Chronic Treatment With Psilocybin Decreases Changes in Body Weight in a Rodent Model of Obesity
Frontiers in Psychiatry May 18, 2022 Joyce Huang, Michelle Pham, William J. Panenka et al. 19 citations
Background There are currently relatively few effective pharmacological treatments for obesity, and existing ones may be associated with limiting side-effects. In the search for novel anti-obesity agents, drugs that modify central serotonergic systems have historically proven to be effective in promoting weight loss. Psilocin, which is rapidly metabolized from psilocybin, is an agonist at...
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.891512 (opens in new tab)
Psilocybin
Serotonergic
Serotonin
Endocrinology
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