Metabotropic glutamate receptors: from the workbench to the bedside

F Nicoletti, J Bockaert, GL Collingridge, PJ Conn… - …, 2011 - Elsevier
Metabotropic glutamate (mGlu) receptors were discovered in the mid 1980s and originally
described as glutamate receptors coupled to polyphosphoinositide hydrolysis. Almost 6500 …

Toxicity of amphetamines: an update

M Carvalho, H Carmo, VM Costa, JP Capela… - Archives of …, 2012 - Springer
Amphetamines represent a class of psychotropic compounds, widely abused for their
stimulant, euphoric, anorectic, and, in some cases, emphathogenic, entactogenic, and …

Amphetamine-related drugs neurotoxicity in humans and in experimental animals: Main mechanisms

R Moratalla, A Khairnar, N Simola, N Granado… - Progress in …, 2017 - Elsevier
Amphetamine-related drugs, such as 3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) and
methamphetamine (METH), are popular recreational psychostimulants. Several preclinical …

Methamphetamine toxicity and messengers of death

IN Krasnova, JL Cadet - Brain research reviews, 2009 - Elsevier
Methamphetamine (METH) is an illicit psychostimulant that is widely abused in the world.
Several lines of evidence suggest that chronic METH abuse leads to neurodegenerative …

[HTML][HTML] Methamphetamine-induced neuronal damage: neurotoxicity and neuroinflammation

B Kim, J Yun, B Park - Biomolecules & therapeutics, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methamphetamine (METH) is a highly addictive psychostimulant and one of the most widely
abused drugs worldwide. The continuous use of METH eventually leads to drug addiction …

Copper pathology in vulnerable brain regions in Parkinson's disease

KM Davies, S Bohic, A Carmona, R Ortega… - Neurobiology of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Synchrotron-based x-ray fluorescence microscopy, immunofluorescence, and Western
blotting were used to investigate changes in copper (Cu) and Cu-associated pathways in the …

Mechanisms of action and persistent neuroplasticity by drugs of abuse

ER Korpi, B den Hollander, U Farooq… - Pharmacological …, 2015 - Elsevier
Adaptation of the nervous system to different chemical and physiologic conditions is
important for the homeostasis of brain processes and for learning and remembering …

Amphetamine toxicities: classical and emerging mechanisms

BK Yamamoto, A Moszczynska… - Annals of the New York …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The drugs of abuse, methamphetamine and MDMA, produce long‐term decreases in
markers of biogenic amine neurotransmission. These decreases have been traditionally …

Glutamate receptors as therapeutic targets for Parkinson's disease

KA Johnson, PJ Conn… - CNS & Neurological …, 2009 - ingentaconnect.com
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by motor symptoms
including tremor and bradykinesia. The primary pathophysiology underlying PD is the …

Metabotropic glutamate receptors in the basal ganglia motor circuit

PJ Conn, G Battaglia, MJ Marino… - Nature Reviews …, 2005 - nature.com
In recent years there have been tremendous advances in our understanding of the circuitry
of the basal ganglia and our ability to predict the behavioural effects of specific cellular …