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 …

[HTML][HTML] Oxytocin and social motivation

I Gordon, C Martin, R Feldman, JF Leckman - Developmental cognitive …, 2011 - Elsevier
Humans are fundamentally social creatures who are 'motivated'to be with others. In this
review we examine the role of oxytocin (OT) as it relates to social motivation. OT is …

[HTML][HTML] HIV tat and neurotoxicity

JE King, EA Eugenin, CM Buckner, JW Berman - Microbes and infection, 2006 - Elsevier
HIV tat is the transactivator of HIV-1, supporting efficient viral replication by stabilizing the
transcription of viral genes. Tat can be released from HIV-infected cells and alter several …

CXCL10‐induced cell death in neurons: role of calcium dysregulation

Y Sui, L Stehno‐Bittel, S Li… - European Journal of …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Chemokines play a key role in the regulation of central nervous system disease. CXCL10
over‐expression has been observed in several neurodegenerative diseases, including …

Intracellular human immunodeficiency virus Tat expression in astrocytes promotes astrocyte survival but induces potent neurotoxicity at distant sites via axonal …

A Chauhan, J Turchan, C Pocernich… - Journal of Biological …, 2003 - ASBMB
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-Tat protein has been implicated in the
neuropathogenesis of HIV infection. However, its role in modulating astroglial-neuronal …

Morphine causes rapid increases in glial activation and neuronal injury in the striatum of inducible HIV‐1 Tat transgenic mice

AJ Bruce‐Keller, J Turchan‐Cholewo, EJ Smart… - Glia, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
HIV encephalitis (HIVE) is accompanied by brain inflammation, leukocyte infiltration, and
glial activation, and HIV patients who abuse opiates are more likely to develop HIVE. To …

HIV-associated neurotoxicity and cognitive decline: Therapeutic implications

DR Wallace - Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2022 - Elsevier
As our understanding of changes to the neurological system has improved, it has become
clear that patients who have contracted human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) can …

Neuronal toxicity in HIV CNS disease

J Kovalevich, D Langford - Future virology, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
HIV enters the brain during the early stages of initial infection and can result in a
complicated array of diverse neurological dysfunctions. While neuronal injury and loss are at …

Role of Tat protein in HIV neuropathogenesis

W Li, G Li, J Steiner, A Nath - Neurotoxicity research, 2009 - Springer
The Tat protein of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has been implicated in the
pathophysiology of the neurocognitive deficits associated with HIV infection. This is the …

Severe, demyelinating leukoencephalopathy in AIDS patients on antiretroviral therapy

TD Langford, SL Letendre, TD Marcotte, RJ Ellis… - Aids, 2002 - journals.lww.com
Objectives To describe a severe form of demyelinating HIV-associated
leukoencephalopathy in AIDS patients failing highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), its …