ReviewInternational review of neurobiology2014
Neuroimmune basis of methamphetamine toxicity.
Review in International review of neurobiology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 71 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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71 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 119 citations in OpenAlex.
- Spectroscopic meta-analyses reveal novel metabolite profiles across methamphetamine and cocaine substance use disorder.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2023Pooled it
- Ibudilast attenuates peripheral inflammatory effects of methamphetamine in patients with methamphetamine use disorder.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2020Trial
- Stimulant use disorder indicative of increased serum soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 concentrations with altered brain reward and interoceptive processing.Brain, behavior, and immunity · 2026Observational
- Fronto-striatal neurometabolite signatures of impulsivity in early abstinence from methamphetamine.NeuroImage. Clinical · 2026Article
- Association of Cognitive Impairment and Peripheral Inflammation in Methamphetamine-dependent Patients: A Cross-sectional Study on Neuroinflammatory Markers TNF-α and IL-6.Clinical psychopharmacology and neuroscience : the official scientific journal of the Korean College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2025Article
- Characterization of serum and brain cytokine levels following prolonged binge-like methamphetamine self-administration and cued methamphetamine seeking.Journal of neuroimmunology · 2025Article
- Differential Gene Expression in the Prefrontal Cortex and Hippocampus Following Long-Access Methamphetamine Self-Administration in Male Rats.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Differentially Expressed Nedd4-binding Protein Ndfip1 Protects Neurons Against Methamphetamine-induced Neurotoxicity.Neurotoxicity research · 2025Article
- Europinidin Attenuates Methamphetamine-induced Learning and Memory Impairments and Hippocampal Alterations in Rodents: Based on Molecular Docking through a Mechanism of Neuromodulatory Cytokines/ Caspases-3/ CREB/BDNF Pathway.Current medicinal chemistry · 2025Article
- Evaluation of Complete Blood Cell Count Parameters and Their Role in Inflammation in Patients with Methamphetamine and Synthetic Cannabis Use Disorder.Psychiatry and clinical psychopharmacology · 2024Article
- Neuroactive Steroids, Toll-like Receptors, and Neuroimmune Regulation: Insights into Their Impact on Neuropsychiatric Disorders.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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- Illicit Drugs in Surface Waters: How to Get Fish off the Addictive Hook.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- The Effectiveness of Mindfulness in the Treatment of Methamphetamine Addiction Symptoms: Does Neuroplasticity Play a Role?Brain sciences · 2024Review
- Neuroimmune modulators as novel pharmacotherapies for substance use disorders.Brain, behavior, & immunity - health · 2024Article
- Cardiotoxicity After Synthetic Cathinone Use; Two Cases, A Case Series and Scoping Review.Cardiovascular toxicology · 2024Article
- α-Pinene Attenuates Methamphetamine-Induced Conditioned Place Preference in C57BL/6 Mice.Biomolecules & therapeutics · 2023Article
- Gut Microbiota Taxon-Dependent Transformation of Microglial M1/M2 Phenotypes Underlying Mechanisms of Spatial Learning and Memory Impairment after Chronic Methamphetamine Exposure.Microbiology spectrum · 2023Article
- OCT Findings in Patients with Methamphetamine Use Disorder.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
- Immunotherapeutic treatment of inflammation in mice exposed to methamphetamine.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
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Abstract
Although it is not known which antigen-specific immune responses (or if antigen-specific immune responses) are relevant or required for methamphetamine's neurotoxic effects, it is apparent that methamphetamine exposure is associated with significant effects on adaptive and innate immunity. Alterations in lymphocyte activity and number, changes in cytokine signaling, impairments in phagocytic functions, and glial activation and gliosis have all been reported. These drug-induced changes in immune response, particularly within the CNS, are now thought to play a critical role in the addiction process for methamphetamine dependence as well as for other substance use disorders. In Section 2, methamphetamine's effects on glial cell (e.g., microglia and astrocytes) activity and inflammatory signaling cascades are summarized, including how alterations in immune cell function can induce the neurotoxic and addictive effects of methamphetamine. Section 2 also describes neurotransmitter involvement in the modulation of methamphetamine's inflammatory effects. Section 3 discusses the very recent use of pharmacological and genetic animal models which have helped elucidate the behavioral effects of methamphetamine's neurotoxic effects and the role of the immune system. Section 4 is focused on the effects of methamphetamine on blood-brain barrier integrity and associated immune consequences. Clinical considerations such as the combined effects of methamphetamine and HIV and/or HCV on brain structure and function are included in Section 4. Finally, in Section 5, immune-based treatment strategies are reviewed, with a focus on vaccine development, neuroimmune therapies, and other anti-inflammatory approaches.
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