphin fragments (2—l7) and (3—l3), which have no activity at opioid receptors, ...
F. Nyberg, Z. Wiesenfeld-Hallin, H.S. Sharma, 1995
8
Muscle Pain: Understanding Its Nature, Diagnosis, and Treatment
The authors reported that neither CSF p-endorphin (acting on the u-opioid receptor) nor dynorphin A (acting on the K-opioid receptor) exhibited low levels in FMS CSF. They concluded that the cause of the pain in FMS was not a lack of ...
Siegfried Mense, David G. Simons, I. Jon Russell, 2001
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Neuroanatomy of Social Behaviour: An Evolutionary and ...
3.4.5 Dynorphin The endogenous opioid peptide dynorphin binds selectively to κ opioid receptors. Neurons synthesizing dynorphin are widely distributed throughout the brain. Neurons that use dynorphin as a neurotransmitter can be found in ...
Ralf-Peter Behrendt, 2011
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Mechanisms of Intracellular Trafficking and Processing of ...
Dynorphin Processing Endopeptidases Wallace et al.29 described a thiol protease purified from atrial granules of A. californica which cleaved dynorphin A (Figure 1 ) on the amino-terminal side of the Arg generating dynorphin 1-8.
Y. Peng Loh, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DYNORPHIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dynorphin is used in the context of the following news items.
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The opioid peptide dynorphin A induces leukocyte responses via …
Opioid peptides, including dynorphin A, besides their analgesic action in the nervous system, exert a broad spectrum of effects on cells of the ... «7thSpace Interactive, Jun 15»
2
Students win funding for research projects
Her mentor is Lydia Arbogast, professor of physiology, and her research project is titled “Kisspeptin, Neurokinin B and Dynorphin mRNA ... «SIU News, May 15»
3
Temple University Hospital One of Five US Sites Testing Rapidly …
“The exact mechanisms of why CERC-501 might relieve symptoms of depression are not known, but chronic stress increases dynorphin, part of ... «Hellenic News of America, May 15»
4
Numbing Joy: How drug abuse leads to intense highs …
It does this by producing dynorphin, which numbs the receptors in that area. The results? The abuser feels less positive sensation from the drug ... «The Herald Journal, Mar 15»
5
Evidence Shows Acupuncture Helps Cancer Patients
... enkephalin, endomorphin, and dynorphin) which then alleviates cancer pain.” The research team also notes that acupuncture regulates the ... «The Epoch Times, Oct 14»
6
Research Shows Possible Neurological Patterns for PTSD Symptoms
Kappa opioid receptors bind to a natural opioid, known as dynorphin, which is released by the body during stressful times to reduce the feeling ... «U.S. News & World Report, Sep 14»
7
What Makes You Scratch That Itch? New Research Aims To Find Out
... in the spinal cord that are normally releasing dynorphin, which is a kappa-opiod and kappa-opiods we show inhibit itch just like mu opidiods ... «90.5 WESA, Aug 14»
8
University of Pittsburgh Pain Center helps explain itching
There the team identified the B5-I neuron, whose production of the opiate, dynorphin, inhibits itching by at least partially blocking the neural ... «Pittsburgh Post Gazette, May 14»
9
Experiencing a Hot Flash or Night Sweats? It May Not Be …
... due to a region of brain cells called hypothalamic kisspeptin/neurokinin B/dynorphin neurons (KNDy)―pronounced “candy” for short―that is ... «eMaxHealth, Jun 13»
10
Chronic Pain and Opiates
... opiates.6-8 In patients receiving prolonged opioid therapy, increased production of an opiate made by the body itself (called dynorphin) has ... «Futurehealth, Dec 12»

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