[HTML][HTML] Glutamate, Gangliosides, and the Synapse: Electrostatics at Work in the Brain

H Chahinian, N Yahi, J Fantini - International Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - mdpi.com
The synapse is a piece of information transfer machinery replacing the electrical conduction
of nerve impulses at the end of the neuron. Like many biological mechanisms, its functioning …

The state of the art in secondary pharmacology and its impact on the safety of new medicines

RJ Brennan, S Jenkinson, A Brown… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2024 - nature.com
Secondary pharmacology screening of investigational small-molecule drugs for potentially
adverse off-target activities has become standard practice in pharmaceutical research and …

AlphaFold2 structures guide prospective ligand discovery

J Lyu, N Kapolka, R Gumpper, A Alon, L Wang… - Science, 2024 - science.org
AlphaFold2 (AF2) models have had wide impact, but they have had mixed success in
retrospective ligand recognition. We prospectively docked large libraries against unrefined …

[HTML][HTML] AlphaFold2 structures template ligand discovery

J Lyu, N Kapolka, R Gumpper, A Alon, L Wang… - BioRxiv, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract AlphaFold2 (AF2) and RosettaFold have greatly expanded the number of structures
available for structure-based ligand discovery, even though retrospective studies have cast …

Discovery and Structure–Activity Relationships of 2,5-Dimethoxyphenylpiperidines as Selective Serotonin 5-HT2A Receptor Agonists

E M. Ro̷rsted, AA Jensen, G Smits… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Classical psychedelics such as psilocybin, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), and N, N-
dimethyltryptamine (DMT) are showing promising results in clinical trials for a range of …

Effect of Bulky N-Dibenzofuranylmethyl Substitution on the 5-HT2 Receptor Affinity and Efficacy of a Psychedelic Phenethylamine

BA Soares, T Yempala, D Martínez-Afani… - ACS Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The introduction of arylmethyl substituents on the amine nitrogen atom of phenethylamines
and tryptamines often results in profound increases in their affinity and functional activity at 5 …

Potential of olfactory neuroepithelial cells as a model to study schizophrenia: A focus on GPCRs

ZA Sánchez-Florentino… - International …, 2023 - spandidos-publications.com
Schizophrenia (SZ) is a multifactorial disorder characterized by volume reduction in gray
and white matter, oxidative stress, neuroinflammation, altered neurotransmission, as well as …

Molecular insights into the modulation of the 5HT2A receptor by serotonin, psilocin, and the G protein subunit Gqalpha

N Viohl, AAH Zanjani, H Khandelia - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
The 5HT2A receptor (5HT2AR) is a G protein-coupled receptor that drives many neuronal
functions and is one of the primary targets for psychedelic drugs, which have recently shown …

The selective 5-HT2A receptor agonist LPH-5 induces persistent and robust antidepressant-like effects in rodents

AA Jensen, CR Cecchi, M Hibicke, AH Bach, E Kaadt… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy has over the last decade emerged as a promising
treatment strategy for mental health disease, and the therapeutic potential in classical …