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The role of extracellular serotonin and MDMA in the sensitizing effects of MDMA

This rodent study (2022) assessed the impact repeated high-dose exposure to MDMA has on markers of serotonin neurotransmission and if this is related to the sensitizing effects of MDMA. The results suggest that the sensitizing effects of MDMA are not due to changes in MDMA-produced synaptic overflow of serotonin but are more likely related to alterations in serotonin receptor mechanisms and/or dopamine neurotransmission.

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Behavioural Brain Research
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Van De Wetering, R., Vorster, J. A., Geyrhofer, S., Harvey, J. E., Keyzers, R. A., Schenk, S.
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Ayahuasca, a psychedelic beverage, modulates neuroplasticity induced by ethanol in mice

This mouse study investigated the effects of ayahuasca (35.2 µg DMT) on alcohol withdrawal in mice and found that it exerted an anxiolytic effect and attenuated the behavioral sensitization to alcohol. Furthermore, it prevented alcohol-induced changes on 5-HT1a receptor and prodynorphin levels in the hippocampus and reduced ethanol effects in the dynorphin/prodynorphin in the striatum.

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Behavioural Brain Research
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Almeida, C. A. F., Pereira, B. P., Pereira Junior, A. A., Rangel, J. G., Costa, K. C. M., Bruno, V., Silveira, G. O., Ceron, C. S., Yonamine, M., Camarini, R., Garcia, R. C. T., Marcourakis, T., Torres, L. H.
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Anti-inflammatory activity of ayahuasca and its implications for the treatment of neurological and psychiatric diseases

This review (2021) examines the antioxidant, anxiolytic (anxiety), and antidepressant effects of ayahuasca, with a particular emphasis on its anti-inflammatory action yielding therapeutic benefits for disorders related to neuroinflammatory factors.

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Behavioural Brain Research
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da Silva, M. G., Daros, G. C., de Bitencourt, R. M.
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Effects of ketamine, dexmedetomidine and propofol anesthesia on emotional memory consolidation in rats: Consequences for the development of post-traumatic stress disorder

This rat study (n=160) investigated the effects of ketamine (125 mg/kg) on the formation of traumatic memories in rats and found that it increased the retention of fearful memories when administered in close proximity to stress exposure.

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Behavioural Brain Research
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Morena, M., Berardi, A., Peloso, A., Valeri, D., Palmery, M., Trezza, V., Schelling, G., Campolongo, P.
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Recent advances in the neuropsychopharmacology of serotonergic hallucinogens

This study (2015) reviews the evidence on the neuropsychopharmacology of such substances as LSD, psilocybin, and mescaline.

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Behavioural Brain Research
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Halberstadt, A. L.
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Ketamine plus imipramine treatment induces antidepressant-like behavior and increases CREB and BDNF protein levels and PKA and PKC phosphorylation in rat brain

This placebo-controlled animal study (n=135) investigated the possibility of synergistic interactions between the antidepressant imipramine (10-20mg/kg) with ketamine (5-10mg/kg). The results indicate that co-administration of imipramine with ketamine may induce a more pronounced antidepressant activity than treatment with each antidepressant alone.

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Behavioural Brain Research
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Réus, G. Z., Stringari, R. B., Ribeiro, K. F., Ferraro, A. K., Vitto, M. F., Cesconetto, P., Souza, C. T., Quevedo, J.

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Elsevier
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