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 …

Altering the course of schizophrenia: progress and perspectives

MJ Millan, A Andrieux, G Bartzokis… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2016 - nature.com
Despite a lack of recent progress in the treatment of schizophrenia, our understanding of its
genetic and environmental causes has considerably improved, and their relationship to …

Histone acetylation: molecular mnemonics on the chromatin

J Gräff, LH Tsai - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2013 - nature.com
Long-lasting memories require specific gene expression programmes that are, in part,
orchestrated by epigenetic mechanisms. Of the epigenetic modifications identified in …

Epigenetic basis of mental illness

EJ Nestler, CJ Peña, M Kundakovic… - The …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Psychiatric disorders are complex multifactorial illnesses involving chronic alterations in
neural circuit structure and function as well as likely abnormalities in glial cells. While …

[HTML][HTML] Allosteric modulation of GPCRs: new insights and potential utility for treatment of schizophrenia and other CNS disorders

DJ Foster, PJ Conn - Neuron, 2017 - cell.com
G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) play critical roles in regulating brain function. Recent
advances have greatly expanded our understanding of these receptors as complex …

[HTML][HTML] Inhibition of HDAC3 reverses Alzheimer's disease-related pathologies in vitro and in the 3xTg-AD mouse model

KJ Janczura, CH Volmar, GC Sartor… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
HDAC3 Activity. We first determined the selectivity profile of RGFP-966 against class I
HDACs (HDACs 1, 2, 3, and 8) using a cell-free HDAC3 activity assay (Materials and …

Are the epigenetic changes predictive of therapeutic efficacy for psychiatric disorders? A translational approach towards novel drug targets

V Micale, M Di Bartolomeo, S Di Martino, T Stark… - Pharmacology & …, 2023 - Elsevier
The etiopathogenesis of mental disorders is not fully understood and accumulating evidence
support that clinical symptomatology cannot be assigned to a single gene mutation, but it …

Integrative omics of schizophrenia: from genetic determinants to clinical classification and risk prediction

F Guan, T Ni, W Zhu, LK Williams, LB Cui, M Li… - Molecular …, 2022 - nature.com
Schizophrenia (SCZ) is a debilitating neuropsychiatric disorder with high heritability and
complex inheritance. In the past decade, successful identification of numerous susceptibility …

L-acetylcarnitine causes rapid antidepressant effects through the epigenetic induction of mGlu2 receptors

C Nasca, D Xenos, Y Barone… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
Epigenetic mechanisms are involved in the pathophysiology of depressive disorders and
are unique potential targets for therapeutic intervention. The acetylating agent l …

An epigenetic framework for neurodevelopmental disorders: from pathogenesis to potential therapy

MJ Millan - Neuropharmacology, 2013 - Elsevier
Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) are characterized by aberrant and delayed early-life
development of the brain, leading to deficits in language, cognition, motor behaviour and …