Journal of Neurochemistry
September 1, 2024
Ana Sofia Alberto-Silva, Selina Hemmer, Hailey A. Bock et al.
10 citations
3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, 'ecstasy') is re-emerging in clinical settings as a candidate for the treatment of specific neuropsychiatric disorders (e.g. post-traumatic stress disorder) in combination with psychotherapy. MDMA is a psychoactive drug, typically regarded as an empathogen or entactogen, which leads to transporter-mediated monoamine release. Despite its therapeutic...
bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology
April 11, 2024
Ana Sofia Alberto-Silva, Selina Hemmer, Hailey A. Bock et al.
preprint
3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, ' ecstasy' ) is re-emerging in clinical settings as a candidate for the treatment of specific psychiatric disorders (e.g. post-traumatic stress disorder) in combination with psychotherapy. MDMA is a psychoactive drug, typically regarded as an empathogen or entactogen, which leads to transporter-mediated monoamine release. Despite its therapeutic...
Molecular Psychiatry
March 14, 2024
Pol Puigseslloses, Gabriel Ketsela, Nicola Weiss et al.
23 citations
Abstract Recent studies have sparked renewed interest in the therapeutic potential of psychedelics for treating depression and other mental health conditions. Simultaneously, the novel psychoactive substances (NPS) phenomenon, with a huge number of NPS emerging constantly, has changed remarkably the illicit drug market, being their scientific evaluation an urgent need. Thus, this study aims to...
Neuropharmacology
September 11, 2023
Felix P. Mayer, Marco Niello, Simon Bulling et al.
4 citations
Mephedrone (4-methylmethcathinone) is a cathinone derivative that is recreationally consumed for its energizing and empathogenic effects. The stimulating properties are believed to arise from the ability of mephedrone to interact with the high-affinity transporters for dopamine (DA) (DAT) and norepinephrine (NET), whereas the entactogenic effect presumably relies on its activity at the...
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
November 30, 2021
Thomas J F Angenoorth, Stevan Stankovic, Marco Niello et al.
18 citations
Many psychoactive compounds have been shown to primarily interact with high-affinity and low-capacity solute carrier 6 (SLC6) monoamine transporters for norepinephrine (NET; norepinephrine transporter), dopamine (DAT; dopamine transporter) and serotonin (SERT; serotonin transporter). Previous studies indicate an overlap between the inhibitory capacities of substances at SLC6 and SLC22 human...