Oxidative stress and neuroinflammation as a pivot in drug abuse. A focus on the therapeutic potential of antioxidant and anti-inflammatory agents and biomolecules
Drug abuse is a major global health and economic problem. However, there are no
pharmacological treatments to effectively reduce the compulsive use of most drugs of abuse …
pharmacological treatments to effectively reduce the compulsive use of most drugs of abuse …
The antero-posterior heterogeneity of the ventral tegmental area
The ventral tegmental area (VTA) is a brain region processing salient sensory and emotional
information, controlling motivated behaviors, natural or drug-related reward, reward-related …
information, controlling motivated behaviors, natural or drug-related reward, reward-related …
Mu opioid receptor modulation of dopamine neurons in the periaqueductal gray/dorsal raphe: a role in regulation of pain
The periaqueductal gray (PAG) is a brain region involved in nociception modulation, and an
important relay center for the descending nociceptive pathway through the rostral ventral …
important relay center for the descending nociceptive pathway through the rostral ventral …
Endogenous opiates and behavior: 2012
RJ Bodnar - Peptides, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper is the thirty-fifth consecutive installment of the annual review of research
concerning the endogenous opioid system. It summarizes papers published during 2012 …
concerning the endogenous opioid system. It summarizes papers published during 2012 …
Psychopharmacological interaction of alcohol and posttraumatic stress disorder: Effective action of naringin
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and alcohol use disorder (AUD) are prevalently co-
occurring, important risk factors for a broad array of neuropsychiatric diseases. To date, how …
occurring, important risk factors for a broad array of neuropsychiatric diseases. To date, how …
Salsolinol: an unintelligible and double-faced molecule—lessons learned from in vivo and in vitro experiments
Abstract Salsolinol (1-methyl-6, 7-dihydroxy-1, 2, 3, 4-tetrahydroisoquinoline) is a
tetrahydroisoquinoline derivative whose presence in humans was first detected in the urine …
tetrahydroisoquinoline derivative whose presence in humans was first detected in the urine …
[HTML][HTML] Mood components in cocoa and chocolate: the mood pyramid
Cocoa and chocolate, prepared from cocoa beans that originate from the fruits of the cocoa
tree Theobroma cacao, have a long-standing reputation as healthy food, including mood …
tree Theobroma cacao, have a long-standing reputation as healthy food, including mood …
Alcohol-induced alterations in dopamine modulation of prefrontal activity
H Trantham-Davidson, LJ Chandler - Alcohol, 2015 - Elsevier
Long-term alcohol use leads to persistent cognitive deficits that may be associated with
maladaptive changes in the neurocircuitry that mediates executive functions. Impairments …
maladaptive changes in the neurocircuitry that mediates executive functions. Impairments …
Mystic acetaldehyde: the never-ending story on alcoholism
After decades of uncertainties and drawbacks, the study on the role and significance of
acetaldehyde in the effects of ethanol seemed to have found its main paths. Accordingly, the …
acetaldehyde in the effects of ethanol seemed to have found its main paths. Accordingly, the …
Ethanol-dependent synthesis of salsolinol in the posterior ventral tegmental area as key mechanism of ethanol's action on mesolimbic dopamine
Abnormal consumption of ethanol, the ingredient responsible for alcoholic drinks' addictive
liability, causes millions of deaths yearly. Ethanol's addictive potential is triggered through …
liability, causes millions of deaths yearly. Ethanol's addictive potential is triggered through …