Anti-aversive role of the endocannabinoid system in the periaqueductal gray stimulation model of panic attacks in rats.

abstract：RATIONALE:The contribution of dopamine receptor subtypes in mediating the discriminative stimulus effects of cocaine is not fully established. Many drug discrimination studies use food to maintain responding, necessitating food restriction, which can alter drug effects. OBJECTIVE:This study established stimulus contro...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Baladi MG,Newman AH,France CP

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We are performing a double-blind trial with inward psychiatric patients. The indication for our psychotropic or psychotherapeutic intervention is mainly severe depression (= major depressive disorders DSM III). For a 3-week trial course trazodone (400 mg daily), amitriptyline (150 mg/die) or placebo capsules were give...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Klieser E,Lehmann E

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The emergence of the consumption of highly potent synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists (spice drugs) that produce important neurological symptoms has prompted the research on the consequences of acute and chronic use of these new psychoactive substances. Most studies on cannabinoid dependence have been per...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Serrano A,Vadas E,Ferrer B,Bilbao A,Granado N,Suárez J,Pavon FJ,Moratalla R,Rodríguez de Fonseca F

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The acute effect of ethanol upon the NSD (normalized slope descriptors) or Hjorth parameters of EEG were analyzed in 11 students. The maximal blood-alcohol concentration ranged from 1.0--1.7 mg/l. The activity (mean amplitude) increased and the complexity (frequency spread) decreased significantly as a function of tim...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Lehtinen I,Lang AH,Keskinen E

更新日期：1978-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Drug development is a high-risk and high failure enterprise, and studies that provide an early read on the pharmacodynamic activity of novel compounds could save time and money, increasing the efficiency of the drug development process. OBJECTIVE:Preclinical and clinical experiments were designed to examine ...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Lenz RA,Baker JD,Locke C,Rueter LE,Mohler EG,Wesnes K,Abi-Saab W,Saltarelli MD

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study demonstrates that the selective delta receptor antagonists ICI 174864 and naltrindole (NTI) attenuate alcohol intake in a dose-dependent manner, without altering water intake, in rats selectively bred for alcohol preference. ICI 174864 had a very limited duration of action, as evidenced by the fact that sup...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Krishnan-Sarin S,Jing SL,Kurtz DL,Zweifel M,Portoghese PS,Li TK,Froehlich JC

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parenteral administration of the adenosine deaminase (ADA) inhibitor erythro-9-(2-hydroxy-3-nonyl)-adenine (EHNA) results in a profound decrease in spontaneous motor activity in mice and rats. The inhibition of cortical ADA activity measured ex vivo parallels the decrease in spontaneous motor activity in a time-depend...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Mendelson WB,Kuruvilla A,Watlington T,Goehl K,Paul SM,Skolnick P

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Hypericum perforatum L., known as St. John's wort (SJW), is used as a phytotherapeutic agent for the treatment of mild to moderate forms of depression. OBJECTIVES:The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of SJW extract (STW 3-VI; 250 and 500 mg/kg; p.o.) and fluoxetine (10 mg/kg, p.o.) on gene...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Jungke P,Ostrow G,Li JL,Norton S,Nieber K,Kelber O,Butterweck V

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Beneficial effects of nicotine on cognitive processes including attention have potential therapeutic uses and have been proposed as incentives for tobacco smoking. OBJECTIVES:To establish task conditions under which the effects of nicotine on attention are obtained reliably and to characterise such effects f...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Hahn B,Shoaib M,Stolerman IP

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A history of brief intermittent social defeat stress can escalate cocaine self-administration and induce long-term adaptations in the mesolimbic dopamine system. Extra-hypothalamic corticotrophin releasing factor (CRF) has been shown to be closely associated with stress-induced escalation of drug use. How re...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Han X,DeBold JF,Miczek KA

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The ability of tobacco harm reduction strategies to produce significant reductions in toxin exposure is limited by compensatory increases in smoking behavior. Characterizing factors contributing to the marked individual variability in compensation may be useful for understanding this phenomenon and assessing ...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Harris AC,Pentel PR,LeSage MG

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic treatment of rats with the antipsychotic drug molindone (2.5 mg/kg) did not elicit behavioral supersensitivity to apomorphine (AP) (0.25 mg/kg) or increased striatal 3H-spiroperidol binding, whereas treatment with haloperidol (0.5-1.0 mg/kg) produced manifestations of dopaminergic supersensitivity in both para...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Meller E

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The P3 is a ubiquitous component of stimulus-driven neural activity that can be observed in scalp electrophysiological recordings. Multiple lines of evidence suggest an important role for the noradrenergic system in the generation of the P3. However, pharmacological studies of the P3 using noradrenergic manip...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： de Rover M,Brown SB,Band GP,Giltay EJ,van Noorden MS,van der Wee NJ,Nieuwenhuis S

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Multiple low doses of cocaine (COC) may cause intermittent vasoconstriction and reperfusion, leading to elevations in damaging reactive oxygen species, such as hydroxyl free radicals (*OH). Salicylate may offer protection because it reacts with *OH and/or because of its anti-inflammatory actions. OBJECTIVE:T...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Castelli MC,Venturini L,Sparber SB

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effects of two dosages of rubidium chloride on exploration, locomotion, rearing and immobility were assessed for male and female rats in an exploration box and an open field. In contrast to previous findings, rubidium was found to decrease locomotion and rearing in the exploratory box, and also to decrease locomotion ...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Syme GJ,Syme LA

更新日期：1979-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Abnormal beta-adrenergic receptor (betaAR) density in the brains of suicide victims has been reported, although results of studies are inconsistent. Ethanol modifies betaAR-mediated signal transduction. Moreover abnormal betaAR function has been implicated in alcoholism. BetaAR antagonists, which were used as ligands ...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Gurguis GN,Turkka J,Laruelle M,Kleinman J,Linnoila M

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Antidepressants (ADs) are slow to produce their therapeutic effect. This long latency promotes the development of new strategies to short their onset of action. Previous reports indicated that 17beta-estradiol (E(2)) promotes the antidepressant-like activity of fluoxetine (FLX) and desipramine (DMI) in the fo...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Estrada-Camarena E,Rivera NM,Berlanga C,Fernández-Guasti A

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Only a small percentage of individuals seeking treatment for their marijuana use achieves sustained abstinence, suggesting more treatment options are needed. OBJECTIVES:We investigated the effects of baclofen (study 1) and mirtazapine (study 2) in a human laboratory model of marijuana intoxication, withdrawa...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Haney M,Hart CL,Vosburg SK,Comer SD,Reed SC,Cooper ZD,Foltin RW

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Neuromedin-U (NmU) is an agonist at NMU1R and NMU2R. The brain distribution of NmU and its receptors, in particular NMU2R, suggests widespread central roles for NmU. In agreement, centrally administered NmU affects feeding behaviour, energy expenditure and pituitary output. Further central nervous system (CNS...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Gartlon J,Szekeres P,Pullen M,Sarau HM,Aiyar N,Shabon U,Michalovich D,Steplewski K,Ellis C,Elshourbagy N,Duxon M,Ashmeade TE,Harrison DC,Murdock P,Wilson S,Ennaceur A,Atkins A,Heidbreder C,Hagan JJ,Hunter AJ,Jones

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pigeons trained to discriminate between the presence and absence of delta 9-THC (0.56 mg/kg, IM, intramuscularly) were tested with diazepam (5.6-30 mg/kg), administered IG (intragastrically), and were found to generalize the response associated with the THC training to the diazepam treatment only to a limited extent. ...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Järbe TU,Hiltunen AJ

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Heavy ecstasy use in humans has been associated with cognitive impairments and changes in cognitive brain function supposedly due to damage to the serotonin system. There is concern that even a single dose of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine may be neurotoxic, but very little is known about the consequences ...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Jager G,de Win MM,Vervaeke HK,Schilt T,Kahn RS,van den Brink W,van Ree JM,Ramsey NF

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The alcohol-preferring AA rats have previously been shown to drink more solution containing the opioid etonitazene than the alcohol-avoiding ANA rats. The present experiments were initiated to see whether the line difference in opioid and alcohol intake would persist if an intravenous (i.v.) route of self-administrati...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Hyytiä P,Schulteis G,Koob GF

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Central cannabinoid systems have been implicated in appetite regulation through the hyperphagic effects of exogenous and endogenous cannabinoids. These effects may involve activation of reward systems and be mediated in part by opioidergic processes. OBJECTIVE:Cannabinoid-opioid interactions in feeding were ...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Kirkham TC,Williams CM

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Gelsemine is a natural alkaloid extracted from Gelsemium elegans Benth., a traditional Chinese medicinal herb. Gelsemine has been shown to penetrate the brain, and could produce neurological activities, such as anxiolytic and neuralgia-alleviating effects, suggesting that this natural compound might be use...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Chen L,Pan H,Bai Y,Li H,Yang W,Lin ZX,Cui W,Xian YF

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Nicotine replacement is commonly used to treat tobacco use in heavy-drinking smokers. However, few studies have examined the effect of nicotine replacement on subjective and physiological responses to alcohol and alcohol drinking behavior. OBJECTIVE:The primary aim of this within-subject, double-blind study ...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： McKee SA,O'Malley SS,Shi J,Mase T,Krishnan-Sarin S

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Repeated methamphetamine (MA) use leads to increases in the incentive motivational properties of the drug as well as cognitive impairments. These behavioral alterations persist for some time following abstinence, and neuroadaptations in the structure and function of the prefrontal cortex (PFC) are particularl...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Janetsian SS,Linsenbardt DN,Lapish CC

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Impulsive behavior is associated with both alcohol use disorders and a family history of alcoholism (FHA). One operational definition of impulsive behavior is the stop-signal task (SST) which measures the time needed to stop a ballistic hand movement. OBJECTIVE:Employ functional magnetic resonance imaging (f...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Kareken DA,Dzemidzic M,Wetherill L,Eiler W 2nd,Oberlin BG,Harezlak J,Wang Y,O'Connor SJ

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The hallucinatory effect and potential abuse of salvinorin A, the major ingredient of Salvia divinorum, has not been documented in animals. OBJECTIVE:The effects of salvinorin A on the zebrafish (Danio rerio) model, through its swimming behavior and conditioned place preference (CPP) task, was studied. MATE...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Braida D,Limonta V,Pegorini S,Zani A,Guerini-Rocco C,Gori E,Sala M

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Emerging evidence from agonist-antagonist studies suggests a role for the dopamine D(3) receptor subtype in the regulation of PPI in animals, but such evidence is lacking for human subjects. OBJECTIVES:This study examines the effect of the preferential D(3) agonist ropinirole on PPI in humans. METHODS:PPI w...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Giakoumaki SG,Roussos P,Frangou S,Bitsios P

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Inattentional blindness (IB) is the inability to detect a salient yet unexpected task irrelevant stimulus in one's visual field when attention is engaged in an ongoing primary task. The present study is the first to examine the impact of both task difficulty and alcohol consumption on IB and primary task perf...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Harvey AJ,Bayless SJ,Hyams G

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00