Psychedelics

DE Nichols, EL Barker - Pharmacological reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Psychedelics (serotonergic hallucinogens) are powerful psychoactive substances that alter
perception and mood and affect numerous cognitive processes. They are generally …

Serotonin 2A Receptor (5-HT2AR) Agonists: Psychedelics and Non-Hallucinogenic Analogues as Emerging Antidepressants

W Duan, D Cao, S Wang, J Cheng - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Psychedelics make up a group of psychoactive compounds that induce hallucinogenic
effects by activating the serotonin 2A receptor (5-HT2AR). Clinical trials have demonstrated …

The role of serotonin 5-HT2A receptors in memory and cognition

G Zhang, RW Stackman Jr - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Serotonin 5-HT2A receptors (5-HT2ARs) are widely distributed in the central nervous
system, especially in brain region essential for learning and cognition. In addition to …

Hallucinogens and Serotonin 5-HT2A Receptor-Mediated Signaling Pathways

JF López-Giménez, J González-Maeso - Behavioral neurobiology of …, 2018 - Springer
The neuropsychological effects of naturally occurring psychoactive chemicals have been
recognized for millennia. Hallucinogens, which include naturally occurring chemicals such …

Hallucinogens

DE Nichols - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2004 - Elsevier
Hallucinogens (psychedelics) are psychoactive substances that powerfully alter perception,
mood, and a host of cognitive processes. They are considered physiologically safe and do …

Fine-tuning of GPCR activity by receptor-interacting proteins

SL Ritter, RA Hall - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2009 - nature.com
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) mediate physiological responses to various ligands,
such as hormones, neurotransmitters and sensory stimuli. The signalling and trafficking …

Regulation of GPCR activity, trafficking and localization by GPCR‐interacting proteins

AC Magalhaes, H Dunn… - British journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
GPCRs represent the largest family of integral membrane proteins and were first identified
as receptor proteins that couple via heterotrimeric G‐proteins to regulate a vast variety of …

Molecular mechanisms of ligand binding, signaling, and regulation within the superfamily of G-protein-coupled receptors: molecular modeling and mutagenesis …

K Kristiansen - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2004 - Elsevier
The superfamily of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) could be subclassified into 7
families (A, B, large N-terminal family B-7 transmembrane helix, C, Frizzled/Smoothened …

Multi-target strategies for the improved treatment of depressive states: conceptual foundations and neuronal substrates, drug discovery and therapeutic application

MJ Millan - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2006 - Elsevier
Major depression is a debilitating and recurrent disorder with a substantial lifetime risk and a
high social cost. Depressed patients generally display co-morbid symptoms, and depression …

G-protein-coupled receptors at a glance

WK Kroeze, DJ Sheffler, BL Roth - Journal of cell science, 2003 - journals.biologists.com
G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) constitute a large and diverse family of proteins
whose primary function is to transduce extracellular stimuli into intracellular signals. They …