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Preclinical models for evaluating psychedelics in the treatment of major depressive disorder

British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Psychedelic drugs have seen a resurgence in interest as a next generation of psychiatric medicines with potential as rapid‐acting antidepressants (RAADs). Despite promising early clinical trials, the mechanisms which underlie the effects of psychedelics are poorly understood.
Laith Alexander, Dasha Anderson, Luke Baxter, Matthew Claydon, James Rucker, Emma S. J. Robinson   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Regulation of Constitutive GPR3 Signaling and Surface Localization by GRK2 and β-arrestin-2 Overexpression in HEK293 Cells. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
G protein-coupled receptor 3 (GPR3) is a constitutively active receptor that maintains high 3'-5'-cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) levels required for meiotic arrest in oocytes and CNS function.
Katie M Lowther, Tracy F Uliasz, Konrad R Götz, Viacheslav O Nikolaev, Lisa M Mehlmann   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Heat Shock Protein 20 (HSP20) is a novel substrate for Protein Kinase D1 (PKD1) [PDF]

, 2015
Heat shock protein 20 (HSP20) has cardioprotective qualities, which are triggered by PKA phosphorylation. PKD1 is also a binding partner for HSP20, and this prompted us to investigate whether the chaperone was a substrate for PKD1.
Baillie, George, Sin, Yuan Yan
core   +1 more source

Neuropsychopharmacology of hallucinogenic and non‐hallucinogenic 5‐HT2A receptor agonists

British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Psychedelic drugs such as LSD and psilocin were once relegated to the fringes of medical research because of their association with counterculture movements and a perceived concern about harm through recreational use, and their consequent legal prohibition in the early 1970s.
Trevor Sharp, Aurelija Ippolito
wiley   +1 more source

Structural and Functional Analysis of a β2-Adrenergic Receptor Complex with GRK5. [PDF]

, 2017
The phosphorylation of agonist-occupied G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) by GPCR kinases (GRKs) functions to turn off G-protein signaling and turn on arrestin-mediated signaling.
Adams, Christopher M., Benovic, Jeffrey L., Betz, Robin M., Chung, Ka Young, Dror, Ron O., Du, Yang, Duc, Nguyen Minh, Kobilka, Brian K., Komolov, Konstantin E., Leib, Ryan D., Patra, Dhabaleswar, Rodrigues, João P.G.L.M., Skiniotis, Georgios   +12 more
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Evidence that 5‐HT2A receptor signalling efficacy and not biased agonism differentiates serotonergic psychedelic from non‐psychedelic drugs

British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Background and Purpose Serotonergic psychedelic drugs are under investigation as therapies for various psychiatric disorders, including major depression. Although serotonergic psychedelic drugs are 5‐HT2A receptor agonists, some such agonists are not psychedelic, potentially due to differences in 5‐HT2A receptor ligand bias or signalling efficacy. Here,
Aurelija Ippolito, Sridhar Vasudevan, Shaun Hurley, Gary Gilmour, Frederick Westhorpe, Grant Churchill, Trevor Sharp   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Gpr120-selective agonist improves insulin resistance and chronic inflammation in obese mice. [PDF]

, 2014
It is well known that the ω-3 fatty acids (ω-3-FAs; also known as n-3 fatty acids) can exert potent anti-inflammatory effects. Commonly consumed as fish products, dietary supplements and pharmaceuticals, ω-3-FAs have a number of health benefits ascribed ...
Akiyama, Taro E, Armando, Aaron M, Bogner-Strauss, Juliane G, Chi, Tyler J, Chung, Heekyung, Cox, Jason M, Di Salvo, Jerry, Evans, Ronald M, Hah, Nasun, Lackey, Denise, Lagakos, William S, McNelis, Joanne, Oh, Da Young, Olefsky, Jerrold M, Pessentheiner, Ariane R, Powels, Mary Ann, Quehenberger, Oswald, Sasik, Roman, Sinz, Christopher, Walenta, Evelyn, Watkins, Steven M   +20 more
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Are we hallucinating or can psychedelic drugs modulate the immune system to control inflammation?

British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Psychedelic drugs that activate 5‐HT2A receptors have been long used for cultural, medicinal and recreational purposes. Interest in psychedelics for treating psychiatric disorders has resurged recently and is well documented; less well recognised are their anti‐inflammatory properties. Growing evidence now demonstrates that psychedelics modulate immune
Omar Qureshi, Jamie Cowley, Ashley Pegg, Alison J. Cooper, John Gordon, Catherine A. Brady, Antonio Belli, Sam Butterworth, Rachel Upthegrove, Nick Andrews, Nicholas M. Barnes   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ubiquitin-mediated regulation of endocytosis by proteins of the arrestin family [PDF]

, 2013
This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.-- et al.In metazoans, proteins of the arrestin family are key players of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRS) signaling and trafficking.
Becuwe, Michel, Herrador, Antonio, Vincent, Olivier   +2 more
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Compartmentalisation in cAMP signalling: A phase separation perspective

British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Cells rely on precise spatiotemporal control of signalling pathways to ensure functional specificity. The compartmentalisation of cyclic AMP (cAMP) and protein kinase A (PKA) signalling enables distinct cellular responses within a crowded cytoplasmic space.
Milda Folkmanaite, Manuela Zaccolo
wiley   +1 more source