New Concepts of Psychostimulants Induced Neurotoxicity (Volume 88) (International Review of Neurobiology, Volume 88)

Published since 1959, International Review of Neurobiology is a well-known series appealing to neuroscientists, clinicians, psychologists, physiologists, and pharmacologists. Led by an internationally renowned editorial board, this important serial publishes both eclectic volumes made up of timely reviews and thematic volumes that focus on recent progress in a specific area of neurobiology research. With recent advancements in new knowledge, it has become evident that psychostimulants and related drugs of abuse are influencing our central nervous system (CNS) remarkably and could alter their function for a longtime. This volume is the first to focus on substance abuse induced brain pathology in the widest sense as it covers alterations in neuronal, glial and endothelial cell functions under the influence of acute or chronic usage of substance abuse. Content: Series Editors Page ii Copyright Page Page iv Contributors to Volume 88 Pages xi-xiv Preface: New Concepts of Psychostimulants Induced Neurotoxicity Pages xv-xvi Hari Shanker Sharma Chapter 1 - Effects Of Psychostimulants On Neurotrophins: Implications For Psychostimulant-Induced Neurotoxicity Review Article Pages 1-24 Francesco Angelucci, Valerio Ricci, Gianfranco Spalletta, Carlo Caltagirone, Aleksander A. Mathé, Pietro Bria Chapter 2 - Dosing Time-Dependent Actions of Psychostimulants Review Article Pages 25-41 H. Manev, T. Uz Chapter 3 - Dopamine-Induced Behavioral Changes and Oxidative Stress in Methamphetamine-Induced Neurotoxicity Review Article Pages 43-64 Taizo Kita, Ikuko Miyazaki, Masato Asanuma, Mika Takeshima, George C. Wagner Chapter 4 - Acute Methamphetamine Intoxication: Brain Hyperthermia, Blood–Brain Barrier, Brain Edema, and morphological cell abnormalities Review Article Pages 65-100 Eugene A. Kiyatkin, Hari S. Sharma Chapter 5 - Molecular Bases of Methamphetamine-Induced Neurodegeneration Review Article Pages 101-119 Jean Lud Cadet, Irina N. Krasnova Chapter 6 - Involvement of Nicotinic Receptors in Methamphetamine- and Mdma-Induced Neurotoxicity: Pharmacological Implications Review Article Pages 121-166 E. Escubedo, J. Camarasa, C. Chipana, S. García-Ratés, D. Pubill Chapter 7 - Ethanol Alters the Physiology of Neuron–Glia Communication Review Article Pages 167-198 Antonio González, Ginés M. Salido Chapter 8 - Therapeutic Targeting of “DARPP-32”: A Key Signaling Molecule in the Dopiminergic Pathway for the Treatment of Opiate Addiction Review Article Pages 199-222 Supriya D. Mahajan, Ravikumar Aalinkeel, Jessica L. Reynolds, Bindukumar B. Nair, Donald E. Sykes, Zihua Hu, Adela Bonoiu, Hong Ding, Paras N. Prasad, Stanley A. Schwartz Chapter 9 - Pharmacological and Neurotoxicological Actions Mediated By Bupropion and Diethylpropion Review Article Pages 223-255 Hugo R. Arias, Abel Santamaría, Syed F. Ali Chapter 10 - Neural and Cardiac Toxicities Associated With 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) Review Article Pages 257-296 Michael H. Baumann, Richard B. Rothman Chapter 11 - Cocaine-Induced Breakdown of the Blood–Brain Barrier and Neurotoxicity Review Article Pages 297-334 Hari S. Sharma, Dafin Muresanu, Aruna Sharma, Ranjana Patnaik Chapter 12 - Cannabinoid Receptors in Brain: Pharmacogenetics, Neuropharmacology, Neurotoxicology, and Potential Therapeutic Applications Review Article Pages 335-369 Emmanuel S. Onaivi Chapter 13 - Intermittent Dopaminergic Stimulation causes Behavioral Sensitization in the Addicted Brain and Parkinsonism Review Article Pages 371-398 Francesco Fornai, Francesca Biagioni, Federica Fulceri, Luigi Murri, Stefano Ruggieri, Antonio Paparelli Chapter 14 - The Role of the Somatotrophic Axis in Neuroprotection and Neuroregeneration of the Addictive Brain Review Article Pages 399-427 Fred Nyberg Subject Index Pages 429-441 Contents of Recent Volumes Pages 443-473