Morphine is one of the most severely abused drugs in the world. Previous research on
morphine addiction has focused on the central nervous system (CNS). Studies have shown …

3, 4-methylenedioxypyrovalerone or MDPV is a synthetic cathinone with psychostimulant
properties more potent than cocaine. We quantified this drug in the striatum after …

Substance use disorders pose a common medical, social and financial problem. Among the
pathomechanisms of substance use disorders, the disruption and increased permeability of …

Methamphetamine (METH) is a psychostimulant drug of abuse that causes severe brain
damage. However, the mechanisms responsible for these effects are poorly understood …

Designer drugs such as synthetic psychostimulants are indicative of a worldwide problem of
drug abuse and addiction. In addition to methamphetamine (METH), these drugs include 3 …

Background Synthetic cathinones are a category of psychostimulants belonging to the
growing number of designer drugs also known as “Novel Psychoactive Substances”(NPS) …

An effect of the widely abuse psychostimulant, methamphetamine (Meth), is blood-brain-
barrier (BBB) disruption; however, the mechanism by which Meth causes BBB disruption …

Abstract Background Exposure to di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) can cause
neurotoxicity but the mechanism is not clear. Blood brain barrier (BBB) is one of the most …

While no effective therapy is available for the treatment of methamphetamine (METH)-
induced neurotoxicity, aerobic exercise is being proposed to improve depressive symptoms …

The blood–brain barrier (BBB) is essential in the maintenance of brain homeostasis both by
preserving normal brain functioning and also by protecting the brain from exposure to a …