Mechanisms and molecular targets surrounding the potential therapeutic effects of psychedelics

AM Jaster, J González-Maeso - Molecular psychiatry, 2023 - nature.com
Psychedelics, also known as classical hallucinogens, have been investigated for decades
due to their potential therapeutic effects in the treatment of neuropsychiatric and substance …

Serotonin 2A Receptor (5-HT2AR) Agonists: Psychedelics and Non-Hallucinogenic Analogues as Emerging Antidepressants

W Duan, D Cao, S Wang, J Cheng - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Psychedelics make up a group of psychoactive compounds that induce hallucinogenic
effects by activating the serotonin 2A receptor (5-HT2AR). Clinical trials have demonstrated …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of 5-HT2A receptor signaling pathways associated with psychedelic potential

J Wallach, AB Cao, MM Calkins, AJ Heim… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Serotonergic psychedelics possess considerable therapeutic potential. Although 5-HT2A
receptor activation mediates psychedelic effects, prototypical psychedelics activate both 5 …

[HTML][HTML] A non-hallucinogenic LSD analog with therapeutic potential for mood disorders

V Lewis, EM Bonniwell, JK Lanham, A Ghaffari… - Cell reports, 2023 - cell.com
Hallucinations limit widespread therapeutic use of psychedelics as rapidly acting
antidepressants. Here we profiled the non-hallucinogenic lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) …

[HTML][HTML] Preclinical perspectives on the mechanisms underlying the therapeutic actions of psilocybin in psychiatric disorders

AB Wulff, CD Nichols, SM Thompson - Neuropharmacology, 2023 - Elsevier
Psychedelic compounds have shown extraordinary potential in treating a wide range of
neuropsychiatric disorders. Psilocybin, for example, has now been shown in several clinical …

[HTML][HTML] Psychedelic targeting of metabotropic glutamate receptor 2 and its implications for the treatment of alcoholism

K Domanegg, WH Sommer, MW Meinhardt - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Alcohol abuse is a leading risk factor for the public health burden worldwide. Approved
pharmacotherapies have demonstrated limited effectiveness over the last few decades in …

5-MeO-DMT: An atypical psychedelic with unique pharmacology, phenomenology & risk?

HM Dourron, CD Nichols, O Simonsson, M Bradley… - …, 2023 - Springer
MeO-DMT is a tryptamine being developed as a potential antidepressant that may display a
distinct therapeutic mechanism due to its unique pharmacology and subjective effects …

Psychedelic-like activity of norpsilocin analogues

AM Sherwood, EK Burkhartzmeyer… - ACS Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Primary metabolites of mushroom tryptamines, psilocybin and baeocystin (ie, psilocin and
norpsilocin), exhibit potent agonist activity at the serotonin 2A receptor (5-HT2A) in vitro but …

Receptor Binding Profiles for Tryptamine Psychedelics and Effects of 4-Propionoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine in Mice

GC Glatfelter, M Naeem, DNK Pham… - ACS Pharmacology & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Analogues of 4-phosphoryloxy-N, N-dimethyltryptamine (psilocybin) are being sold on
recreational drug markets and developed as potential medications for psychedelic-assisted …

Ethopharmacological evaluation of antidepressant-like effect of serotonergic psychedelics in C57BL/6J male mice

R Takaba, D Ibi, K Yoshida, E Hosomi… - Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's …, 2024 - Springer
Serotonergic psychedelics such as psilocybin, lysergic acid diethylamide, and DOI exert a
hallucinatory effect through serotonin 5-HT2A receptor (5-HT2A) activation. Recent studies …