Abstract
Pathologic anxiety is a disproportional reaction of individuals to anticipation or misinterpretation of a potential danger, which affects individual social and personal life. Despite the advances already accomplished, further studies are still necessary in order to understand the mechanisms involved in anxiety. These may provide more effective and safer treatments to aid in the control of anxiety and improve patient quality of life. In this work, we review the current issue about anxiety disorders, covering general aspects such as basic epidemiology and classification, an overview of the pharmacological treatments employed and the current search for natural anxiolytics. Also, a compilation of data investigating the neurobiology that underlies anxiety disorders and a brief discussion evolving the most usual animal experimental models to study anxiety is presented.
Keywords: Anxiety, anxiolytics, botanicals, pharmacology, neurobiology, herbal medicines.
CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets
Title:Anxiety: A Systematic Review of Neurobiology, Traditional Pharmaceuticals and Novel Alternatives from Medicinal Plants
Volume: 13 Issue: 1
Author(s): Erica Aparecida Gelfuso, Daiane Santos Rosa, Ana Lúcia Fachin, Márcia Renata Mortari, Alexandra Olimpio Siqueira Cunha and Rene Oliveira Beleboni
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Keywords: Anxiety, anxiolytics, botanicals, pharmacology, neurobiology, herbal medicines.
Abstract: Pathologic anxiety is a disproportional reaction of individuals to anticipation or misinterpretation of a potential danger, which affects individual social and personal life. Despite the advances already accomplished, further studies are still necessary in order to understand the mechanisms involved in anxiety. These may provide more effective and safer treatments to aid in the control of anxiety and improve patient quality of life. In this work, we review the current issue about anxiety disorders, covering general aspects such as basic epidemiology and classification, an overview of the pharmacological treatments employed and the current search for natural anxiolytics. Also, a compilation of data investigating the neurobiology that underlies anxiety disorders and a brief discussion evolving the most usual animal experimental models to study anxiety is presented.
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Gelfuso Aparecida Erica, Rosa Santos Daiane, Fachin Lúcia Ana, Mortari Renata Márcia, Cunha Olimpio Siqueira Alexandra and Beleboni Oliveira Rene, Anxiety: A Systematic Review of Neurobiology, Traditional Pharmaceuticals and Novel Alternatives from Medicinal Plants, CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets 2014; 13 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/18715273113129990102
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/18715273113129990102 |
Print ISSN 1871-5273 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1996-3181 |
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