Opioid Drug Abuse and Modulation of Immune Function: Consequences in the Susceptibility to Opportunistic Infections

Morphine Withdrawal Inhibits IL-12 Induction in a Macrophage Cell Line through a Mechanism That Involves cAMP

(2014) J. Kelschenbach et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Morphine Induces Defects in Early Response of Alveolar Macrophages to Streptococcus pneumoniae by Modulating TLR9-NF- B Signaling

(2014) J. Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Inhibition of Anti-HIV MicroRNA Expression

(2011) Xu Wang et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY

Distinct pharmacological properties of morphine metabolites at Gi-protein and β-arrestin signaling pathways activated by the human μ-opioid receptor

(2011) Nadine Frölich et al.   BIOCHEMICAL PHARMACOLOGY

Morphine Inhibits Murine Dendritic Cell IL-23 Production by Modulating Toll-like Receptor 2 and Nod2 Signaling

(2011) Jinghua Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Shooting up: the interface of microbial infections and drug abuse

(2011) K. S. Kaushik et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Short Communication: Lack of Immune Response in Rapid Progressor Morphine-Dependent and SIV/SHIV-Infected Rhesus Macaques Is Correlated with Downregulation of TH1 Cytokines

(2010) Vanessa Rivera-Amill et al.   AIDS RESEARCH AND HUMAN RETROVIRUSES

Chronic morphine treatment inhibits LPS-induced angiogenesis: Implications in wound healing

(2010) Josephine L. Martin et al.   CELLULAR IMMUNOLOGY

Morphine Suppresses MHC-II Expression on Circulating B Lymphocytes via Activation of the HPA

(2010) Alexandria L. Nugent et al.   Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology

Dual regulation of mu opioid receptors in SK-N-SH neuroblastoma cells by morphine and interleukin-1β: Evidence for opioid-immune crosstalk

(2010) Shekher Mohan et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROIMMUNOLOGY

Morphine decreases early peritoneal innate immunity responses in Swiss–Webster and C57BL6/J mice through the inhibition of mast cell TNF-α release

(2010) Iris K. Madera-Salcedo et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROIMMUNOLOGY

Opioid Pharmacotherapy for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain in the United States: A Research Guideline for Developing an Evidence-Base

(2010) C. Richard Chapman et al.   JOURNAL OF PAIN

Potentiating effect of morphine on oral Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium infection is μ-opioid receptor-dependent

(2010) Jessica M. Breslow et al.   MICROBIAL PATHOGENESIS

Epigenetic mechanisms involved in the induction of the mu opioid receptor gene in Jurkat T cells in response to interleukin-4

(2010) Jürgen Kraus et al.   MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY

Essential role of toll-like receptor 2 in morphine-induced microglia activation in mice

(2010) Yi Zhang et al.   NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS

Endogenous Morphine Levels Are Increased in Sepsis: A Partial Implication of Neutrophils

(2010) Elise Glattard et al.   PLoS One

Contrasting Roles for TLR Ligands in HIV-1 Pathogenesis

(2010) Beda Brichacek et al.   PLoS One

Chronic Morphine Administration Delays Wound Healing by Inhibiting Immune Cell Recruitment to the Wound Site

(2009) Josephine L. Martin et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY

The μ Opioid Receptor Mediates Morphine-Induced Tumor Necrosis Factor and Interleukin-6 Inhibition in Toll-Like Receptor 2-Stimulated Monocytes

(2009) Marie-Pierre Bonnet et al.   ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA

Mechanisms involved in phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase pathway mediated up-regulation of the mu opioid receptor in lymphocytes

(2009) Han Liu et al.   BIOCHEMICAL PHARMACOLOGY

HIV-1 gp120 primes lymphocytes for opioid-induced, β-arrestin 2-dependent apoptosis

(2009) Jonathan Moorman et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH

Effect of Morphine Sulfate on Neonatal Neutrophil Chemotaxis

(2009) Panitan Yossuck et al.   CLINICAL JOURNAL OF PAIN

Morphine Disrupts Interleukin-23 (IL-23)/IL-17-Mediated Pulmonary Mucosal Host Defense against Streptococcus pneumoniae Infection

(2009) J. Ma et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Mechanisms of Opioid-Mediated Inhibition of Human T Cell Receptor Signaling

(2009) C. Borner et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Morphine enhances Tat-induced activation in murine microglia

(2009) Sirosh M Bokhari et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROVIROLOGY

Opiate abuse, innate immunity, and bacterial infectious diseases

(2008) Jinghua Wang et al.   ARCHIVUM IMMUNOLOGIAE ET THERAPIAE EXPERIMENTALIS

Morphine promotes apoptosis via TLR2, and this is negatively regulated by β-arrestin 2

(2008) Yi Li et al.   BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

Small doses of morphine can enhance NK cell cytotoxicity in pigs

(2008) Andrzej Borman et al.   INTERNATIONAL IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY

Representativeness of Injecting Drug Users Who Participate in HIV Surveillance

(2008) Libby Topp et al.   JAIDS-JOURNAL OF ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES

DAMGO-induced expression of chemokines and chemokine receptors: the role of TGF- 1

(2008) C. Happel et al.   JOURNAL OF LEUKOCYTE BIOLOGY

Cell‐specific actions of HIV‐Tat and morphine on opioid receptor expression in glia

(2008) Jadwiga Turchan‐Cholewo et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH

Effects of morphine during Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv infection in mice

(2008) Raman Preet Singh et al.   LIFE SCIENCES

Methionine-enkephalin modulation of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) release by rat peritoneal macrophages involves different types of opioid receptors

(2008) Stanislava Stanojević et al.   NEUROPEPTIDES

Differential Responsivity of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis to Glucocorticoid Negative-Feedback and Corticotropin Releasing Hormone in Rats Undergoing Morphine Withdrawal: Possible Mechanisms Involved in Facilitated and Attenuated Stress Response

(2003) H. Houshyar et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY