| Literature DB >> 24231923 |
Louis J De Felice1, Richard A Glennon2, Sidney S Negus3.
Abstract
This mini-review summarizes the history of cathinone and its synthesized derivatives from early records to the present day, including the appearance of synthetic cathinones in the drug combination known as bath salts. Bath salts may consist of one compound (MDPV) or combinations of MDPV and one or more other synthetic cathinones, which may also appear alone without MDPV. We briefly review recent in vitro studies of bath salts components alone or in combination, focusing on pharmacological and biophysical studies. Finally we summarize new data from in vivo procedures that characterize the abuse-related neurochemical and behavioral effects of synthetic cathinones in rats.Entities:
Keywords: Amphetamine; Bath salts; Cocaine; Dopamine; Intracranial selfstimulation (ICSS); MDPV; Mephedrone; Methamphamine; Methcathinone; Methylone; Serotonin; Synthetic cathinones; Transporters
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Year: 2013 PMID: 24231923 PMCID: PMC3944897 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2013.10.029
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Life Sci ISSN: 0024-3205 Impact factor: 5.037