Ketamine (KET) addiction has already been a serious problem all over the world, which could induce neurological and psychological harm. Levo-tetrahydropalmatine (l-THP), a major alkaloid extracted from the Chinese medicinal plants Corydalis and Stephania, has been shown to attenuate ketamine (KET) induced conditioned place preference (CPP) in rats. Nevertheless, the precise mechanism remains...
Introduction Metabolic and gut microbiota (GM) disturbance play a significant role in the complex pathogenesis of substance dependence. Although levo-tetrahydropalmatine (l-THP) demonstrates therapeutic potential in drug addiction, the underlying mechanism remains elusive. Methods The efficacy of l-THP was assessed using a conditioned place preference (CPP) paradigm. In this research, we...
Scientific ReportsDecember 13, 2016Jinyi Long, Qiuyou Xie, Qing Ma et al.
Existing evidence suggests that the default-mode network (DMN) and fronto-pariatal network (FPN) play an important role in altered states of consciousness. However, the brain mechanisms underlying impaired consciousness and the specific network interactions involved are not well understood. We studied the topological properties of brain functional networks using resting-state functional MRI...