Amphetamines represent a class of psychotropic compounds, widely abused for their
stimulant, euphoric, anorectic, and, in some cases, emphathogenic, entactogenic, and …

In patients with major depression or in animal models of depression, significantly increases
in the concentrations of pro-inflammatory cytokines have been consistently reported …

Adaptation of the nervous system to different chemical and physiologic conditions is
important for the homeostasis of brain processes and for learning and remembering …

Methamphetamine (Meth) is a powerful illicit psychostimulant, widely used for recreational
purposes. Besides disrupting the monoaminergic system and promoting oxidative brain …

The drugs of abuse, methamphetamine and MDMA, produce long‐term decreases in
markers of biogenic amine neurotransmission. These decreases have been traditionally …

Psychostimulants and nicotine are the most widely abused drugs with a detrimental impact
on public health globally. While the long-term neurobehavioral deficits and synaptic …

The blood brain barrier (BBB) is a highly dynamic interface between the central nervous
system (CNS) and periphery. The BBB is comprised of a number of components and is part …

Abstract Amphetamine ('Speed'), methamphetamine ('Ice') and its congener 3, 4-
methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA;'Ecstasy') are illicit drugs abused worldwide for …

Neuropeptide Y (NPY) has been implicated in the modulation of important features of
neuronal physiology, including calcium homeostasis, neurotransmitter release and …

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common childhood-onset
neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by persistent inattention, hyperactivity and …