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ReviewNeuropharmacology2008

Fine-tuning serotonin2c receptor function in the brain: molecular and functional implications.

Kelly A Berg, William P Clarke, Kathryn A Cunningham, Umberto Spampinato

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Review in Neuropharmacology, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 45 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
45citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.4field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

45 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 89 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Kelly A BergDepartment of Pharmacology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX 78229-3900, USA.
William P Clarke
Kathryn A Cunningham
Umberto Spampinato
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio · USNeurocentre Magendie · FRThe University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston · US

Funding

NEUROBEHAVIORAL PHARMACOLOGY OF STIMULANTSR01DA006511 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BR GALVESTON · PI CUNNINGHAM, KATHRYN A. · 1990 to 2010
$3.3M
Addiction and the Neuropharmacology of PsychostimulantsK05DA020087 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BR GALVESTON · PI CUNNINGHAM, KATHRYN A. · 2005 to 2015
$1.3M
NOVEL ACTIONS OF INVERSE AGONISTSR01GM058652 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR SAN ANT · PI CLARKE, WILLIAM P · 1999 to 2002
$625k
NIDA NIH HHS DA020087NIDA NIH HHS DA022506NIDA NIH HHS DA 06511NIDA NIH HHS K05 DA020087NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA006511NIGMS NIH HHS GM58652NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM058652
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The serotonin(2C) receptor (5-HT(2C)R) is a member of the serotonin(2) family of 7-transmembrane-spanning (7-TMS) receptors, which possesses unique molecular and pharmacological properties such as constitutive activity and RNA editing. The 5-HT(2C)R is widely expressed within the central nervous system, where is thought to play a major role in the regulation of neuronal network excitability. In keeping with its ability to modulate dopamine (DA) neuron function in the brain, the 5-HT(2C)R is currently considered as a major target for improved treatments of neuropsychiatric disorders related to DA neuron dysfunction, such as depression, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease or drug addiction. The aim of this review is to provide an update of the functional status of the central 5-HT(2C)R, covering molecular, cellular, anatomical, biochemical and behavioral aspects to highlight its distinctive regulatory properties, the emerging functional significance of constitutive activity and RNA editing in vivo, and the therapeutic potential of inverse agonism.

Indexed as

AnimalsBrainDopamineHumansNeuronsReceptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2CRNA EditingSerotoninDopamineReceptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2CSerotonin

Identifiers

PMID18602407
PMCPMC3124806
OpenAlexW2025421992

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