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Adam L. Halberstadt

University of California San Diego, VA San Diego Healthcare System

68 papers in the library · 3,997 citations · publishing 2008-2026

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Return of the lysergamides. Part II: Analytical and behavioural characterization of N6-allyl-6-norlysergic acid diethylamide (AL-LAD) and (2’S,4’S)-lysergic acid 2,4-dimethylazetidide (LSZ)

Drug Testing and Analysis June 6, 2016 Simon D. Brandt, Pierce V. Kavanagh, Folker Westphal et al. 62 citations

Lysergic N,N-diethylamide (LSD) is perhaps one of the most intriguing psychoactive substances known and numerous analogs have been explored to a varying extent in previous decades. In 2013, N6-allyl-6-norlysergic acid diethylamide (AL-LAD) and (2’S,4’S)-lysergic acid 2,4-dimethylazetidide (LSZ) have appeared on the ‘research chemicals’ / new psychoactive substances (NPS) market in both powdered...

Behavioral and pharmacokinetic interactions between monoamine oxidase inhibitors and the hallucinogen 5-methoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine.

Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior April 1, 2016 Adam L. Halberstadt 33 citations

Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) are often ingested together with tryptamine hallucinogens, but relatively little is known about the consequences of their combined use. We have shown previously that monoamine oxidase-A (MAO-A) inhibitors alter the locomotor profile of the hallucinogen 5-methoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine (5-MeO-DMT) in rats, and enhance its interaction with 5-HT2A receptors....

The novel ketamine analog methoxetamine produces dissociative-like behavioral effects in rodents.

Psychopharmacology April 1, 2016 Adam L. Halberstadt, Natalia Slepak, James Hyun et al.

Methoxetamine (MXE) is a ketamine analog sold online that has been subject to widespread abuse for its dissociative and hallucinogenic effects. Previous studies have shown that MXE has high affinity for the phencyclidine (PCP) binding site located within the channel pore of the NMDA receptor (NMDAR), but little is known about its behavioral effects. Dissociative anesthetics such as ketamine and...

Effect of Hallucinogens on Unconditioned Behavior

Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences 2016 Mark A. Geyer, Adam L. Halberstadt 104 citations

Because of the ethical and regulatory hurdles associated with human studies, much of what is known about the psychopharmacology of hallucinogens has been derived from animal models. However, developing reliable animal models has proven to be a challenging task due to the complexity and variability of hallucinogen effects in humans. This chapter focuses on three animal models that are frequently...

Return of the lysergamides. Part I: Analytical and behavioural characterization of 1‐propionyl‐d‐lysergic acid diethylamide (1P‐LSD)

Drug Testing and Analysis October 12, 2015 Simon D. Brandt, Pierce V. Kavanagh, Folker Westphal et al. 79 citations

1‐Propionyl‐ d ‐lysergic acid diethylamide hemitartrate (1P‐LSD) has become available as a ‘research chemical’ in the form of blotters and powdered material. This non‐controlled derivative of d ‐lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) has previously not been described in the published literature despite being closely related to 1‐acetyl‐LSD (ALD‐52), which was developed in the 1950s. This study...

N-Benzyl-5-methoxytryptamines as Potent Serotonin 5-HT2 Receptor Family Agonists and Comparison with a Series of Phenethylamine Analogues.

ACS Chemical Neuroscience July 15, 2015 David E Nichols, M Flori Sassano, Adam L. Halberstadt et al. 81 citations

A series of N-benzylated-5-methoxytryptamine analogues was prepared and investigated, with special emphasis on substituents in the meta position of the benzyl group. A parallel series of several N-benzylated analogues of 2,5-dimethoxy-4-iodophenethylamine (2C-I) also was included for comparison of the two major templates (i.e., tryptamine and phenethylamine). A broad affinity screen at...

Effects of the hallucinogen 2,5-dimethoxy-4-iodophenethylamine (2C-I) and superpotent N-benzyl derivatives on the head twitch response.

Neuropharmacology February 1, 2014 Adam L. Halberstadt, Mark A. Geyer 113 citations

N-benzyl substitution markedly enhances the affinity of phenethylamine hallucinogens at the 5-HT(2A) receptor. N-benzyl substituted derivatives of 2,5-dimethoxy-4-iodophenethylamine (2C-I), such as N-(2-methoxybenzyl)-2,5-dimethoxy-4-iodophenethylamine (25I-NBOMe) and N-(2,3-methylenedioxybenzyl)-2,5-dimethoxy-4-iodophenethylamine (25I-NBMD), have appeared recently as designer drugs, but have...

PTSD symptom reports of patients evaluated for the New Mexico Medical Cannabis Program.

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs 2014 George Greer, Charles S. Grob, Adam L. Halberstadt

New Mexico was the first state to list post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a condition for the use of medical cannabis. There are no published studies, other than case reports, of the effects of cannabis on PTSD symptoms. The purpose of the study was to report and statistically analyze psychometric data on PTSD symptoms collected during 80 psychiatric evaluations of patients applying to...

Serotonergic hallucinogens as translational models relevant to schizophrenia

The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology August 13, 2013 Adam L. Halberstadt, Mark A. Geyer 66 citations

Abstract One of the oldest models of schizophrenia is based on the effects of serotonergic hallucinogens such as mescaline, psilocybin, and (+)-lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), which act through the serotonin 5-HT2A receptor. These compounds produce a ‘model psychosis’ in normal individuals that resembles at least some of the positive symptoms of schizophrenia. Based on these similarities, and...

Hippocampal serotonin depletion unmasks differences in the hyperlocomotor effects of phencyclidine and MK-801: quantitative versus qualitative analyses

Frontiers in Pharmacology 2013 Wendy K. Adams, Adam L. Halberstadt, Maarten Van den Buuse 11 citations

Antagonism of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors by phencyclidine (PCP) is thought to underlie its ability to induce a schizophrenia-like syndrome in humans, yet evidence indicates it has a broader pharmacological profile. Our previous lesion studies highlighted a role for serotonergic projections from the median, but not dorsal, raphe nucleus in mediating the hyperlocomotor effects of PCP,...

Behavioral effects of α,α,β,β-tetradeutero-5-MeO-DMT in rats: comparison with 5-MeO-DMT administered in combination with a monoamine oxidase inhibitor.

Psychopharmacology June 1, 2012 Adam L. Halberstadt, David E Nichols, Mark A. Geyer 55 citations

Ayahuasca is a psychoactive tea prepared from a combination of plants that contain a hallucinogenic tryptamine and monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs). Behavioral pattern monitor (BPM) experiments demonstrated that the combination of 5-methoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine (5-MeO-DMT) and a behaviorally inactive dose of an MAO(A) inhibitor such as harmaline or clorgyline induces biphasic effects on...

Enhanced effects of amphetamine but reduced effects of the hallucinogen, 5-MeO-DMT, on locomotor activity in 5-HT(1A) receptor knockout mice: implications for schizophrenia.

Neuropharmacology 2011 Maarten Van den Buuse, Emma Ruimschotel, Sally Martin et al. 37 citations

Serotonin-1A (5-HT(1A)) receptors may play a role in schizophrenia and the effects of certain antipsychotic drugs. However, the mechanism of interaction of 5-HT(1A) receptors with brain systems involved in schizophrenia, remains unclear. Here we show that 5-HT(1A) receptor knockout mice display enhanced locomotor hyperactivity to acute treatment with amphetamine, a widely used animal model of...

Interactive effects of mGlu5 and 5-HT2A receptors on locomotor activity in mice

Psychopharmacology December 9, 2010 Adam L. Halberstadt, Virginia Lehmann-Masten, Mark A. Geyer et al. 35 citations

RATIONALE: Metabotropic glutamate (mGlu) receptors have been suggested to play a role in neuropsychiatric disorders including schizophrenia, drug abuse, and depression. Because serotonergic hallucinogens increase glutamate release and mGlu receptors modulate the response to serotonin (5-HT)(2A) activation, the interactions between serotonin 5-HT(2A) receptors and mGlu receptors may prove to be...

Differential contributions of serotonin receptors to the behavioral effects of indoleamine hallucinogens in mice

Journal of Psychopharmacology December 8, 2010 Liselore Koedood, Adam L. Halberstadt, Susan B Powell et al. 212 citations

Psilocin (4-hydroxy- N, N-dimethyltryptamine) is a hallucinogen that acts as an agonist at 5-HT 1A , 5-HT 2A , and 5-HT 2C receptors. Psilocin is the active metabolite of psilocybin, a hallucinogen that is currently being investigated clinically as a potential therapeutic agent. In the present investigation, we used a combination of genetic and pharmacological approaches to identify the...

Pilot Study of Psilocybin Treatment for Anxiety in Patients With Advanced-Stage Cancer

Archives of General Psychiatry September 7, 2010 Gurpreet S Chopra, Marycie Hagerty, Charles S. Grob et al. 1,220 citations

CONTEXT: Researchers conducted extensive investigations of hallucinogens in the 1950s and 1960s. By the early 1970s, however, political and cultural pressures forced the cessation of all projects. This investigation reexamines a potentially promising clinical application of hallucinogens in the treatment of anxiety reactive to advanced-stage cancer. OBJECTIVE: To explore the safety and efficacy...

LSD but not lisuride disrupts prepulse inhibition in rats by activating the 5-HT2A receptor

Psychopharmacology November 24, 2009 Adam L. Halberstadt, Mark A. Geyer 76 citations

RATIONALE: Compounds that activate the 5-HT(2A) receptor, such as lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), act as hallucinogens in humans. One notable exception is the LSD congener lisuride, which does not have hallucinogenic effects in humans even though it is a potent 5-HT(2A) agonist. LSD and other hallucinogens have been shown to disrupt prepulse inhibition (PPI), an operational measure of...

5-HT_2A and 5-HT_2C Receptors Exert Opposing Effects on Locomotor Activity in Mice

Neuropsychopharmacology July 1, 2009 Adam L. Halberstadt, Iris Van der Heijden, Michael A Ruderman et al.

Although it is well established that hallucinogens act as 5-HT_2A and 5-HT_2C receptor agonists, little is known about the relative contributions of 5-HT_2A and 5-HT_2C receptors to the acute behavioral effects of these drugs. The behavioral pattern monitor was used to characterize the effects of the hallucinogen 1-(2,5-dimethoxy-4-iodophenyl)-2-aminopropane (DOI) on locomotor and investigatory...

Modification of the effects of 5-methoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine on exploratory behavior in rats by monoamine oxidase inhibitors.

Psychopharmacology November 1, 2008 Adam L. Halberstadt, Mahalah R Buell, Virginia L Masten et al. 46 citations

The hallucinogenic tea known as ayahuasca is made from a combination of psychoactive plants that contribute the active components N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT) and 5-methoxy-DMT (5-MeO-DMT), as well as the monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors (MAOIs) harmine and harmaline for oral activity. The present study examined the effects of 5-MeO-DMT in combination with MAOIs in rats using the behavioral...