L-tetrahydropalmatine attenuates ketamine reward effect via modulating the miR-27a-3p/MAP2K4 axis.
Frontiers in Genetics 2026 Yan Du, Xing-Cui Gao, Qing Ma et al.
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...