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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

Potassium Channels and Their Potential Roles in Substance Use Disorders.

Michael T McCoy, Subramaniam Jayanthi, Jean Lud Cadet

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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25citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Michael T McCoyMolecular Neuropsychiatry Research Branch, NIDA Intramural Research Program, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7457-7660
Subramaniam JayanthiMolecular Neuropsychiatry Research Branch, NIDA Intramural Research Program, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5209-303X
Jean Lud CadetMolecular Neuropsychiatry Research Branch, NIDA Intramural Research Program, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5635-3524
National Institute on Drug Abuse · US

Funding

Neurotoxicity in the adult rat following chronic exposure to methamphetamineZIADA000552 · NIDA · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE · PI CADET, JEAN LUD · 2009 to 2025
$34.3M
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Substance use disorders (SUDs) are ubiquitous throughout the world. However, much remains to be done to develop pharmacotherapies that are very efficacious because the focus has been mostly on using dopaminergic agents or opioid agonists. Herein we discuss the potential of using potassium channel activators in SUD treatment because evidence has accumulated to support a role of these channels in the effects of rewarding drugs. Potassium channels regulate neuronal action potential via effects on threshold, burst firing, and firing frequency. They are located in brain regions identified as important for the behavioral responses to rewarding drugs. In addition, their expression profiles are influenced by administration of rewarding substances. Genetic studies have also implicated variants in genes that encode potassium channels. Importantly, administration of potassium agonists have been shown to reduce alcohol intake and to augment the behavioral effects of opioid drugs. Potassium channel expression is also increased in animals with reduced intake of methamphetamine. Together, these results support the idea of further investing in studies that focus on elucidating the role of potassium channels as targets for therapeutic interventions against SUDs.

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Action PotentialsAlcohol DrinkingHumansMethamphetaminePotassium Channel BlockersPotassium ChannelsSubstance-Related DisordersMethamphetaminePotassium Channel BlockersPotassium Channelsalcoholcocainemethamphetamineopioidspharmacotherapy

Identifiers

PMID33513859
PMCPMC7865894
OpenAlexW3122040065

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