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 …

G protein-coupled receptors in neurodegenerative diseases and psychiatric disorders

TS Wong, G Li, S Li, W Gao, G Chen, S Gan… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2023 - nature.com
Neuropsychiatric disorders are multifactorial disorders with diverse aetiological factors.
Identifying treatment targets is challenging because the diseases are resulting from …

Molecular mechanisms of psilocybin and implications for the treatment of depression

S Ling, F Ceban, LMW Lui, Y Lee, KM Teopiz… - CNS drugs, 2022 - Springer
Therapeutic deficiencies with monoaminergic antidepressants invites the need to identify
and develop novel rapid-acting antidepressants. Hitherto, ketamine and esketamine are …

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 …

Mechanisms and molecular targets surrounding the potential therapeutic effects of psychedelics

AM Jaster, J González-Maeso - Molecular psychiatry, 2023 - nature.com
Psychedelics, also known as classical hallucinogens, have been investigated for decades
due to their potential therapeutic effects in the treatment of neuropsychiatric and substance …

Recent advances in the neuropsychopharmacology of serotonergic hallucinogens

AL Halberstadt - Behavioural brain research, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Serotonergic hallucinogens, such as (+)-lysergic acid diethylamide, psilocybin, and
mescaline, are somewhat enigmatic substances. Although these drugs are derived from …

Clozapine's multiple cellular mechanisms: What do we know after more than fifty years? A systematic review and critical assessment of translational mechanisms …

A de Bartolomeis, L Vellucci, A Barone… - Pharmacology & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Almost fifty years after its first introduction into clinical care, clozapine remains the only
evidence-based pharmacological option for treatment-resistant schizophrenia (TRS), which …

G protein–coupled receptor heteromers

I Gomes, MA Ayoub, W Fujita, WC Jaeger… - Annual review of …, 2016 - annualreviews.org
G protein–coupled receptors (GPCRs) compose one of the largest families of membrane
proteins involved in intracellular signaling. They are involved in numerous physiological and …

[HTML][HTML] Functional dimerization of serotonin receptors: role in health and depressive disorders

EV Mitroshina, EA Marasanova… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Understanding the neurobiological underpinnings of depressive disorder constitutes a
pressing challenge in the fields of psychiatry and neurobiology. Depression represents one …

Mechanism of assembly and cooperativity of homomeric and heteromeric metabotropic glutamate receptors

J Levitz, C Habrian, S Bharill, Z Fu, R Vafabakhsh… - Neuron, 2016 - cell.com
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) mediate cellular responses to a wide variety of
extracellular stimuli. GPCR dimerization may expand signaling diversity and tune …