The role of serotonin in drug use and addiction

CP Müller, JR Homberg - Behavioural brain research, 2015 - Elsevier
The use of psychoactive drugs is a wide spread behaviour in human societies. The
systematic use of a drug requires the establishment of different drug use-associated …

[HTML][HTML] Serotonin receptors in depression: from A to B

KM Nautiyal, R Hen - F1000Research, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The role of serotonin in major depressive disorder (MDD) is the focus of accumulating
clinical and preclinical research. The results of these studies reflect the complexity of …

5-HT receptors and reward-related behaviour: a review

DJ Hayes, AJ Greenshaw - Neuroscience & biobehavioral reviews, 2011 - Elsevier
Abstract The brain's serotonin (5-HT) system is key in the regulation of reward-related
behaviours, from eating and drinking to sexual activity. The complexity of studying this …

Serotonin at the nexus of impulsivity and cue reactivity in cocaine addiction

KA Cunningham, NC Anastasio - Neuropharmacology, 2014 - Elsevier
Cocaine abuse and addiction remain great challenges on the public health agendas in the
US and the world. Increasingly sophisticated perspectives on addiction to cocaine and other …

Novel pharmacotherapeutic treatments for cocaine addiction

D Shorter, TR Kosten - BMC medicine, 2011 - Springer
Cocaine is a stimulant that leads to the rapid accumulation of catecholamines and serotonin
in the brain due to prevention of their re-uptake into the neuron that released the …

Behavioral evidence for the significance of serotoninergic (5‐HT) receptors in cocaine addiction

M Filip, N Alenina, M Bader, E Przegaliński - Addiction biology, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Cocaine addiction has somatic, psychological, psychiatric, socio‐economic and legal
implications in the developed world. Presently, there is no medication approved for the …

Evaluation of the relationship between anxiety during withdrawal and stress-induced reinstatement of cocaine seeking

S Erb - Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and …, 2010 - Elsevier
The initial termination of cocaine consumption in human addicts is associated with
heightened anxiety states and low levels of craving. Craving, however, tends to increase …

Emerging drugs for the treatment of cocaine use disorder: a review of neurobiological targets and pharmacotherapy

D Shorter, CB Domingo, TR Kosten - Expert opinion on emerging …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Cocaine use is a global public health concern of significant magnitude,
negatively impacting both the individual as well as larger society. Despite numerous trials …

Stimulation of medial prefrontal cortex serotonin 2C (5-HT2C) receptors attenuates cocaine-seeking behavior

NS Pentkowski, FD Duke, SM Weber… - …, 2010 - nature.com
Abstract Serotonin 2C receptor (5-HT 2C R) agonists administered systemically attenuate
both cocaine-primed and cue-elicited reinstatement of extinguished cocaine-seeking …

Dopamine D3 and 5-HT1B receptor dysregulation as a result of psychostimulant intake and forced abstinence: Implications for medications development

JL Neisewander, THC Cheung, NS Pentkowski - Neuropharmacology, 2014 - Elsevier
Addiction to psychostimulants, including cocaine and amphetamine, is associated with
dysregulation of dopamine and serotonin (5-HT) neurotransmitter systems …