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Changes in global and thalamic brain connectivity in LSD-induced altered states of consciousness are attributable to the 5-HT2A receptor

eLife, 2018
Background: Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) has agonist activity at various serotonin (5-HT) and dopamine receptors. Despite the therapeutic and scientific interest in LSD, specific receptor contributions to its neurobiological effects remain unknown ...
Katrin H Preller, Joshua B Burt, Jie Lisa Ji, Charles H Schleifer, Brendan D Adkinson, Philipp Stämpfli, Erich Seifritz, Grega Repovs, John H Krystal, John D Murray, Franz X Vollenweider, Alan Anticevic   +11 more
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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

Psychedelics, entactogens and psychoplastogens for depression and related disorders

British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Currently, the most actively investigated rapidly acting antidepressants, anxiolytics and/or anti PTSD agents, include psychedelics e.g. psilocybin, LSD, N,N‐dimethyltryptamine, ayahuasca; non‐hallucinogenic entactogens, e.g. MDMA; psychoplastogens which rapidly promote neuroplasticity, e.g.
Daniel Hoyer
wiley   +1 more source

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

Serotonin 5‐HT2A receptor activity mediates adipocyte differentiation

The FASEB Journal, 2009
Serotonin 5‐HT2 receptors are expressed in variety of tissues and play important roles in many processes. The 5‐HT2A receptor is primary known for its role in CNS function. This receptor is, however, expressed in many peripheral tissues where its role remains largely unknown. Here, we present data demonstrating
Bangning Yu, Charles D Nichols
openaire   +1 more source

Psychedelics as pharmacotherapeutics for substance use disorders: A scoping review on clinical trials and perspectives on underlying neurobiology

British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Theorized mechanism of dopamine homeostasis restoration in the nucleus accumbens core induced by a psychedelic intervention. Abstract Psychedelics have garnered great attention in recent years as treatments for major depressive disorder (MDD) and treatment‐resistant depression because of their ability to alter consciousness and afflicted cognitive ...
Lucas Wittenkeller, Gary Gudelsky, T. John Winhusen, Davide Amato   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Atypical sympathomimetic drug lerimazoline mediates contractile effects in rat aorta predominantly by 5-HT2A receptors

Biomolecules & Biomedicine, 2017
Lerimazoline is a sympathomimetic drug that belongs to the imidazoline class of compounds, and is used as a nasal decongestant. Studies on lerimazoline are rare, and its pharmacological profile is not completely understood.
Eldina Rizvić, Goran Janković, Slađana Kostić-Rajačić, Miroslav M. Savić   +3 more
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Novel approaches for drug development against chronic primary pain: A systematic review

British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Abstract Chronic primary pain (CPP) persisting for more than 3 months, associated with significant emotional distress without any known underlying cause, is an unmet medical need. Traditional or adjuvant analgesics do not provide satisfactory pain relief for a great proportion of these patients.
Valéria Tékus, Éva Borbély, Andreas Goebel, Ralf Baron, Zsófia Hajna, Zsuzsanna Helyes   +5 more
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5‐HT2A receptor agonism by tert‐leucinamide and valinamide synthetic cannabinoids: In vitro and in vivo evidence

British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and Purpose New synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists (SCRAs) are associated with severe adverse effects, including unexpected psychiatric symptoms. These compounds are mainly active through their potent agonism on the cannabinoid receptors CB1 and CB2.
Giorgia Corli, Deborah Rudin, Dino Luethi, Matthias E. Liechti, Sabrine Bilel, Matteo Marti, Henrik Green, Manuela Carla Monti, Caitlyn Norman   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

In Vitro and In Vivo Characterization of PCC0104005, a Novel Modulator of Serotonin-Dopamine Activity, as an Atypical Antipsychotic Drug

Scientific Reports, 2018
PCC0104005 is a novel drug candidate for treating schizophrenia that displays high affinity for serotonin, dopamine, and noradrenaline receptors, including partial agonism at dopamine D2, D3, D4, serotonin 5-HT1A, and 5-HT2A receptors and antagonism at 5-
Yanan Xu, Xiaoyin Zhu, Hongbo Wang, Shanyue Sun, Xin Yue, Jingwei Tian   +5 more
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