Beyond inflammation: Centrally mediated antinociceptive properties of Spirulina platensis LEB-18 biomass via the opioid system

The management of pain is a world health issue. Available painkillers induce undesired side effects and are sometimes inefficient. Spirulina biomass has promoted anti-inflammatory activity in preclinical and clinical trials. This work characterizes the antinociceptive properties of Spirulina platens...

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Main Authors: Dourivaldo Silva Santos, Pedro Santana Sales Lauria, Afrânio Ferreira Evangelista, Francine Johansson Azeredo, Jorge Alberto Vieira Costa, Milena Botelho Pereira Soares, Janice Izabel Druzian, Cristiane Flora Villarreal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-09-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464620303078