Blockade of 5‐HT2 receptors suppresses motor unit firing and estimates of persistent inward currents during voluntary muscle contraction in humans

BI Goodlich, A Del Vecchio, SA Horan… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Serotonergic neuromodulation contributes to enhanced voluntary muscle activation.
However, it is not known how the likely motoneurone receptor candidate (5‐HT2) influences …

Blockade of 5-HT2 receptors suppresses rate of torque development and motor unit discharge rate during rapid contractions

BI Goodlich, SA Horan… - Journal of …, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
Serotonin (5-HT) is a neuromodulator that is critical for regulating the excitability of spinal
motoneurons and the generation of muscle torque. However, the role of 5-HT in modulating …

Human corticospinal-motoneuronal output is reduced with 5-HT2 receptor antagonism

JR Thorstensen, JL Taylor… - Journal of …, 2021 - journals.physiology.org
Animal models indicate that serotonin (5-HT) release onto motoneurons facilitates motor
output, particularly during strong motor activities. However, evidence for 5-HT effects during …

Excitatory drive to spinal motoneurones is necessary for serotonin to modulate motoneurone excitability via 5‐HT2 receptors in humans

TT Henderson, JL Taylor… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Serotonin modulates corticospinal excitability, motoneurone firing rates and contractile
strength via 5‐HT2 receptors. However, the effects of these receptors on cortical and …

Cyproheptadine exhibits antitumor activity in urothelial carcinoma cells by targeting GSK3β to suppress mTOR and β-catenin signaling pathways

HY Hsieh, CH Shen, RI Lin, YM Feng, SY Huang… - Cancer letters, 2016 - Elsevier
Cyproheptadine, a serotonin antagonist, has recently been reported to function as a novel
therapeutic agent by inhibiting PI3K/AKT signaling in several human cancers. However, the …

Development of novel inhibitors for histone methyltransferase SET7/9 based on cyproheptadine

T Hirano, T Fujiwara, H Niwa, M Hirano… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The histone methyltransferase SET7/9 methylates not only histone but also non‐histone
proteins as substrates, and therefore, SET7/9 inhibitors are considered candidates for the …

Tricyclic analogs cyclobenzaprine, amitriptyline and cyproheptadine inhibit the spinal reflex transmission through 5-HT2 receptors

M Honda, T Nishida, H Ono - European journal of pharmacology, 2003 - Elsevier
The centrally acting muscle relaxant cyclobenzaprine decreases the amplitude of
monosynaptic reflex potentials by inhibiting the facilitatory descending serotonergic …

Antagonism of 5‐HT2 receptors attenuates self‐sustained firing of human motor units

BI Goodlich, GEP Pearcey, A Del Vecchio… - The Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
HT2 receptors on motoneurones play a critical role in facilitating persistent inward currents
(PICs). Although facilitation of PICs can enhance self‐sustained firing after periods of …

The McMurry Coupling and Related Reactions

T Takeda, A Tsubouchi - Organic Reactions, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
The McMurry coupling reaction has been recognized as one of the most efficient methods for
the synthesis of alkenes from carbonyl compounds. This reaction can be applied to the …

Steric structure–activity relationship of cyproheptadine derivatives as inhibitors of histone methyltransferase Set7/9

T Fujiwara, K Ohira, K Urushibara, A Ito… - Bioorganic & Medicinal …, 2016 - Elsevier
Set7/9 is a histone lysine methyltransferase, but it is also thought to be involved in a wide
variety of pathophysiological functions. We previously identified cyproheptadine, which has …