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Recreational use, analysis and toxicity of tryptamines [PDF]

, 2015
The definition New psychoactive substances (NPS) refers to emerging drugs whose chemical structures are similar to other psychoactive compounds but not identical, representing a "legal" alternative to internationally controlled drugs.
Mannocchi, Giulio, Pantano, Flaminia, Romolo, Francesco Saverio, Tittarelli, Roberta   +3 more
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Concentration of norepinephrine, serotonin, and histamine, and of amine-metabolizing enzymes in mammalian adipose tissue

Journal of Lipid Research, 1963
The norepinephrine content of adipose tissue is shown to be very different in various animal species and different sites of origin, ranging from 0.03-1.4 μg/g. Adipose tissue also contains considerable amounts of serotonin (0.01-1.04 μg/g) and histamine (
K. Stock, E.O. Westermann
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Design, synthesis, docking studies and monoamine oxidase inhibition of a small library of 1-acetyl- and 1-thiocarbamoyl-3,5-diphenyl-4,5-dihydro-(1h)-pyrazoles [PDF]

, 2019
New N-acetyl/N-thiocarbamoylpyrazoline derivatives were designed and synthesized in high yields to assess their inhibitory activity and selectivity against human monoamine oxidase A and B.
Carradori, Simone, Chimenti, Paola, Cirilli, Roberto, Guglielmi, Paolo, Petzer, Anél, Petzer, Jacobus P., Poli, Giulio, Rotondi, Giulia, Secci, Daniela   +8 more
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Serum copper, ceruloplasmin and monoamine oxidase in diabetics with different times of evolution of the disease.

Acta Médica Portuguesa, 1980
In 103 diabetics simultaneous measurements of serum copper and ceruloplasmin were made, together with the determination of glucose, cholesterol and monoamine oxidase.
Maria Azevedo, Francisca Fernandes, Pedro Lisboa, Gabriela Fontes, Carlos Manso   +4 more
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Selegilin Exerts Antidepressant-Like Effects During the Forced Swim Test in Adrenocorticotropic Hormone–Treated Rats

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, 2008
In the present study, we investigated the effect of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) on the immobilization of rats in the forced swim test after the administration of selegiline, a selective and irreversible monoamine oxidase (MAO)-B inhibitor.
Yoshihisa Kitamura, Kouhei Kitagawa, Shizue Kimoto, Hidenori Sagara, Kazuhiko Shibata, Hiromu Kawasaki, Toshiaki Sendo, Yutaka Gomita   +7 more
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A meta-analysis of pharmacotherapy for social anxiety disorder: an examination of efficacy, moderators, and mediators [PDF]

, 2017
INTRODUCTION: Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is among the most prevalent mental disorders, associated with impaired functioning and poor quality of life. Pharmacotherapy is the most widely utilized treatment option.
Borenstein M, Hofmann SG, Jasper Smits, Joshua Curtiss, Leigh Andrews, Lipsey MW, Michelle Davis, Stefan G. Hofmann, Stein MB   +8 more
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MAO inhibitors for treatment-resistant depression: Bringing an updated perspective on pioneering drugs

Pharmacological Research
In the 1950s, monoamine oxidase inhibitors transformed the pharmacological treatment of mental disorders as the first class of antidepressant drugs.
Larissa Junkes, Laiana A. Quagliato, Jose C. Appolinario, Richard I. Shader, Antonio E. Nardi   +4 more
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Small molecule probes for the specific imaging of monoamine oxidase A and monoamine oxidase B

iRADIOLOGY
Monoamine oxidases (MAOs) are a class of flavin enzymes that are mainly present in the outer membrane of mitochondria and play a crucial role in maintaining the homeostasis of monoamine neurotransmitters in the central nervous system.
Yi Fang, Zhengping Chen, Min Yang
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Fluoxetine: a case history of its discovery and preclinical development [PDF]

, 2014
Introduction: Depression is a multifactorial mood disorder with a high prevalence worldwide. Until now, treatments for depression have focused on the inhibition of monoaminergic reuptake sites, which augment the bioavailability of monoamines in the CNS ...
Bel N, Bergstrom RF, Bravo L, Bremner JD, Burrows GD, Chouinard G, Datla KP, Esther Berrocoso, Juan Antonio Mico, Kreiss DS, Laura Perez-Caballero, Lemberger L, Li Q, Lidia Bravo, Maj J, Nibuya M, Owens MJ, Rutter JJ, Sonia Torres-Sanchez, Stevens JC, Wong DT   +20 more
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Activity of an oleanane-type tritrepenoid saponin from A. glycyphyllos on human recombinant MAO enzymes [PDF]

Pharmacia
For centuries, plants have been a leading point in the identification of potential therapeutic agents. Monoamine oxidase inhibition is a key mechanism in the treatment of various neurological and psychiatric diseases.
Aleksandar Shkondrov, Magdalena Kondeva-Burdina, Ivan Stambolov, Ilina Krasteva   +3 more
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