Amphetamine, past and present–a pharmacological and clinical perspective

DJ Heal, SL Smith, J Gosden… - Journal of …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Amphetamine was discovered over 100 years ago. Since then, it has transformed from a
drug that was freely available without prescription as a panacea for a broad range of …

Dopaminergic and glutamatergic microdomains in a subset of rodent mesoaccumbens axons

S Zhang, J Qi, X Li, HL Wang, JP Britt, AF Hoffman… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Mesoaccumbens fibers are thought to co-release dopamine and glutamate. However, the
mechanism is unclear, and co-release by mesoaccumbens fibers has not been documented …

Vesicular monoamine transporters: structure‐function, pharmacology, and medicinal chemistry

K Wimalasena - Medicinal research reviews, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Vesicular monoamine transporters (VMAT) are responsible for the uptake of cytosolic
monoamines into synaptic vesicles in monoaminergic neurons. Two closely related VMATs …

Protective actions of the vesicular monoamine transporter 2 (VMAT2) in monoaminergic neurons

TS Guillot, GW Miller - Molecular neurobiology, 2009 - Springer
Vesicular monoamine transporters (VMATs) are responsible for the packaging of
neurotransmitters such as dopamine, serotonin, norepinephrine, and epinephrine into …

A novel mechanism of action and potential use for lobeline as a treatment for psychostimulant abuse

LP Dwoskin, PA Crooks - Biochemical pharmacology, 2002 - Elsevier
Lobeline, an alkaloidal constituent of Lobelia inflata LINN., has a long history of therapeutic
usage ranging from emetic and respiratory stimulant to tobacco smoking cessation agent …

[HTML][HTML] Effect fingerprinting of new psychoactive substances (NPS): What can we learn from in vitro data?

L Hondebrink, A Zwartsen, RHS Westerink - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2018 - Elsevier
The use of new psychoactive substances (NPS) is increasing and currently> 600 NPS have
been reported. However, limited information on neuropharmacological and toxicological …

Behavioral, biological, and chemical perspectives on atypical agents targeting the dopamine transporter

MEA Reith, BE Blough, WC Hong, KT Jones… - Drug and alcohol …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Treatment of stimulant-use disorders remains a formidable challenge, and the
dopamine transporter (DAT) remains a potential target for antagonist or agonist-like …

Methamphetamine rapidly decreases vesicular dopamine uptake

JM Brown, GR Hanson… - Journal of …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Vesicular sequestration is important in the regulation of cytoplasmic concentrations of
monoamines such as dopamine. Moreover, recent evidence suggests that increases in …

Brain integrity is altered by hepatic APOE ε4 in humanized-liver mice

A Giannisis, K Patra, AK Edlund, LA Nieto… - Molecular …, 2022 - nature.com
Liver-generated plasma apolipoprotein E (apoE) does not enter the brain but nonetheless
correlates with Alzheimer's disease (AD) risk and AD biomarker levels. Carriers of APOE ε4 …

Vesicular monoamine transporter 2: role as a novel target for drug development

G Zheng, LP Dwoskin, PA Crooks - The AAPS journal, 2006 - Springer
In the central nervous, system, vesicular monoamine transporter 2 (VMAT2) is the only
transporter that moves cytoplasmic dopamine (DA) into synaptic vesicles for storage and …