Evidence for modulation of substance use disorders by the gut microbiome: hidden in plain sight

M Angoa-Perez, DM Kuhn, C France - Pharmacological reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
The gut microbiome modulates neurochemical function and behavior and has been
implicated in numerous central nervous system (CNS) diseases, including developmental …

Endogenous opiates and behavior: 2019

RJ Bodnar - Peptides, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper is the forty-second consecutive installment of the annual anthological review of
research concerning the endogenous opioid system, summarizing articles published during …

Clavulanic acid inhibits methamphetamine locomotor sensitization in mice and normalizes methamphetamine-induced changes in glutaminase mRNA levels in the …

TH Walters, S Wiah, A Shekarabi, M Milton… - Physiology & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Clavulanic acid (CLAV) is a component of Augmentin® that preserves antibiotic efficacy by
inhibiting β-lactamase activity. It also enhances cellular glutamate uptake and is a potential …

The GLT-1 enhancer clavulanic acid suppresses cocaine place preference behavior and reduces GCPII activity and protein levels in the rat nucleus accumbens

HL Philogene-Khalid, MF Morrison, N Darbinian… - Drug and alcohol …, 2022 - Elsevier
The β-lactam antibiotic ceftriaxone (CTX) is a glutamate transporter subtype 1 (GLT-1)
enhancer that reduces cocaine reinforcing efficacy and relapse in rats, but pharmacokinetic …

Glutamatergic systems and memory mechanisms underlying opioid addiction

JA Heinsbroek, TJ De Vries… - Cold Spring …, 2021 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
Glutamate is the main excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain and is of critical importance for
the synaptic and circuit mechanisms that underlie opioid addiction. Opioid memories formed …

β_lactam antibiotics against drug addiction: A novel therapeutic option

P Esmaili‐Shahzade‐Ali‐Akbari… - Drug Development …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Drug addiction as a problem for the health of the individual and the society is the result of a
complex process in which there is an interaction between brain nuclei and neurotransmitters …

Quetiapine attenuates the acquisition of morphine-induced conditioned place preference and reduces ERK phosphorylation in the hippocampus and cerebral cortex

A Khezri, MS Mohsenzadeh, E Mirzayan… - The American Journal …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Quetiapine is an atypical antipsychotic that antagonizes dopamine and
serotonin receptors. It has been suggested that quetiapine can be used to treat substance …

Insight into glutamatergic involvement in rewarding effects of mephedrone in rats: in vivo and ex vivo study

O Wronikowska, M Zykubek, A Michalak… - Molecular …, 2021 - Springer
Mephedrone is a widely used drug of abuse, exerting its effects by interacting with
monoamine transporters. Although this mechanism has been widely studied heretofore, little …

Molecular and Behavioral Neuroprotective Effects of Clavulanic Acid and Crocin in Haloperidol-Induced Tardive Dyskinesia in Rats

P Shoae-Hagh, BM Razavi, HR Sadeghnia… - Molecular …, 2024 - Springer
Clavulanic acid (ClvA), a beta-lactamase inhibitor, is being explored for its significant
neuroprotective potential. The effects of ClvA were assessed both individually and in …

Clavulanic Acid and its Potential Therapeutic Effects on the Central Nervous System

LG Balcazar-Ochoa, R Ventura-Martínez… - Archives of Medical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Clavulanic acid (CLAV) is a non-antibiotic β-lactam that has been used since the late 1970s
as a β-lactamase inhibitor in combination with amoxicillin, another ß-lactam with antibiotic …