abstract：RATIONALE:Epilepsy is a debilitating seizure disorder that affects approximately 50 million people. Noradrenaline reduces neuronal excitability, has anticonvulsant effects and is protective against seizure onset. OBJECTIVE:We investigated the role of α2-adrenoceptors in vivo in a neonatal domoic acid (DOM) rat model o...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Thomsen MB,Lillethorup TP,Jakobsen S,Nielsen EH,Simonsen M,Wegener G,Landau AM,Tasker RA

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Contemporary animal models of cocaine addiction focus on increasing the amount of drug consumption to produce addiction-like behavior. However, another critical factor is the temporal pattern of consumption, which in humans is characterized by intermittency, both within and between bouts of use. OBJECTIVE:To...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Kawa AB,Bentzley BS,Robinson TE

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Schizophrenia is a complex neuropsychiatric disorder characterized, in part, by impaired dopamine signaling. TAK-063 is a selective inhibitor of phosphodiesterase 10A, a key regulator of intracellular signaling pathways that is highly expressed in the striatum. OBJECTIVE:Safety, tolerability, and pharmacokin...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Tsai M,Chrones L,Xie J,Gevorkyan H,Macek TA

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The five-choice serial reaction time task (5-CSRTT) is regularly used to study attention and impulsivity. In the 5-CSRTT, rodents initiate a trial, then after an inter-trial interval (ITI), a light appears in one of five holes. Responding in the lit vs. unlit hole reflects attention (accuracy), while respondi...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Cope ZA,Halberstadt AL,van Enkhuizen J,Flynn AD,Breier M,Swerdlow NR,Geyer MA,Young JW

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Ecstasy is a commonly used psychoactive drug with 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) as the main content. Importantly, it has been suggested that use of MDMA may be neurotoxic particularly for serotonergic (5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT)) neurons. In the past decades, several molecular imaging studies exami...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Vegting Y,Reneman L,Booij J

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Second-generation antipsychotics occupy dopamine D2 receptors and act as antagonists or partial agonists at these receptors. While these drugs alleviate positive symptoms in patients with schizophrenia, they are less effective for treating cognitive deficits and negative symptoms. Dopamine D3 receptors are hi...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Girgis RR,Slifstein M,D'Souza D,Lee Y,Periclou A,Ghahramani P,Laszlovszky I,Durgam S,Adham N,Nabulsi N,Huang Y,Carson RE,Kiss B,Kapás M,Abi-Dargham A,Rakhit A

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Rats, like humans, are susceptible to the reinforcing effects of reward-related stimuli presented within a compound stimulus array, putatively analogous to the so-called near-miss effect. We have previously demonstrated using a rodent slot machine task (rSMT) that the reward expectancy these stimuli elicit is...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Cocker PJ,Lin MY,Barrus MM,Le Foll B,Winstanley CA

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Impulsivity has been strongly linked to addictive behaviors, but can be operationalized in a number of ways that vary considerably in overlap, suggesting multidimensionality. OBJECTIVE:This study tested the hypothesis that the latent structure among multiple measures of impulsivity would reflect the followin...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： MacKillop J,Weafer J,C Gray J,Oshri A,Palmer A,de Wit H

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Preclinical studies indicate that gonadal hormones are important determinants of drug self-administration. To date, little is known about the influence of sex and estrous cycle on drug self-administration in ecologically relevant social contexts. OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to examine the role ...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Lacy RT,Strickland JC,Feinstein MA,Robinson AM,Smith MA

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES:Major depressive disorder (MDD) is associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Apart from biological and life style factors, the use of antidepressants and their potentially adverse effects might contribute to the increased CVD risk. Therefore, we compared cardiovascular...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Kuehl LK,Muhtz C,Hinkelmann K,Dettenborn L,Wingenfeld K,Spitzer C,Otte C

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Recently, we showed that 2-bromoterguride acted as a dopamine D2 receptor partial agonist, a serotonin 5-HT2A and α2C-adrenergic receptor antagonist, and exhibited antidopaminergic efficacy in amphetamine-induced locomotion (AIL) in rats without inducing catalepsy. OBJECTIVE:To extend our knowledge on the an...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Franke RT,Tarland E,Fink H,Pertz HH,Brosda J

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Numerous preclinical and clinical studies have reported the rapid and sustained antidepressant effects of the NMDA receptor antagonist ketamine. Because ketamine induces several undesirable and dangerous effects, a variety of strategies have been suggested to avoid such effects. OBJECTIVES:Here, we propose t...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Podkowa K,Pochwat B,Brański P,Pilc A,Pałucha-Poniewiera A

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Despite the critical role attributed to phosphorylated extracellular signal regulated kinase (pERK1/2) in the nucleus accumbens (Acb) in the actions of addictive drugs, the effects of morphine on ERK1/2 phosphorylation in this area are still controversial. OBJECTIVES:In order to investigate further this issu...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Rosas M,Porru S,Fenu S,Ruiu S,Peana AT,Papale A,Brambilla R,Di Chiara G,Acquas E

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The indirect dopamine agonist methylphenidate remediates cognitive deficits in psychopathology, but the individual characteristics that determine its effects on the brain are not known. OBJECTIVES:We aimed to determine whether targeted dopaminergically modulated traits and individual differences could predic...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Moeller SJ,Konova AB,Tomasi D,Parvaz MA,Goldstein RZ

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Dopaminergic therapy improves some cognitive functions and worsens others in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). These paradoxical effects are explained by the dopamine overdose hypothesis, which proposes that effects of dopaminergic therapy on a cognitive function is determined by the baseline dopamine l...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Vo A,Seergobin KN,Morrow SA,MacDonald PA

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Despite the high prevalence of nicotine use in humans, robust nicotine self-administration has been difficult to demonstrate in laboratory animals. OBJECTIVES:A parametric analysis of nicotine self-administration was conducted to study its reinforcing effects in nonhuman primates. METHODS:Adult rhesus macaq...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Kohut SJ,Bergman J

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Each year, over 300,000 individuals in the USA enter treatment for cannabis use disorder (CUD). The development of effective pharmacotherapy for CUD is a priority. OBJECTIVE:This placebo-controlled study examined the effects of zolpidem alone and in combination with nabilone on cannabis withdrawal and a labo...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Herrmann ES,Cooper ZD,Bedi G,Ramesh D,Reed SC,Comer SD,Foltin RW,Haney M

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:So-called atypical antipsychotics (AAPs) are associated with varying levels of weight gain and associated metabolic disturbances, which in patients with serious mental illness (SMI) have been linked to non-compliance and poor functional outcomes. Mechanisms underlying AAP-induced metabolic abnormalities are o...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Benarroch L,Kowalchuk C,Wilson V,Teo C,Guenette M,Chintoh A,Nesarajah Y,Taylor V,Selby P,Fletcher P,Remington GJ,Hahn MK

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of our study was to test whether ketamine produces an antidepressant effect in animal model of olfactory bulbectomy and assess the role of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway in ketamine's antidepressant effect. METHODS:Bulbectomized (OBX) rats and sham controls were assigned to four subgrou...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Holubova K,Kleteckova L,Skurlova M,Ricny J,Stuchlik A,Vales K

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The dopaminergic system has been proposed to mediate alcohol-induced locomotor activity, yet the mechanisms underlying this behavioral response remain poorly understood. OBJECTIVES:This study was conducted to investigate the role of dopamine D2-like receptors in mediating alcohol-induced behavioral responses...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Tran S,Facciol A,Gerlai R

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antipsychotic drugs, such as haloperidol and risperidone, are used in long-term treatment of psychiatric patients and thus increase the risk of obesity and other metabolic dysfunctions. Available evidence suggests that these drugs have pro-inflammatory effect, which contributes to the establishment of endocrine distur...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： da Cruz Jung IE,Machado AK,da Cruz IB,Barbisan F,Azzolin VF,Duarte T,Duarte MM,do Prado-Lima PA,Bochi GV,Scola G,Moresco RN

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:3,4-Methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV) and 3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methylcathinone (methylone) are synthetic drugs found in so-called "bath salts" products. Both drugs exert their effects by interacting with monoamine transporter proteins. MDPV is a potent uptake blocker at transporters for dopamine and norepinep...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Schindler CW,Thorndike EB,Goldberg SR,Lehner KR,Cozzi NV,Brandt SD,Baumann MH

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mood disorders, despite the widespread availability of monoamine-based antidepressant treatments, are associated with persistently high rates of disability, together with elevated rates of mortality due to suicide, cardiovascular disease, and other causes. The development of more effective treatments has been hindered...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Bhattacharya A,Derecki NC,Lovenberg TW,Drevets WC

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Manipulations of the endocannabinoid system could potentially produce therapeutic effects with minimal risk of adverse cannabis-like side effects. Inhibitors of fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) increase endogenous levels of the cannabinoid-receptor agonist, anandamide, and show promise for treating a wide ra...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Panlilio LV,Thorndike EB,Nikas SP,Alapafuja SO,Bandiera T,Cravatt BF,Makriyannis A,Piomelli D,Goldberg SR,Justinova Z

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES:Addiction to psychostimulant methamphetamine (METH) remains a major public health problem in the world. Animal models that use METH self-administration incorporate many features of human drug-taking behavior and are very helpful in elucidating mechanisms underlying METH addiction. These models ...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Krasnova IN,Justinova Z,Cadet JL

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Quetiapine extended release (XR) has been used to treat various psychiatric disorders, including depressive episodes associated with bipolar I and II disorders. Quetiapine XR is the first approved drug in China for the treatment of bipolar disorder. OBJECTIVES:The study evaluated the efficacy and safety of s...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Li H,Gu N,Zhang H,Wang G,Tan Q,Yang F,Ning Y,Zhang H,Lu Z,Xu X,Shi J,Gao C,Li L,Zhang K,Tian H,Wang X,Li K,Li H,Xu Y,Xie S,Yu X

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Hypofunction of striatal dopamine neurotransmission, or hypodopaminergia, is a consequence of excessive ethanol use and is hypothesized to be a critical component of alcoholism, driving alcohol intake in an attempt to restore dopamine levels; however, the neurochemical mechanisms involved in these dopaminergi...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Siciliano CA,Calipari ES,Yorgason JT,Lovinger DM,Mateo Y,Jimenez VA,Helms CM,Grant KA,Jones SR

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Caffeine is commonly believed to offset the acute effects of alcohol, but some evidence suggests that cognitive processes remain impaired when caffeine and alcohol are coadministered. OBJECTIVES:No previous study has investigated the separate and joint effects of alcohol and caffeine on conflict monitoring a...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Bailey K,Amlung MT,Morris DH,Price MH,Von Gunten C,McCarthy DM,Bartholow BD

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Consistent sex differences are observed in human drug addiction, with females often exceeding males on drug intake. However, there is still a need for animal models for some aspects of addiction such as acquisition of drug self-administration and the subsequent development of drug-seeking. OBJECTIVES:The pre...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Swalve N,Smethells JR,Carroll ME

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The endogenous oxytocin system has emerged as an inhibitor of drug-seeking and stress in preclinical models. OBJECTIVES:The goal of this study was to examine whether systemic oxytocin administration attenuated methamphetamine (METH)-seeking in rats pre-exposed to a predator odor threat. METHODS:In Experimen...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Ferland CL,Reichel CM,McGinty JF

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The serotonin (5-HT) deficiency hypothesis of aggression is being seriously challenged by pharmacological data showing robust anti-aggressive effects of 5-HT1A receptor agonists in dose ranges that concomitantly inhibit 5-HT neurotransmission. Hence, an adequate interpretation of the role of 5-HT activity in...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： de Boer SF,Newman-Tancredi A

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:There is an emerging body of evidence that implicates a crucial role of γ-aminobutyric acid subtype A (GABAA) receptors in modulating the rewarding effects of a number of abused drugs. Modulation of GABAA receptors may therefore represent a novel drug-class independent mechanism for the development of abuse t...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Tracy ME,Banks ML,Shelton KL

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The mechanism involved in AD is complex, which has prompted to develop compounds that could simultaneously interact with several potential targets. Here, we report a new synthesized compound SCR-1693 which is designed to target both AChE and calcium channels that are potential for AD therapy. OBJECTIVES:We i...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Zhang Z,Chen R,An W,Wang C,Liao G,Dong X,Bi A,Yin Z,Luo L

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is much evidence suggesting that the mesoamygdala dopaminergic (DAergic) system plays a crucial role in the formation and expression of fear conditioning, with both D1 and D2 receptors being involved. In addition, cannabinoid CB1 receptor (CB1R) signaling modulates DAergic pathways. The present study sought to d...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Nasehi M,Hajian M,Ebrahimi-Ghiri M,Zarrindast MR

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Alcohol use disorders are associated with deficits in adaptive behavior. While some behavioral impairments that are associated with alcohol use disorders may predate exposure to drugs of abuse, others may result directly from exposure to drugs of abuse, including alcohol. Identifying a causal role for how alc...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Barker JM,Lench DH,Chandler LJ

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Despite consistent evidence of the familiality of substance misuse, the mechanisms by which family history (FH) increases the risk of addiction are not well understood. One behavioral trait that may mediate the risk for substance use and addiction is delay discounting (DD), which characterizes an individual's...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： VanderBroek L,Acker J,Palmer AA,de Wit H,MacKillop J

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroimaging has been identified as a potentially powerful probe for the in vivo study of drug effects on the brain with utility across several phases of drug development spanning preclinical and clinical investigations. Specifically, neuroimaging can provide insight into drug penetration and distribution, target enga...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Doyle OM,Mehta MA,Brammer MJ

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The low rate of success for identifying effective treatments for cognitive dysfunction has prompted recent efforts to improve pharmaceutical discovery and development. In particular, investigators have emphasized improving translation from pre-clinical to clinical research. A specific area of focus has been touchscree...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Mohler EG,Ding Z,Rueter LE,Chapin D,Young D,Kozak R

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The touchscreen continuous trial-unique non-matching-to-location task (cTUNL) has been developed to optimise a battery of tasks under NEWMEDS (Novel Methods leading to New Medication in Depression and Schizophrenia, http://www.newmeds-europe.com ). It offers novel task features of both a practical and a theor...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Oomen CA,Hvoslef-Eide M,Kofink D,Preusser F,Mar AC,Saksida LM,Bussey TJ

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors play crucial roles in learning and memory, but the role of each NMDA receptor subtype in a specific cognitive process is unclear. Non-selective blockers of NMDA receptor are used to model the cognitive impairment in schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease. Counter-intuitive...

journal_title：Psychopharmacology

authors： Kumar G,Olley J,Steckler T,Talpos J

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00