Psychedelics in psychiatry: neuroplastic, immunomodulatory, and neurotransmitter mechanisms

A Inserra, D De Gregorio, G Gobbi - Pharmacological Reviews, 2021 - ASPET
Mounting evidence suggests safety and efficacy of psychedelic compounds as potential
novel therapeutics in psychiatry. Ketamine has been approved by the Food and Drug …

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 …

Serotonin syndrome: pathophysiology, clinical features, management, and potential future directions

WJ Scotton, LJ Hill, AC Williams… - International Journal of …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Serotonin syndrome (SS)(also referred to as serotonin toxicity) is a potentially life-
threatening drug-induced toxidrome associated with increased serotonergic activity in both …

Breakthrough for trauma treatment: safety and efficacy of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy compared to paroxetine and sertraline

AA Feduccia, L Jerome, B Yazar-Klosinski… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Unsuccessfully treated posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a serious and life-threatening
disorder. Two medications, paroxetine hydrochloride and sertraline hydrochloride, are …

MDMA enhances emotional empathy and prosocial behavior

CM Hysek, Y Schmid, LD Simmler… - Social cognitive and …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA,'ecstasy') releases serotonin and
norepinephrine. MDMA is reported to produce empathogenic and prosocial feelings. It is …

Novel psychoactive substances (designer drugs): overview and pharmacology of modulators of monoamine signalling

ME Liechti - Swiss medical weekly, 2015 - edoc.unibas.ch
Novel psychoactive substances are newly used designer drugs (" internet drugs"," research
chemicals"," legal highs") potentially posing similar health risks to classic illicit substances …

Monoamine transporter and receptor interaction profiles of novel psychoactive substances: para-halogenated amphetamines and pyrovalerone cathinones

A Rickli, MC Hoener, ME Liechti - European Neuropsychopharmacology, 2015 - Elsevier
The pharmacology of novel psychoactive substances is mostly unknown. We evaluated the
transporter and receptor interaction profiles of a series of para-(4)-substituted amphetamines …

Drug-drug interactions between psychiatric medications and MDMA or psilocybin: a systematic review

A Sarparast, K Thomas, B Malcolm, CS Stauffer - Psychopharmacology, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Rationale & objectives±3, 4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) and
psilocybin are currently moving through the US Food and Drug Administration's phased drug …

Safety pharmacology of acute MDMA administration in healthy subjects

P Vizeli, ME Liechti - Journal of Psychopharmacology, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
3, 4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA; ecstasy) is being investigated in MDMA-
assisted psychotherapy. The present study characterized the safety pharmacology of single …

Hyponatremia and mortality: moving beyond associations

EJ Hoorn, R Zietse - American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 2013 - Elsevier
Acute hyponatremia can cause death if cerebral edema is not treated promptly. Conversely,
if chronic hyponatremia is corrected too rapidly, osmotic demyelination may ensue, which …