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ArticleSynapse (New York, N.Y.)2018

Cyanobacterial extract with serotonin receptor subtype 7 (5-HT

Neil C Lax, Stacy-Ann J Parker, Edward J Hilton, Youstina Seliman, Kevin J Tidgewell, Benedict J Kolber

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Article in Synapse (New York, N.Y.), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
10citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Neil C LaxDepartment of Biological Sciences, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Stacy-Ann J ParkerMylan School of Pharmacy, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Edward J HiltonDepartment of Biological Sciences, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Youstina SelimanDepartment of Biological Sciences, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Kevin J TidgewellMylan School of Pharmacy, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Benedict J KolberDepartment of Biological Sciences, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Duquesne University · USMylan (United States) · US

Funding

ICBG: "Training, Conservation and Drug Discovery using Panamanian MicroorganismsU01TW006634 · FIC · SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION · PI GERWICK, WILLIAM HENRY · 2003 to 2013
$7.8M
Cyanobacterial Natural Products to Treat Comorbid Pain and DepressionR15AT008060 · NCCIH · DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY · PI KOLBER, BENEDICT J, TIDGEWELL, KEVIN JOSEPH · 2014 to 2019
$905k
Pain and Neurodegenerative Undergraduate Research Experiences: Interacting with community partners to build specialized and enhanced neurologic disease programs for undergraduates.R25NS100118 · NINDS · DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY · PI MICHAEL CASCIO, David Bruce Heisler · 2018 to 2026
$825k
FIC NIH HHS U01 TW006634Fogarty International Center (FIC) International Cooperative Biodiversity Group 2U01TW006634-06NCCIH NIH HHS R15 AT008060NCCIH NIH HHS R15AT008060NIMH NIH HHS HHSN271200800025CNINDS NIH HHS R25 NS100118
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Marine cyanobacteria represent a unique source in the field of drug discovery due to the secondary metabolites they produce and the structural similarity these compounds have to endogenous mammalian receptor ligands. A series of cyanobacteria were subjected to extraction, fractionation by column chromatography and screened for affinity against CNS targets with a focus on serotonin receptors (5-HTRs). Out of 276 fractions screened, 21% had activity at 5-HTRs and/or the 5-HT transporter (SERT). One sample, a cyanobacterium identified by 16S rRNA sequencing as Leptolyngbya from Las Perlas archipelago in Panama, contained a fraction with noted affinity for the 5-HT

Indexed as

CyanobacteriaAnimalsAnti-Anxiety AgentsAntidepressive AgentsAnxiety DisordersBehavior, AnimalBiological ProductsDepressive DisorderDisease Models, AnimalDrug DiscoveryFemaleHippocampusMaleMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutPainAnti-Anxiety AgentsAntidepressive AgentsBiological ProductsReceptors, Serotoninserotonin 7 receptorSerotonin Antagonistsanimal modelsanxietybehaviorcyanobacteriadepressiondrug discoveryserotonin receptor 7

Identifiers

PMID29992647
PMCPMC6667355
OpenAlexW2848645049

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