Drugs for insomnia beyond benzodiazepines: pharmacology, clinical applications, and discovery

T Atkin, S Comai, G Gobbi - Pharmacological reviews, 2018 - ASPET
Although the GABAergic benzodiazepines (BZDs) and Z-drugs (zolpidem, zopiclone, and
zaleplon) are FDA-approved for insomnia disorders with a strong evidence base, they have …

Histamine in the nervous system

HL Haas, OA Sergeeva, O Selbach - Physiological reviews, 2008 - journals.physiology.org
Histamine is a transmitter in the nervous system and a signaling molecule in the gut, the
skin, and the immune system. Histaminergic neurons in mammalian brain are located …

Neuromodulatory transmitter systems in the cortex and their role in cortical plasticity

Q Gu - Neuroscience, 2002 - Elsevier
Cortical neuromodulatory transmitter systems refer to those classical neurotransmitters such
as acetylcholine and monoamines, which share a number of common features. For instance …

[HTML][HTML] Histidine decarboxylase deficiency causes tourette syndrome: parallel findings in humans and mice

LC Baldan, KA Williams, JD Gallezot, V Pogorelov… - Neuron, 2014 - cell.com
Tourette syndrome (TS) is characterized by tics, sensorimotor gating deficiencies, and
abnormalities of cortico-basal ganglia circuits. A mutation in histidine decarboxylase (Hdc) …

Cognitive enhancement by drugs in health and disease

M Husain, MA Mehta - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2011 - cell.com
Attempts to improve cognitive function in patients with brain disorders have become the
focus of intensive research efforts. A recent emerging trend is the use of so-called cognitive …

The histamine H3 receptor: from discovery to clinical trials with pitolisant

JC Schwartz - British journal of pharmacology, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The third histamine receptor was discovered in 1983 by a traditional pharmacological
approach, consisting of assessing the inhibitory effect of histamine on its own release from …

Comparative anatomy of the histaminergic and other aminergic systems in zebrafish (Danio rerio)

JAN Kaslin, P Panula - Journal of Comparative Neurology, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
The histaminergic system and its relationships to the other aminergic transmitter systems in
the brain of the zebrafish were studied by using confocal microscopy and …

A detailed mapping of the histamine H3 receptor and its gene transcripts in rat brain

C Pillot, A Heron, V Cochois, J Tardivel-Lacombe… - Neuroscience, 2002 - Elsevier
The detailed distribution of histamine H3 receptor mRNAs in rat brain was analyzed by in
situ hybridization using a 33P-labelled riboprobe and was combined for the first time with the …

Neural circuitry of stress-induced insomnia in rats

G Cano, T Mochizuki, CB Saper - Journal of Neuroscience, 2008 - Soc Neuroscience
Sleep architecture is often disturbed after a stressful event; nevertheless, little is known
about the brain circuitry responsible for the sleep perturbations induced by stress. We …

Neurochemical and behavioral effects of ciproxifan, a potent histamine H3-receptor antagonist

X Ligneau, JS Lin, G Vanni-Mercier, M Jouvet… - … of Pharmacology and …, 1998 - ASPET
Ciproxifan, ie, cyclopropyl-(4-(3-1 H-imidazol-4-yl) propyloxy) phenyl) ketone, belongs to a
novel chemical series of histamine H3-receptor antagonists. In vitro, it behaved as a …