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The phytocannabinoid, Δ(9) -tetrahydrocannabivarin, can act through 5-HT1 A receptors to produce antipsychotic effects [PDF]

, 2015
Funded by: •GW Pharmaceuticals Acknowledgements: The authors wish to thank Mrs Lesley Stevenson for technical support and Dr John Raymond, Dr Keith Parker and Dr Ethan Russo for providing human 5-HT1A CHO cells.
Cascio, Maria Grazia, Marini, Pietro, Parolaro, Daniela, Pertwee, Roger G., Zamberletti, Erica   +4 more
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Pharmacogenomics of Major Depressive Disorder in Indigenous Amazonian Populations

Clinical Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
Major depressive disorder is a highly prevalent psychological disorder worldwide and its main treatment is the use of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors. However, few studies have demonstrated the relationship between the presence of genetic variants in pharmacogenes and the efficacy of these drugs, especially in populations with a unique genetic ...
Kaio Evandro Cardoso Aguiar, Natasha Monte da Silva, Juliana Carla Gomes Rodrigues, André Maurício Ribeiro‐dos‐Santos, Sandro José de Souza, Ândrea Ribeiro‐dos‐Santos, João Farias Guerreiro, Sidney Emanuel Batista dos Santos, Marianne Rodrigues Fernandes, Ney Pereira Carneiro dos Santos   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clozapine-Associated Pulmonary Embolism: Continuation of Clozapine Therapy With Concurrent Anticoagulation. [PDF]

Case Rep Psychiatry
Clozapine, a gold standard for treatment‐resistant schizophrenia, is associated with a range of adverse effects, including the rare but serious risk of pulmonary embolism (PE). The management of such complications, particularly in the absence of clear guidelines for preventive anticoagulation, poses significant challenges.
Jahangir MR, Heerema C, Biedermann J, Dieleman S, Grootendorst-van Mil NH.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Activation of 5-HT 2A Receptor Disrupts Rat Maternal Behavior [PDF]

, 2019
Serotonin 5-HT2A receptor is widely distributed in the central nervous system and plays an important role in sensorimotor function, emotion regulation, motivation, executive control, learning and memory. We investigated its role in rat maternal behavior,
Davis, Collin, Gao, Jun, Li, Ming, Wu, Ruiyong   +3 more
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New insights into epileptic spasm generation and treatment from the TTX animal model

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Currently, we have an incomplete understanding of the mechanisms underlying infantile epileptic spasms syndrome (IESS). However, over the past decade, significant efforts have been made to develop IESS animal models to provide much‐needed mechanistic information for therapy development.
John W. Swann, Carlos J. Ballester‐Rosado, Chih‐Hong Lee   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Recent Saccadic Eye Movement Research Uncovers Patterns of Cognitive Dysfunction in Schizophrenia. [PDF]

, 2001
The frontal cortex and the subcortical areas of the brain play a major role in the control of thought and action. Eye movements are increasingly used in neuropsychological research to explore the executive and sensorimotor functions of such neural ...
Broerse, Annelies, Crawford, Trevor J.
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Cannabis and schizophrenia [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND Schizophrenia is a mental illness causing disordered beliefs, ideas and sensations. Many people with schizophrenia smoke cannabis, and it is unclear why a large proportion do so and if the effects are harmful or beneficial. It is also unclear
Gillies, Donna, Kalakouti, Eliana, Kyprianou, Katerina, McLoughlin, Benjamin C., Pushpa-Rajah, Jonathan A., Rathbone, John, Variend, Hannele   +6 more
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Maintenance of Carnitine Homeostasis as a Therapeutic Strategy to Attenuate Cisplatin‐Induced Acute Kidney Injury

Food Frontiers, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Acute kidney injury (AKI) has emerged as a significant global public health concern due to its high morbidity and mortality rates. Cisplatin, a highly effective and widely used chemotherapeutic agent, is often limited in clinical application by its nephrotoxicity, particularly AKI.
Mingkang Zhang, Yazhi Wang, Xiujuan Wang, Yan Zhou, Yanrong Ma, Xin'an Wu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dose-dependent clozapine-induced skin picking and self-injurious behaviour in treatment-resistant schizophrenia

Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine, 2020
Clozapine is a second-generation antipsychotic used for treatment-resistant schizophrenia. Obsessive-compulsive symptoms induced by clozapine is a known entity.
Layani C. Rathnayake, Miyuru Chandradasa, Jayan Mendis   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Genome-Wide RNAi Screen in Caenorhabditis elegans Identifies the Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Subunit ACR-7 as an Antipsychotic Drug Target [PDF]

, 2013
We report a genome-wide RNA interference (RNAi) screen for Suppressors of Clozapine-induced Larval Arrest (scla genes) in Caenorhabditis elegans, the first genetic suppressor screen for antipsychotic drug (APD) targets in an animal. The screen identifies
Buttner, Edgar (Ned) A., Cohen, Bruce Michael, DeMarco, Sarah E., Hao, Limin, Ortiz, Angelica, Saur, Taixiang, Sliwoski, Gregory R., Wang, Xin   +7 more
core   +3 more sources