Cholesterol level influences opioid signaling in cell models and analgesia in mice and humans

Cholesterol regulates the signaling of µ-opioid receptor in cell models, but it has not been demonstrated in mice or humans. Whether cholesterol regulates the signaling by mechanisms other than supporting the entirety of lipid raft microdomains is still unknown. By modulating cholesterol-enriched li...

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Main Authors: Hui Zheng, Haibo Zou, Xiaopeng Liu, Ji Chu, Yali Zhou, Horace H. Loh, Ping-Yee Law
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-06-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520317089