Effective connectivity changes in LSD-induced altered states of consciousness in humans

KH Preller, A Razi, P Zeidman… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Psychedelics exert unique effects on human consciousness. The thalamic filter model
suggests that core effects of psychedelics may result from gating deficits, based on a …

Drug management of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy

SM Khedun, J Moodley, T Naicker, B Maharaj - Pharmacology & …, 1997 - Elsevier
Drugs used in the acute and long-term management of hypertension in pregnancy and the
pre-eclampsia-eclampsia syndrome have been reviewed and their therapeutic effects and …

Dreamlike effects of LSD on waking imagery in humans depend on serotonin 2A receptor activation

R Kraehenmann, D Pokorny, L Vollenweider… - …, 2017 - Springer
Rationale Accumulating evidence indicates that the mixed serotonin and dopamine receptor
agonist lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) induces an altered state of consciousness that …

Ketanserin: a review of its pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic properties, and therapeutic potential in hypertension and peripheral vascular disease

RN Brogden, EM Sorkin - Drugs, 1990 - Springer
Ketanserin is a 5-HT 2 receptor antagonist without partial agonist properties which also
possesses weak α 1-adrenoceptor antagonistic activity, which may explain its …

Psilocybin-induced deficits in automatic and controlled inhibition are attenuated by ketanserin in healthy human volunteers

BB Quednow, M Kometer, MA Geyer… - …, 2012 - nature.com
Abstract The serotonin-2A receptor (5-HT 2A R) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of
schizophrenia and related inhibitory gating and behavioral inhibition deficits of …

Clinical pharmacokinetics of ketanserin

B Persson, J Heykants, T Hedner - Clinical pharmacokinetics, 1991 - Springer
Ketanserin is a serotonin S 2-receptor antagonist introduced for the treatment of arterial
hypertension and vasospastic disorders. Plasma concentrations of ketanserin (and some …

Effects of a new serotonin antagonist, ketanserin, in experimental and clinical hypertension

T Hedner, B Persson - American Journal of Hypertension, 1988 - academic.oup.com
Ketanserin is an agent whose main pharmacologic action is antagonism of serotonin (5-
hydroxytryptamine, 5HT) receptors of the 5HT2 subtype. It also has weak α1-adrenergic …

Serotonin antagonists fail to alter MDMA self-administration in rats

S Schenk, J Foote, D Aronsen, N Bukholt… - Pharmacology …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Acute exposure to±3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) preferentially
increases release of serotonin (5-HT), and a role of 5-HT in many of the behavioral effects of …

Blockade of 5-HT2A receptors may mediate or modulate part of the immobility produced by inhaled anesthetics

Y Zhang, MJ Laster, EI Eger, CR Stabernack… - Anesthesia & …, 2003 - journals.lww.com
IMPLICATIONS: A subset of serotonin receptors, 5HT2A receptors, may mediate or modulate
a minor portion of the immobility produced by inhaled anesthetics. Results from studies from …

Effects of cardiovascular disease on pharmacokinetics

V Rodighiero - Cardiovascular drugs and therapy, 1989 - Springer
The pathophysiologic changes occurring in cardiovascular disease can affect the kinetics of
drugs in several different ways. The present review examines these modifications and the …