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Xavier Westergaard

2 papers in the library · 20 citations · publishing 2024-2025

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Deciphering Ibogaine’s Matrix Pharmacology: Multiple Transporter Modulation at Serotonin Synapses

Journal of the American Chemical Society December 26, 2025 Christopher Hwu, Václav Havel, Xavier Westergaard et al. 2 citations

) that has a unique therapeutic potential across multiple indications, including opioid dependence, substance use disorders, depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and traumatic brain injury (TBI). We systematically examined the effects of ibogaine, its main metabolite noribogaine, and a series of iboga analogs at monoamine neurotransmitter transporters, some of which have...

Molecular Design of SERTlight: A Fluorescent Serotonin Probe for Neuronal Labeling in the Brain.

Journal of the American Chemical Society April 10, 2024 Wei-Li Lee, Xavier Westergaard, Christopher Hwu et al. 18 citations

The serotonergic transmitter system plays fundamental roles in the nervous system in neurotransmission, synaptic plasticity, pathological processes, and therapeutic effects of antidepressants and psychedelics, as well as in the gastrointestinal and circulatory systems. We introduce a novel small molecule fluorescent agent, termed SERTlight, that specifically labels serotonergic neuronal cell...