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J Neurosci
January 2025
Carleton University, Neuroscience Department, Ottawa, ON, Canada,
Ghrelin enhances feeding by activating the growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHSR). In the brain, GHSRs are expressed in regions responsible for regulating food motivation including the ventral tegmental area (VTA). Endogenous cannabinoids also promote food seeking behaviors through the cannabinoid receptor 1 type (CB-1Rs) in brain regions including the VTA.
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December 2024
Department of Psychiatry, WMU Homer Stryker School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, MI, United States. Electronic address:
Exp Neurol
January 2025
Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy. Electronic address:
Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by the loss of nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurons and the presence of Lewy bodies (LB), intraneuronal inclusions mainly composed of α-synuclein (α-Syn) fibrils. Compelling evidence supports that, in PD brains, synapses are the sites where neurodegeneration initiates several years before the manifestation of motor symptoms. Furthermore, the amount of α-Syn deposited at synaptic terminals is several orders greater than that constituting LB.
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September 2024
Department of Pharmacodynamics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland.
Despite extensive research efforts aimed at discovering novel antipsychotic compounds, a satisfactory pharmacological strategy for schizophrenia treatment remains elusive. All the currently available drugs act by modulating dopaminergic neurotransmission, leading to insufficient management of the negative and cognitive symptoms of the disorder. Due to these challenges, several attempts have been made to design agents with innovative, non-dopaminergic mechanisms of action.
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June 2023
Department of Physiology, LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, United States; Alcohol & Drug Abuse Center of Excellence, LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, United States; Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System, New Orleans, LA, United States. Electronic address:
The current opioid epidemic is a national health crisis marked by skyrocketing reports of opioid misuse and overdose deaths. Despite the risks involved, prescription opioid analgesics are the most powerful and effective medications for treating pain. There is a clear need to investigate the risk of opioid misuse liability in male and female adults experiencing chronic pain.
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