Chapter 234 New Drugs
The human body will secrete various natural analgesics.
The most well-known ones are dopamine and endorphins.
This can be said to be one of the most direct factors leading to our "happiness".
And they are usually produced together in a mixed form, just in different proportions.
However, there are obvious differences between the two. Dopamine is a reward mechanism, a kind of exploration and pursuit of new things. Many people fall in love at first sight, but if they are married for a long time, they will slowly lose that feeling of being in love. This is actually the influence of dopamine.
Because dopamine also has a corresponding recycling mechanism, which motivates you to keep moving forward.
As for endorphins, they are more of a compensatory mechanism, similar to the pleasure you feel when exercising.
After mentioning these two things, we have to mention two related prohibited items.
One type is opioids, also known as exorphins, which will bind to endorphin receptors and affect the human body. Du, maria, hemiplegia, and phenanthroline are all of this type, and the analgesic effects range from weak to strong.
The other type is the one that affects the dopamine recovery mechanism, which is an even more terrifying existence.
Experiments have been conducted on mice, using drugs that inhibit the dopamine recycling mechanism. This will cause the mice to give up food, sleep, and even breastfeeding instincts. This is done until they faint.
Those who used exorphins in the experiment also knew how to sleep.
It can be said that as long as you set your mind on these two things, a problem will inevitably arise.
Addictive!
This is a structural problem of the human brain.
Our daily addictions to smoking, drinking, gambling, sex, and even hobbies like fishing and games are all related to this.
As long as it is not a direct impact, it is still within the controllable range.
But once you use that kind of direct-acting method to achieve the desired effect, it can be said that it is almost over.
Even though a very small number of people can quit smoking through willpower, it is almost impossible to get rid of it physiologically.
There was once a priest who had completed abstinence for decades. When he was dying and someone asked him if he had any regrets, he said he still wanted to have one more taste.
This kind of thing is a taboo that should never be touched!
Therefore, it cannot act directly, but can only have an indirect impact, while also ensuring that the side effects on the human body are small.
After knocking on the door for a long time, Wang Yi finally decided on another route to indirectly achieve this effect.
A name that may be less popular.
Serotonin!
This is a substance that is widely present in neurons and affects all aspects of the human body.
Patients with depression have low serotonin levels.
Therefore, patients with severe depression have a physiological disease. Many people wonder why they commit suicide. In fact, this is the impact of this!
Therefore, if moderate or severe depression is diagnosed, medication must be taken.
At the same time, 5-hydroxytryptamine can seriously affect sleep. Once the 5-hydroxytryptamine level is too low, it is easy to suffer from sleep disorders and be unable to fall asleep.
There are actually relevant drug treatments for depression and serotonin.
But the effects of the drugs themselves are also indirect.
There are drugs that inhibit the reuptake of 5-HT, which is equivalent to reducing the consumption of 5-HT.
Some inhibit the metabolism of serotonin, while others activate serotonin receptors.
What Wang Yi wants to do is to use the biotechnology of Umbrella's existing culture medium to complete the comprehensive intervention drug for serotonin.
By affecting 5-hydroxytryptamine, it can indirectly affect the secretion of some dopamine, endorphins and other substances, allowing the human brain to produce the most normal analgesic effect!
Because pain relief is an instinctive reaction of the human body.
Pain is just a reminder to the body, and the brain also knows that it cannot let you panic because of pain in a critical moment, so sometimes you may not feel some serious injuries.
This is the kind of regulation that Wang Yi wants to achieve, guided by serotonin.
And once successful, it can not only relieve pain and alleviate the symptoms of various diseases, but can also be used to treat depression and even insomnia patients.
The key is to utilize the body’s own reactions and ensure that side effects are minimized!
However, it is really difficult, mainly because of the degree of control.
Wang Yi directly used his own adjustments to experiment.
Overclocking is self-controlled and he can accurately determine the dosage.
But even with this convenient hook, it is quite difficult to meet this requirement by relying on external medications.
Because if you take it orally, you also have to consider the problem of digestion and absorption.
If it is injected, it will be too troublesome, which goes against Wang Yi’s original intention of starting OTC drugs.
If it is done purely using technological means, it is not impossible to achieve this kind of trial and error, but the time and money invested will definitely be huge.
There will also be a lot of volunteers.
But Wang Yi just added his own magic power and tinkered with it with the skills of a necromancer, and he almost got it done!
The pure biological production method relies on cultivation in culture medium and then purification to produce a synthetic substance in appropriate proportion. After extraction in a specific proportion and taking according to the dosage, effective effects can be achieved.
It can relieve pain, is non-addictive, has few side effects, and can also promote natural sleep and treat depression!
And because of its small side effects, patients with depression and even insomnia can take it for a long time without causing any harm to the body. On the contrary, it will slowly improve the body's immunity by improving sleep.
The direction of analgesia is similar.
Of course, the side effects in actual use are also very obvious, including drowsiness after taking the medicine. It cannot be taken during some special work or before driving.
"I'll deal with the mass production of the magic circle next time. There's no need to rush since it hasn't passed the review yet. It's really uncomfortable to experiment on myself."
Wang Yi yawned and stretched his muscles.
"Just now your little disciple sent another message saying that she had another fight with the evil spirit and ran away again."
Lin Shiqin pointed out the contacts that need attention during this period.
Because Gu Qianqian is Wang Yi's apprentice, and is currently the only member of the observation team observing the use of sloth magic in the real world, Wang Yi usually responds to her situation.
It’s just that on weekdays, Lin Shiqin would impersonate Wang Yi to make contacts, and she would just relay the information when she needed Wang Yi’s answers.
"Okay, I'll talk to her directly."
Wang Yi replaced the outer shell and then completed the contact with Gu Qianqian.
"Teacher! That thing is so fierce! It makes me so angry."
As soon as Gu Qianqian saw Wang Yi in the video, she started complaining loudly, patting her chest.
"Stop taking pictures. It will become concave if you take more pictures."
Wang Yi was speechless when he saw the little disciple who was as angry as a flea.
Being so impatient is really embarrassing for the mage.
After all, he is the only one besides myself who has the chance to become an apprentice.
"What I gave you should be more than enough to deal with the evil spirits. You are not familiar enough with your practice. Do you meditate seriously every day? For you, using your spiritual power talent is the most important thing."
"Of course I meditate every day. It's much more comfortable than sleeping. I haven't slept for a long time."
Her words made Wang Yi feel a little weird again.
Looking at that little thing, I wonder if meditation will affect her height.
But since it has come to this, it doesn’t seem to matter anymore.
"Tell me what the specific situation of that vengeful spirit is..."
Later, Wang Yi also discovered that the one Gu Qianqian found seemed to be a little different.
This was discovered by Gu Qianqian in a dry well in the wild while on a school trip. There was a rumor in the local area that this dry well could easily lead to suicide, so the well was sealed up.
Thinking of what Wang Yi had mentioned before, when vengeful spirits wanting to harm people usually need to create illusions and look for mental flaws, Gu Qianqian immediately became concerned.
Holding some accessories given by Wang Yi, and having meditated for so long and defeated the natural spirits, Gu Qianqian had been ready to make a move.
He immediately started to fight with the evil spirit.
However, although she injured the vengeful spirit with the silver jewelry given by Wang Yi, she failed to expel it successfully. Instead, the spirit followed Gu Qianqian all the way back to the city.
He would come to cause trouble for Gu Qianqian every night.
But because they knew that Gu Qianqian was very powerful, they never showed up and just harassed her in various ways.
The natural magic of laziness prevented even Wang Yi from finding the vengeful spirit at a long distance, and Gu Qianqian, who was only half-baked, also seemed very passive.
"Huh? A bullet still followed you all the way back? Did you come back at night?"
"No, I just went there once at night. I guess it has been following me ever since that time."
"Show me some photos of the area near the ancient well."
"I've already taken the photo. Here you go."
Wang Yi did teach Gu Qianqian a lot of basic knowledge, so she also thought of the problem in that place and took photos in advance.
Wang Yi looked at the photo carefully and found that there was indeed something wrong with the ancient well itself.
If nothing unexpected happens, it may have been designed this way intentionally in the past, or it may also be some custom of Japan itself.
Just listening to what Gu Qianqian said, that thing is quite intelligent. Even if it has retained its thinking due to some "legends" like Junichiro, it shouldn't be too old.
Judging from the current performance, although it is not as good as Lin Shiqin and Cheng Xue, it is indeed much stronger than ordinary vengeful spirits.
At least, his ability to activate some props is stronger than Li Yao and others.
Let Gu Qianqian practice some newbie chicken pecking at each other first, and then she can pack it up and take it away when she goes to collect the goods one day...
