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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Psilocin, the Psychoactive Metabolite of Psilocybin, Modulates Select Neuroimmune Functions of Microglial Cells in a 5-HT

Kennedy R Wiens, Noah A H Brooks, Ishvin Riar, Bridget K Greuel, Ivan A Lindhout, Andis Klegeris

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Kennedy R WiensLaboratory of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, Department of Biology, University of British Columbia Okanagan Campus, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada.
Noah A H BrooksLaboratory of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, Department of Biology, University of British Columbia Okanagan Campus, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada.
Ishvin RiarLaboratory of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, Department of Biology, University of British Columbia Okanagan Campus, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada.
Bridget K GreuelLaboratory of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, Department of Biology, University of British Columbia Okanagan Campus, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-8303-7743
Ivan A LindhoutLaboratory of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, Department of Biology, University of British Columbia Okanagan Campus, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada.
Andis KlegerisLaboratory of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, Department of Biology, University of British Columbia Okanagan Campus, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-6587-6458

Funding

Jack Brown and family Alzheimer Research Foundation n/aNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council n/a
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neuroinflammation that is caused by microglia, the main immune cells of the brain, contributes to neurodegenerative diseases. Psychedelics, including psilocybin and lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), possess certain anti-inflammatory properties and, therefore, should be considered as drug candidates for treating neuroinflammatory pathologies. When ingested, psilocybin is rapidly dephosphorylated to yield psilocin, which crosses the blood-brain barrier and exerts psychotropic activity by interacting with the 5-hydroxytryptamine 2A receptors (5-HT

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MicrogliaPsilocybinAnimalsCell LineHallucinogensHumansMiceNitric OxidePhagocytosisReactive Oxygen SpeciesReceptors, Serotonin, 5-HT2Tumor Necrosis Factor-alphaHallucinogensNitric OxidepsilocinPsilocybinReactive Oxygen SpeciesReceptors, Serotonin, 5-HT2Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha5-hydroxytryptamineaffective disordersdepressionneurodegenerative diseasesneuroprotectionphagocytic activityreactive nitrogen speciesreactive oxygen speciesserotonin

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PMID39519725
PMCPMC11547910

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