Trace amines and their receptors

RR Gainetdinov, MC Hoener, MD Berry… - Pharmacological …, 2018 - Elsevier
Trace amines are endogenous compounds classically regarded as comprising β-
phenylethyalmine, p-tyramine, tryptamine, p-octopamine, and some of their metabolites …

Agmatine: clinical applications after 100 years in translation

JE Piletz, F Aricioglu, JT Cheng, CA Fairbanks… - Drug discovery today, 2013 - Elsevier
Highlights•Sixteen leading groups review evidence for the therapeutic effects of
agmatine.•Agmatine modulatory action at multiple molecular targets is highlighted.• …

Neuropathology of suicide: recent findings and future directions

PE Lutz, N Mechawar, G Turecki - Molecular psychiatry, 2017 - nature.com
Suicide is a major public health concern and a leading cause of death in most societies.
Suicidal behaviour is complex and heterogeneous, likely resulting from several causes. It …

Association of FKBP51 with priming of autophagy pathways and mediation of antidepressant treatment response: evidence in cells, mice, and humans

NC Gassen, J Hartmann, J Zschocke, J Stepan… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background FK506 binding protein 51 (FKBP51) is an Hsp90 co-chaperone and regulator of
the glucocorticoid receptor, and consequently of stress physiology. Clinical studies suggest …

Nutritional and medicinal aspects of d-amino acids

M Friedman, CE Levin - Amino acids, 2012 - Springer
This paper reviews and interprets a method for determining the nutritional value of d-amino
acids, d-peptides, and amino acid derivatives using a growth assay in mice fed a synthetic …

Neuroprotection by agmatine: Possible involvement of the gut microbiome?

P Saha, S Panda, A Holkar, R Vashishth… - Ageing Research …, 2023 - Elsevier
Agmatine, an endogenous polyamine derived from L-arginine, elicits tremendous
multimodal neuromodulant properties. Alterations in agmatinergic signalling are closely …

Monoamine oxidases: the biochemistry of the proteins as targets in medicinal chemistry and drug discovery

RR Ramsay - Current topics in medicinal chemistry, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
Monoamine oxidase (MAO, EC. 1.4. 3.4) has been a drug target for 60 years, with the
primary rationale of developing drugs to treat neuropsychiatric disorders. The biological …

Agmatine: multifunctional arginine metabolite and magic bullet in clinical neuroscience?

G Laube, HG Bernstein - Biochemical Journal, 2017 - portlandpress.com
Agmatine, the decarboxylation product of arginine, was largely neglected as an important
player in mammalian metabolism until the mid-1990s, when it was re-discovered as an …

The pharmacological importance of agmatine in the brain

TI Uzbay - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2012 - Elsevier
Agmatine is a polyamine that is produced via decarboxylation of l-arginine by the enzyme
arginine decarboxylase. It binds to various receptors and has been accepted as a novel …

Agmatine, by improving neuroplasticity markers and inducing Nrf2, prevents corticosterone-induced depressive-like behavior in mice

AE Freitas, J Egea, I Buendia, V Gómez-Rangel… - Molecular …, 2016 - Springer
Agmatine, an endogenous neuromodulator, is a potential candidate to constitute an
adjuvant/monotherapy for the management of depression. A recent study by our group …