TY - JOUR
T1 - New therapeutic potential for psychoactive natural products
AU - Prevatt-Smith, Katherine M.
AU - Prisinzano, Thomas E.
PY - 2010/12/18
Y1 - 2010/12/18
N2 - Much of our knowledge in neuroscience was discovered through the study of mind-altering natural products. However, although much has been learned about human physiology and basic biological processes, the underlying causes of CNS disorders and other disease states are still elusive. Based on its main past successes, the continued study of mind-altering compounds promises to yield novel agents that may be developed into medications and to identify new targets for the treatment of diseases. This Highlight describes the history of investigations into several classes of mind-altering natural products and relates recent and potential therapeutic uses for these agents.
AB - Much of our knowledge in neuroscience was discovered through the study of mind-altering natural products. However, although much has been learned about human physiology and basic biological processes, the underlying causes of CNS disorders and other disease states are still elusive. Based on its main past successes, the continued study of mind-altering compounds promises to yield novel agents that may be developed into medications and to identify new targets for the treatment of diseases. This Highlight describes the history of investigations into several classes of mind-altering natural products and relates recent and potential therapeutic uses for these agents.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=73949104158&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=73949104158&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1039/b912196j
DO - 10.1039/b912196j
M3 - Article
C2 - 20024092
AN - SCOPUS:73949104158
SN - 0265-0568
VL - 27
SP - 23
EP - 31
JO - Natural Product Reports
JF - Natural Product Reports
IS - 1
ER -
