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A selective positive allosteric modulator of metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 2 blocks a hallucinogenic drug model of psychosis
Published in Molecular pharmacology (01-08-2007)“…Recent clinical studies reveal that selective agonists of group II metabotropic glutamate (mGlu) receptors have robust efficacy in treating positive and…”
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5-Hydroxytryptamine (serotonin)2A receptors in rat anterior cingulate cortex mediate the discriminative stimulus properties of d-lysergic acid diethylamide
Published in The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics (01-02-2007)“…d-Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), an indoleamine hallucinogen, produces profound alterations in mood, thought, and perception in humans. The brain site(s)…”
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Discovery of novel allosteric modulators of metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 reveals chemical and functional diversity and in vivo activity in rat behavioral models of anxiolytic and antipsychotic activity
Published in Molecular pharmacology (01-12-2010)“…Modulators of metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 (mGluR5) may provide novel treatments for multiple central nervous system (CNS) disorders, including…”
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Discriminative stimulus properties of 1-(2,5-dimethoxy-4-iodophenyl)-2-aminopropane [(±)DOI] in C57BL/6J mice
Published in Psychopharmacologia (01-02-2003)“…The drug discrimination procedure has proven to be a valuable tool for studying the mechanism of action of psychoactive drugs. Recently, mice with targeted…”
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Discovery of Molecular Switches That Modulate Modes of Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor Subtype 5 (mGlu5) Pharmacology in Vitro and in Vivo within a Series of Functionalized, Regioisomeric 2- and 5-(Phenylethynyl)pyrimidines
Published in Journal of medicinal chemistry (23-07-2009)“…We describe the synthesis and SAR of a series of analogues of the mGlu5 partial antagonist 5-(phenylethynyl)pyrimidine. New molecular switches are identified…”
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Increases in avoidance responding produced by REM sleep deprivation or serotonin depletion are reversed by administration of 5-hydroxytryptophan
Published in Behavioural brain research (18-03-2003)“…Our objective was to directly compare the effects of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep deprivation (REMSD) and serotonin 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) depletion on…”
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Role of G(q) protein in behavioral effects of the hallucinogenic drug 1-(2,5-dimethoxy-4-iodophenyl)-2-aminopropane
Published in Neuropharmacology (01-06-2007)“…Extensive evidence suggests that 5-HT2 receptors may play a role in mental disorders including schizophrenia. In addition, several studies indicate that…”
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Chronic Phenethylamine Hallucinogen Treatment Alters Behavioral Sensitivity to a Metabotropic Glutamate 2 3 Receptor Agonist
Published in Neuropsychopharmacology (New York, N.Y.) (01-08-2008)“…Recent clinical studies in schizophrenic patients show that a selective agonist of group II metabotropic glutamate (mGlu) receptors has robust efficacy in…”
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Behavioral Tolerance to Lysergic Acid Diethylamide is Associated with Reduced Serotonin-2A Receptor Signaling in Rat Cortex
Published in Neuropsychopharmacology (New York, N.Y.) (01-09-2005)“…Tolerance is defined as a decrease in responsiveness to a drug after repeated administration. Tolerance to the behavioral effects of hallucinogens occurs in…”
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Complex discriminative stimulus properties of (+)lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) in C57Bl/6J mice
Published in Psychopharmacology (01-06-2005)“…The drug discrimination procedure is the most frequently used in vivo model of hallucinogen activity. Historically, most drug discrimination studies have been…”
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Possible role for the 5-HT1A receptor in the behavioral effects of REM sleep deprivation on free-operant avoidance responding in rat
Published in Psychopharmacologia (01-11-2004)“…REM sleep deprivation (REMSD) has been shown to increase rates of free-operant avoidance responding. Depletion of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT, serotonin) levels…”
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Evidence for bidirectional cues as a function of time following treatment with amphetamine: implications for understanding tolerance and withdrawal
Published in Pharmacology, biochemistry and behavior (01-12-2004)“…Previous drug-discrimination studies have focused on characterizing the cue properties associated with amphetamine's (AMPH) primary effect. Results from recent…”
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Stimulus generalization by fenfluramine in a quipazine–ketanserin drug discrimination is not dependent on indirect serotonin release
Published in Pharmacology, biochemistry and behavior (01-05-2002)“…The purpose of this study was to determine if animals trained to discriminate a serotonin 2A (5-HT 2A) receptor agonist from a 5-HT 2A receptor antagonist…”
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Role of Gq protein in behavioral effects of the hallucinogenic drug 1-(2,5-dimethoxy-4-iodophenyl)-2-aminopropane
Published in Neuropharmacology (01-06-2007)“…Extensive evidence suggests that 5-HT2 receptors may play a role in mental disorders including schizophrenia. In addition, several studies indicate that G q…”
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Evolution of Populus nigra (Sect. Aigeiros): Introgressive Hybridization and the Chloroplast Contribution of Populus alba (Sect. Populus)
Published in American journal of botany (01-09-1990)“…Restriction site variation in chloroplast DNA and nuclear ribosomal DNA was examined in 16 accessions from the Salicaceae comprising ten species of Populus and…”
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Role of G q protein in behavioral effects of the hallucinogenic drug 1-(2,5-dimethoxy-4-iodophenyl)-2-aminopropane
Published in Neuropharmacology (2007)“…Extensive evidence suggests that 5-HT2 receptors may play a role in mental disorders including schizophrenia. In addition, several studies indicate that G…”
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Discovery of Molecular Switches that Modulate Modes of mGlu5 Pharmacology In Vitro and In Vivo Within a Series of Functionalized, Regioisomeric 2- and 5-(Phenylethynyl) Pyrimidines
Published in Journal of medicinal chemistry (23-07-2009)“…This Letter describes the synthesis and SAR of a series of analogs of the mGlu 5 partial antagonist 5-(phenylethynyl)pyrimidine. New molecular switches are…”
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Complex discriminative stimulus properties of (+)lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) in C57BI/6J mice
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Hyperinsulinemia in rats with ventromedial hypothalamic lesions: Role of hyperphagia
Published in Behavioral neuroscience (01-02-1984)“…Examined the relation of hyperinsulinemia to hyperphagia in 18 female hooded Long-Evans rats with lesions of the ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH). Plasma…”
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Evolution of Populus nigra (Sect. Aigeiros): Introgressive Hybridization and the Chloroplast Contribution of Populus alba (Sect. Populus)
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