"Anti-Anxiety Agents" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Agents that alleviate ANXIETY, tension, and ANXIETY DISORDERS, promote sedation, and have a calming effect without affecting clarity of consciousness or neurologic conditions. ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS are commonly used in the symptomatic treatment of anxiety but are not included here.
| Descriptor ID |
D014151
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.505.696.277.950.015 D27.505.954.427.210.950.015 D27.505.954.427.700.872.015
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| Concept/Terms |
Anti-Anxiety Agents- Anti-Anxiety Agents
- Agents, Anti-Anxiety
- Anti Anxiety Agents
- Anxiolytic Agents
- Agents, Anxiolytic
- Tranquilizing Agents, Minor
- Agents, Minor Tranquilizing
- Minor Tranquilizing Agents
- Tranquillizing Agents, Minor
- Agents, Minor Tranquillizing
- Minor Tranquillizing Agents
- Anti-Anxiety Drugs
- Anti Anxiety Drugs
- Drugs, Anti-Anxiety
- Anxiolytics
Anti-Anxiety Effect- Anti-Anxiety Effect
- Anti Anxiety Effect
- Effect, Anti-Anxiety
- Anxiolytic Effects
- Effects, Anxiolytic
- Antianxiety Effects
- Effects, Antianxiety
- Anxiolytic Effect
- Effect, Anxiolytic
- Anti-Anxiety Effects
- Anti Anxiety Effects
- Effects, Anti-Anxiety
- Antianxiety Effect
- Effect, Antianxiety
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Anti-Anxiety Agents" by people in Profiles.
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Amsterdam JD, Shults J, Soeller I, Mao JJ, Rockwell K, Newberg AB. Chamomile (Matricaria recutita) may provide antidepressant activity in anxious, depressed humans: an exploratory study. Altern Ther Health Med. 2012 Sep-Oct; 18(5):44-9.
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Beyer CE, Dwyer JM, Platt BJ, Neal S, Luo B, Ling HP, Lin Q, Mark RJ, Rosenzweig-Lipson S, Schechter LE. Angiotensin IV elevates oxytocin levels in the rat amygdala and produces anxiolytic-like activity through subsequent oxytocin receptor activation. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2010 May; 209(4):303-11.
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Ring RH, Schechter LE, Leonard SK, Dwyer JM, Platt BJ, Graf R, Grauer S, Pulicicchio C, Resnick L, Rahman Z, Sukoff Rizzo SJ, Luo B, Beyer CE, Logue SF, Marquis KL, Hughes ZA, Rosenzweig-Lipson S. Receptor and behavioral pharmacology of WAY-267464, a non-peptide oxytocin receptor agonist. Neuropharmacology. 2010 Jan; 58(1):69-77.
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Dwyer JM, Rizzo SJ, Neal SJ, Lin Q, Jow F, Arias RL, Rosenzweig-Lipson S, Dunlop J, Beyer CE. Acid sensing ion channel (ASIC) inhibitors exhibit anxiolytic-like activity in preclinical pharmacological models. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2009 Mar; 203(1):41-52.
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Leonard SK, Dwyer JM, Sukoff Rizzo SJ, Platt B, Logue SF, Neal SJ, Malberg JE, Beyer CE, Schechter LE, Rosenzweig-Lipson S, Ring RH. Pharmacology of neuropeptide S in mice: therapeutic relevance to anxiety disorders. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2008 May; 197(4):601-11.
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Tyeryar KR, Vongtau HO, Undieh AS. Diverse antidepressants increase CDP-diacylglycerol production and phosphatidylinositide resynthesis in depression-relevant regions of the rat brain. BMC Neurosci. 2008; 9:12.
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Rajarao SJ, Platt B, Sukoff SJ, Lin Q, Bender CN, Nieuwenhuijsen BW, Ring RH, Schechter LE, Rosenzweig-Lipson S, Beyer CE. Anxiolytic-like activity of the non-selective galanin receptor agonist, galnon. Neuropeptides. 2007 Oct; 41(5):307-20.
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O'Donnell MM, Williams JP, Weinrieb R, Denysenko L. Catatonic mutism after liver transplant rapidly reversed with lorazepam. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2007 May-Jun; 29(3):280-1.
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Zisselman MH, Rovner BW, Yuen EJ, Sholevar D. Physician rationale for benzodiazepine prescriptions to elderly hospitalized patients. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 1997; 5(2):167-71.