The interactive effects of ketamine and ethanol on dopamine expression in the ventral tegmental area of rats.

Background: A number of studies have demonstrated the significant and rapid antidepressant effects of ketamine, which is also known as a neurotoxic and illicit drug. Ketamine and alcohol are increasingly used together in clubs by teenagers and young adults. Previous studies have proven that chronic ketamine consumption induces a delayed and persistent activation of the dopamine (DA) system.

Effects of co-administration of ketamine and ethanol on the dopamine system via the cortex-striatum circuitry.

Aim: Ketamine and ethanol are increasingly being used together as recreational drugs in rave parties. Their effects on the dopamine (DA) system remain largely unknown. This study aimed to investigate the effects of consuming two different concentrations of ketamine with and without alcohol on the DA system.

Intense one- and two-photon excited fluorescent bis(BF2) core complex containing a 1,8-naphthyridine derivative.

The first bis(BF(2)) core complex containing a 1,8-naphthyridin derivative (1,2-bis(5,7-dimethyl-1,8-naphthyridin-2-yl)hydrazine) and with yellow-green emission as well as a high quantum yield was synthesized and structurally characterized, and the compound exhibits two-photon absorption and excited fluorescence properties.

A novel Kolbe reaction pathway for a selective one- and two-electron reduction of azo compounds.

The selective one- and two-electron reduction of azo-pyridine and azo-1,8-naphthyridine with anionic CH3COO- by the Kolbe reaction has been established for the first time, and reaction mechanisms are presented.