Journal of Psychopharmacology
May 7, 2018
Balázs Szigeti, Adam Winstock, David Erritzøe et al.
17 citations
BACKGROUND: Neuroimaging studies imply that the regular use of ±3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), the major constituent of ecstasy pills, alters the brain's serotonergic system in a dose-dependent manner. However, the relevance of these findings remains unclear due to limited knowledge about the ecstasy/MDMA use pattern of real-life users. AIMS: We examined the representativeness of...
Neuropsychopharmacology
April 27, 2018
Inés Ibarra‐Lecue, Irene Mollinedo-Gajate, J. Javier Meana et al.
78 citations
Long-term use of potent cannabis during adolescence increases the risk of developing schizophrenia later in life, but to date, the mechanisms involved remain unknown. Several findings suggest that the functional selectivity of serotonin 2A receptor (5-HT2AR) through inhibitory G-proteins is involved in the molecular mechanisms responsible for psychotic symptoms. Moreover, this receptor is...
International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience
April 2018
Ankit Sood, Sthitapranjya Pati, Amrita Bhattacharya et al.
The early stress of Maternal Separation (MS) contributes to the establishment of adult psychopathology. The serotonergic (5-HT) system is implicated during this temporal window in mediating the development of mood-related behaviors. MS is reported to evoke altered 5-HT2A receptor function in adulthood. However, the ontogeny of altered 5-HT2A receptor responsivity following MS remains unknown....
March 20, 2018
Samy Murat
Les récepteurs 5-HT2A de la sérotonine et mGlu2 du glutamate suscitent un grand intérêt vu la dérégulation des deux récepteurs observée dans la schizophrénie et leur statut de cibles des antipsychotiques dits atypiques et de nouvelle génération, respectivement. Même si les antipsychotiques atypiques ciblant le récepteur 5-HT2A ont montré une efficacité contre les symptômes positifs, leur effet...
Journal of Neuroscience
March 19, 2018
Katrin H. Preller, Leonhard Schilbach, Thomas Pokorny et al.
75 citations
Distortions of self-experience are critical symptoms of psychiatric disorders and have detrimental effects on social interactions. In light of the immense need for improved and targeted interventions for social impairments, it is important to better understand the neurochemical substrates of social interaction abilities. We therefore investigated the pharmacological and neural correlates of...
Frontiers in Pharmacology
March 15, 2018
Mark J. Benvenga, Stephen F. Chaney, Melvyn Baez et al.
26 citations
There is substantial evidence that glutamate can modulate the effects of 5-hydroxytryptamine2A (5-HT2A) receptor activation through stimulation of metabotropic glutamate 2/3 (mGlu2/3) receptors in the prefrontal cortex. Here we show that constitutive deletion of the mGlu2 gene profoundly attenuates an effect of 5-HT2A receptor activation using the mouse head twitch response (HTR). MGlu2 and...
Hippocampus
March 2018
Boris Mlinar, Renato Corradetti
The hippocampus is functionally differentiated along its longitudinal axis, with the dorsal and ventral segments preferentially involved in cognitive and emotional processing, respectively. Serotonergic modulation of hippocampal function has been extensively studied, but its relation to the dorsoventral axis has remained largely unknown. To examine the modulation of hippocampal output along the...
Frontiers in Pharmacology
March 1, 2018
Emmanuelle A. D. Schindler, Ryan M Wallace, Jordan Sloshower et al.
Recent reports on the effects of psychedelic-assisted therapies for mood disorders and addiction, as well as the effects of psychedelics in the treatment of cluster headache, have demonstrated promising therapeutic results. In addition, the beneficial effects appear to persist well after limited exposure to the drugs, making them particularly appealing as treatments for chronic neuropsychiatric...
Frontiers in Psychiatry
February 27, 2018
Joshua S. Elmore, Michael H. Baumann
26 citations
Naphthalen-1-yl-(1-pentylindol-3-yl)methanone (JWH-018) is a synthetic compound found in psychoactive “spice” products that activates cannabinoid receptors. Preclinical evidence suggests that exposure to synthetic cannabinoids increases 5-HT2A/2C receptor function in the brain, an effect which might contribute to psychotic symptoms. Here, we hypothesized that repeated exposures to JWH-018 would...
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
February 13, 2018
José Carlos Bouso, Rafael G. Dos Santos, Miguel Ángel Alcázar‐córcoles et al.
135 citations
Serotonergic psychedelics act as agonists at cortical 5-HT2A receptors and seem to induce personality changes. We conducted a systematic review of studies assessing the effects of these drugs on personality. Papers published from 1985-2016 were included from PubMed, LILACS, and SciELO databases. Three hundred and sixty-nine studies were identified, and 18 were included. Specific personality...