Designer drugs: mechanism of action and adverse effects

D Luethi, ME Liechti - Archives of toxicology, 2020 - Springer
Psychoactive substances with chemical structures or pharmacological profiles that are
similar to traditional drugs of abuse continue to emerge on the recreational drug market …

2-Heteroarylethylamines in medicinal chemistry: a review of 2-phenethylamine satellite chemical space

C Nieto, A Manchado… - Beilstein Journal of …, 2024 - beilstein-journals.org
The concept of bioisostere replacement is of paramount importance in medicinal chemistry,
as it can be employed as a rational to expand bioactive chemical space to tackle lead …

Methamphetamine disturbs gut homeostasis and reshapes serum metabolome, inducing neurotoxicity and abnormal behaviors in mice

KK Zhang, LJ Chen, JH Li, JL Liu, LB Wang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
As an illicit psychostimulant, repeated methamphetamine (MA) exposure results in addiction
and causes severe neurotoxicity. Studies have revealed complex interactions among gut …

Involvement of dopamine signaling pathway in neurodevelopmental toxicity induced by isoniazid in zebrafish

L Liu, F Wu, C Zhu, H Zou, R Kong, Y Ma, D Su, G Song… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Aims This study evaluated the neurodevelopmental toxicity of isoniazid (INH) in zebrafish
embryos and the underlying mechanism. Methods Zebrafish embryos were exposed to …

Role of microglia in psychostimulant addiction

MCM da Silva, LP Iglesias… - Current …, 2023 - benthamdirect.com
The use of psychostimulant drugs can modify brain function by inducing changes in the
reward system, mainly due to alterations in dopaminergic and glutamatergic transmissions …

Comparative neuropharmacology and pharmacokinetics of methamphetamine and its thiophene analog methiopropamine in rodents

SS Tuv, MSS Bergh, JM Andersen… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Methiopropamine is a novel psychoactive substance (NPS) that is associated with several
cases of clinical toxicity, yet little information is available regarding its neuropharmacological …

25C-NBF, a new psychoactive substance, has addictive and neurotoxic potential in rodents

KH Hur, SE Kim, BR Lee, YH Ko, JY Seo, SK Kim… - Archives of …, 2020 - Springer
The use of new psychoactive substances (NPSs) as a substitute for illegal drugs is
increasing rapidly and is a serious threat to public health. 25C-NBF is a newly synthesized …

Na+,K+-ATPase and Cardiotonic Steroids in Models of Dopaminergic System Pathologies

AA Markina, RB Kazanskaya, JA Timoshina… - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
In recent years, enough evidence has accumulated to assert that cardiotonic steroids, Na+,
K+-ATPase ligands, play an integral role in the physiological and pathophysiological …

[HTML][HTML] Protein kinase C isoforms as a target for manic-like behaviors and oxidative stress in a dopaminergic animal model of mania

SS Valvassori, JH Cararo, J Peper-Nascimento… - Progress in Neuro …, 2020 - Elsevier
Bipolar disorder (BD) is a chronic condition characterized by severe mood swings
alternating between episodes of mania and depression. Evidence indicates that protein …

Understanding methiopropamine, a new psychoactive substance: an in-depth review on its chemistry, pharmacology and implications to human health

MK Bunaim, HA Damanhuri, HY Yow… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Methiopropamine or 1-(thiophen-2-yl)-2-methylaminopropane (MPA) is a thiophene
ring-based structural analogue of methamphetamine, first synthesized in 1942 but become …