Neural Functions of the Delta-Opioid Receptor

Preface.- Current research on the d-opioid receptor: From neuroprotection against hypoxia/ischemia to broad neural functions.- Recent history on delta opioid receptors and ligands: Biased mechanisms, and opioid delta-mu and delta-kappa receptor heteromers.- Evolutionary distribution of the d-Opioid Receptor: from invertebrates to humans.- Developmental distribution of the d-opioid receptor in mammalian brains.- The Role of d-opioid receptors in brain ionic homeostasis under physiological condition.- The d-opioid receptor and stabilization of brain ionic homeostasis in hypoxia/ischemia.- Regulation of membrane transporters by delta-opioid receptors.- Neuroprotective interactions between delta-opioid receptors and glutamatergic signaling mediate hypoxia-tolerance in brain.- d-Opioids and Neurogenesis.- Delta Opioid Receptor and Peptide: Hibernation for Stroke Therapy.- An important role of the d-opioid receptor in electroacupuncture-induced protection against ischemic brain injury.- Delta Opioid Receptor in Cerebral Preconditioning.- Delta-opioid receptor-mediated protection and mitochondria.- The delta-opioid system in the brain: A neglected element in Parkinson's disease?.- Are d-opioid receptors involved in deep brain stimulation?.- Acupuncture, opioid receptors and Na+ channels: A novel insight into inhibition of epileptic hyperexcitability.- Delta Opioids in Protection of the Heart and Brain.- The Various Functions of Opioids in Pathophysiological Conditions.