OBJECTIVE Few studies have investigated associations between adverse childhood experiences (ACE) and nonmedical use of prescription medication (NMUPM) in population-based samples of adolescents, and even fewer have examined whether promotive factors might buffer these effects. The present study assesses the direct effects of ACE and positive student-teacher relationships on NUMPD and whether po...

OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to evaluate the potential anxiolytic effect of sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) aroma in healthy volunteers submitted to an anxiogenic situation. DESIGN Forty (40) male volunteers were allocated to five different groups for the inhalation of sweet orange essential oil (test aroma: 2.5, 5, or 10 drops), tea tree essential oil (control aroma: 2.5 drops),...

OBJECTIVE To outline current approaches to diagnosing and managing delirium in the elderly. QUALITY OF EVIDENCE A literature review was based on a MEDLINE search (1966 to 1998). Selected articles were reviewed and used as the basis for discussion of diagnosis and etiology. We planned to include all published randomized controlled trials regarding management but found only two. Consequently, we ...

Plants of the genus Valeriana (Valerianaceae) are used in traditional medicine as a mild sedative, antispasmodic and tranquilizer in many countries. This study was undertaken to explore the neurobehavioral effects of systemic administration of a valepotriate extract fraction of known quantitative composition of Valeriana glechomifolia (endemic of southern Brazil) in mice. Adult animals were tre...

ATP binding to dnaA protein is essential for its action in initiating the replication of plasmids that bear the unique origin of the Escherichia coli chromosome (oriC). ADP bound to that site renders dnaA protein inactive for replication. Diphosphatidylglycerol (cardiolipin), a diacidic membrane phospholipid, displaces the bound nucleotide, and in the presence of components that reconstitute re...

OBJECTIVES To examine clinical characteristics of clients in state-funded substance abuse treatment who report traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness (TBI-LOC). PARTICIPANTS Adult clients (N = 7784) entering state-funded substance abuse treatment in a rural state during a 12-month period. MEASUREMENT TOOLS: Substance use and mental health problems were measured using the federal Su...

BACKGROUND Around 20-30% of patients who undergo liver transplantation (LT) for alcoholic liver disease (ALD) will resume heavy drinking after LT. It is crucial to control post-transplant relapse of alcohol use, because alcoholic recidivism has been shown to have a negative impact on post-transplant compliance and long-term outcomes of LT recipients. However, there is currently no specific, eff...

The mixed micellization and interfacial behavior of pyridinium gemini surfactants, 1,1'-(1,1'-(ethane-1,2-diylbis-(sulfanediyl))bis(alkane-2,1-diyl))dipyridinium bromide, i.e., [12-(S-2-S)-12], [14-(S-2-S)-14], [16-(S-2-S)-16] with a phenothiazine tranquilizer drug, promethazine hydrochloride (PMT), has been investigated by conductivity, surface tension and steady state fluorescence measurement...

Background and objectives: Many Nepeta species have been commonly used in Iranian folk medicine as tranquilizer, relaxant, carminative and restorative tonic for nervous and respiratory disorders. Inflammation is a problem in many diseases and has an important role in brain function that can cause neurodegenerative disorders. Inflamed glial cells can exacerbate neurodegenerative diseases by prod...

This study was performing to evaluate the efficiency of Acepromazine, as tranquilizer and efficiency of using mixture of midazolam combination with ketamine as a general anesthetic protocols in rabbits. Ten adult local breed rabbits from both sexes were use in this study. Animals were anesthetized by intramuscularly injection of acepromazine 0.1 mg/kg B.W. five minutes later, animals were givin...