New Receptor Complex Identified In Brain

[Caduceus Mercurius]

ScienceDaily (Feb. 28, 2008) — Mount Sinai researchers have identified a new receptor complex in the brain that responds to several types of antipsychotic drugs used to treat schizophrenia and also reacts to hallucinogenic drugs such as LSD.

The study done in mice identified that the two receptors, neurotransmitters glutamate and serotonin, interact and work as a hybrid complex. Hallucinogenic drugs, such as LSD and psilocybin, act at serotonin receptors to cause responses similar to some of the core symptoms of schizophrenia. The researchers showed that the glutamate receptor interacts with the serotonin receptor to form functional complexes in brain cortex. This receptor complex triggers unique cellular responses when targeted by hallucinogenic drugs.

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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080226193113.htm

 

[BrainEater]

thanks!! that's interesting...also the thing with glutamate...i think they put that in some foods for making it taste more..??

 

[Dantediv86]

that is monosodium glutamate specifically it's L-glutamate and is carcinogenic
it is not the same as our neurotransmitters (which is the most aboundant neurotransmitter in our brains)

 

[zarlack_galactic_explorer]

damn! even our food contains carnigogens? so as well as moving from smoking joints to vapourizers i have to move from buying food to growing my own fruits and vegetables, niiice

 

[Dantediv86]

Hey that's what i always say ^^

 

[Guest]

in the next 20 years we will all develop pet-cancers.
just try to pay your taxes on time...