Effects of progesterone on sleep: A possible pharmacological treatment for sleep-breathing disorders?

Current Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 13, Issue 29, 2006, Pages 3575-3582

  Andersen, M L ^a   Bittencourt, L R A ^a   Antunes, I B ^a   Tufik, S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Breathing; Hormonal control; Progesterone; Sleep; Sleep apnea

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CHLORIDE CHANNEL; CHLORMADINONE ACETATE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; GESTAGEN; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; MINERALOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; PLACEBO; PREGNENOLONE; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR A; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR B; STEROID;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ANXIETY DISORDER; CENTRAL SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOSE RESPONSE; DROWSINESS; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; DRUG SELECTIVITY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; LETHARGY; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; MENOPAUSE; NONHUMAN; NONREM SLEEP; OBESITY HYPOVENTILATION SYNDROME; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROGESTERONE SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REM SLEEP; REVIEW; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SOMNOLENCE; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY; WAKEFULNESS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENOPAUSE; PROGESTERONE; SLEEP; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES;

EID: 33845289382     PISSN: 09298673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/092986706779026200     Document Type: Review

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