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59 relations: Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom, Acetylcholine, Acute toxicity, Adenosine triphosphate, Adenylate kinase, Allosteric modulator, AMPA receptor, AMPA receptor positive allosteric modulator, Aniracetam, Anticonvulsant, Anxiety, Biochemical Pharmacology (journal), Brivaracetam, Cholinergic, Citric acid cycle, Cochrane (organisation), Corneliu E. Giurgea, Cytochrome b5, Dementia, Dietary supplement, Drug Identification Number, Dyslexia, Electron transport chain, Ergoloid, Food and Drug Administration, Gamma-Aminobutyric acid, Glutamic acid, Headache, Hyperkinesia, Hypersexuality, Insomnia, Ion channel, Irritability, Learning, Levetiracetam, Libido, Major depressive disorder, Mechanism of action, Memory, Mitochondrion, Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor, Myoclonus, N-Methyl-D-aspartic acid, Neurotransmitter, Off-label use, Oxiracetam, Phenylpiracetam, Placebo, Pramiracetam, Psychomotor agitation, ..., Pyroglutamic acid, Racetam, Sickle cell disease, Somnolence, SV2A, Tremor, Vertigo, Weakness, Weight gain. Expand index (9 more) »
Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
The Academy of Medical Sciences is an organisation established in the UK in 1998.
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Acetylcholine
Acetylcholine (ACh) is an organic chemical that functions in the brain and body of many types of animals, including humans, as a neurotransmitter—a chemical message released by nerve cells to send signals to other cells.
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Acute toxicity
Acute toxicity describes the adverse effects of a substance that result either from a single exposure or from multiple exposures in a short period of time (usually less than 24 hours).
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Adenosine triphosphate
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is a complex organic chemical that participates in many processes.
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Adenylate kinase
Adenylate kinase (EC) (also known as ADK or myokinase) is a phosphotransferase enzyme that catalyzes the interconversion of adenine nucleotides (ATP, ADP, and AMP).
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Allosteric modulator
In biochemistry and pharmacology, an allosteric modulator (allo- from the Greek meaning "other") is a substance which indirectly influences (modulates) the effects of a primary ligand that directly activates or deactivates the function of a target protein.
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AMPA receptor
The α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptor (also known as AMPA receptor, AMPAR, or quisqualate receptor) is an ionotropic transmembrane receptor for glutamate that mediates fast synaptic transmission in the central nervous system (CNS).
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AMPA receptor positive allosteric modulator
AMPA receptor positive allosteric modulators are positive allosteric modulators (PAMs) of the α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptor (AMPR), a type of ionotropic glutamate receptor which mediates most fast synaptic neurotransmission in the central nervous system.
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Aniracetam
Aniracetam (brand names Draganon, Sarpul, Ampamet, Memodrin, Referan), also known as N-anisoyl-2-pyrrolidinone, is a racetam which is sold in Europe as a prescription drug.
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Anticonvulsant
Anticonvulsants (also commonly known as antiepileptic drugs or as antiseizure drugs) are a diverse group of pharmacological agents used in the treatment of epileptic seizures.
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Anxiety
Anxiety is an emotion characterized by an unpleasant state of inner turmoil, often accompanied by nervous behaviour such as pacing back and forth, somatic complaints, and rumination.
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Biochemical Pharmacology (journal)
Biochemical Pharmacology is a peer-reviewed medical journal published by Elsevier.
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Brivaracetam
Brivaracetam (trade name Briviact), a chemical analog of levetiracetam, is a racetam derivative with anticonvulsant (antiepileptic) properties.
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Cholinergic
In general, the word choline refers to the various quaternary ammonium salts containing the ''N'',''N'',''N''-trimethylethanolammonium cation.
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Citric acid cycle
The citric acid cycle (CAC) – also known as the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle or the Krebs cycle – is a series of chemical reactions used by all aerobic organisms to release stored energy through the oxidation of acetyl-CoA derived from carbohydrates, fats, and proteins into carbon dioxide and chemical energy in the form of adenosine triphosphate (ATP).
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Cochrane (organisation)
Cochrane is a non-profit, non-governmental organization formed to organize medical research findings so as to facilitate evidence-based choices about health interventions faced by health professionals, patients, and policy makers.
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Corneliu E. Giurgea
Corneliu E. Giurgea (6 January 1923, Bucharest – 30 December 1995, Brussels) was a Romanian psychologist and chemist.
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Cytochrome b5
Cytochromes b5 are ubiquitous electron transport hemoproteins found in animals, plants, fungi and purple phototrophic bacteria.
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Dementia
Dementia is a broad category of brain diseases that cause a long-term and often gradual decrease in the ability to think and remember that is great enough to affect a person's daily functioning.
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Dietary supplement
A dietary supplement is a manufactured product intended to supplement the diet when taken by mouth as a pill, capsule, tablet, or liquid.
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Drug Identification Number
Any product defined as a drug under the Canadian Food and Drugs Act must have an associated Drug Identification Number (or DIN).
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Dyslexia
Dyslexia, also known as reading disorder, is characterized by trouble with reading despite normal intelligence.
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Electron transport chain
An electron transport chain (ETC) is a series of complexes that transfer electrons from electron donors to electron acceptors via redox (both reduction and oxidation occurring simultaneously) reactions, and couples this electron transfer with the transfer of protons (H+ ions) across a membrane.
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Ergoloid
Ergoloid mesylates (USAN), co-dergocrine mesilate (BAN) or dihydroergotoxine mesylate, trade name Hydergine, is a mixture of the methanesulfonate salts of three dihydrogenated ergot alkaloids (dihydroergocristine, dihydroergocornine, and alpha- and beta-dihydroergocryptine).
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Food and Drug Administration
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or USFDA) is a federal agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, one of the United States federal executive departments.
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Gamma-Aminobutyric acid
gamma-Aminobutyric acid, or γ-aminobutyric acid, or GABA, is the chief inhibitory neurotransmitter in the mammalian central nervous system.
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Glutamic acid
Glutamic acid (symbol Glu or E) is an α-amino acid with formula.
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Headache
Headache is the symptom of pain anywhere in the region of the head or neck.
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Hyperkinesia
Hyperkinesia, also known as hyperkinesis, refers to an increase in muscular activity that can result in excessive abnormal movements, excessive normal movements, or a combination of both.
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Hypersexuality
Hypersexuality is a clinical diagnosis used by mental healthcare professionals to describe extremely frequent or suddenly increased libido.
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Insomnia
Insomnia, also known as sleeplessness, is a sleep disorder where people have trouble sleeping.
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Ion channel
Ion channels are pore-forming membrane proteins that allow ions to pass through the channel pore.
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Irritability
Irritability is the excitatory ability that living organisms have to respond to changes in their environment.
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Learning
Learning is the process of acquiring new or modifying existing knowledge, behaviors, skills, values, or preferences.
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Levetiracetam
Levetiracetam, marketed under the trade names Keppra among others, is a medication used to treat epilepsy.
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Libido
Libido, colloquially known as sex drive, is a person's overall sexual drive or desire for sexual activity.
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Major depressive disorder
Major depressive disorder (MDD), also known simply as depression, is a mental disorder characterized by at least two weeks of low mood that is present across most situations.
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Mechanism of action
In pharmacology, the term mechanism of action (MOA) refers to the specific biochemical interaction through which a drug substance produces its pharmacological effect.
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Memory
Memory is the faculty of the mind by which information is encoded, stored, and retrieved.
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Mitochondrion
The mitochondrion (plural mitochondria) is a double-membrane-bound organelle found in most eukaryotic organisms.
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Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor
Muscarinic acetylcholine receptors, or mAChRs, are acetylcholine receptors that form G protein-coupled receptor complexes in the cell membranes of certain neurons and other cells.
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Myoclonus
Myoclonus is a brief, involuntary twitching of a muscle or a group of muscles.
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N-Methyl-D-aspartic acid
N-Methyl-D-aspartic acid or N-Methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) is an amino acid derivative that acts as a specific agonist at the NMDA receptor mimicking the action of glutamate, the neurotransmitter which normally acts at that receptor.
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Neurotransmitter
Neurotransmitters are endogenous chemicals that enable neurotransmission.
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Off-label use
Off-label use is the use of pharmaceutical drugs for an unapproved indication or in an unapproved age group, dosage, or route of administration.
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Oxiracetam
Oxiracetam (developmental code name ISF 2522) is a nootropic drug of the racetam family and very mild stimulant.
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Phenylpiracetam
Phenylpiracetam (INN: fonturacetam, brand names Phenotropil Фенотропил, Carphedon), is a phenylated analog of the drug piracetam.
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Placebo
A placebo is a substance or treatment of no intended therapeutic value.
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Pramiracetam
Pramiracetam is a central nervous system stimulant and nootropic agent belonging to the racetam family of drugs.
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Psychomotor agitation
Psychomotor agitation is a set of signs and symptoms that stem from mental tension and anxiety.
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Pyroglutamic acid
Pyroglutamic acid (also known as PCA, 5-oxoproline, pidolic acid, or pyroglutamate for its basic form) is a ubiquitous but little studied natural amino acid derivative in which the free amino group of glutamic acid or glutamine cyclizes to form a lactam.
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Racetam
Racetams are a class of drugs that share a pyrrolidone nucleus.
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Sickle cell disease
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of blood disorders typically inherited from a person's parents.
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Somnolence
Somnolence (alternatively "sleepiness" or "drowsiness") is a state of strong desire for sleep, or sleeping for unusually long periods (compare hypersomnia).
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SV2A
Synaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2A is a ubiquitous synaptic vesicle protein that in humans is encoded by the SV2A gene.
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Tremor
A tremor is an involuntary, somewhat rhythmic, muscle contraction and relaxation involving oscillations or twitching movements of one or more body parts.
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Vertigo
Vertigo is a symptom where a person feels as if they or the objects around them are moving when they are not.
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Weakness
Weakness or asthenia is a symptom of a number of different conditions.
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Weight gain
Weight gain is an increase in body weight.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piracetam
