The synthetic cathinones, butylone and pentylone, are stimulants that act as dopamine transporter blockers but 5-HT transporter substrates

“Ecstasy” to addiction: Mechanisms and reinforcing effects of three synthetic cathinone analogs of MDMA

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Locomotor and reinforcing effects of pentedrone, pentylone and methylone in rats

(2018) Mehrak Javadi-Paydar et al.   NEUROPHARMACOLOGY

Hair Testing for Drugs of Abuse and New Psychoactive Substances in a High-Risk Population

(2017) Alberto Salomone et al.   JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL TOXICOLOGY

Reports of Adverse Events Associated with Use of Novel Psychoactive Substances, 2013–2016: A Review

(2017) Barry K. Logan et al.   JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL TOXICOLOGY

Quantitative structure-activity relationship analysis of the pharmacology ofpara-substituted methcathinone analogues

(2015) J S Bonano et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY

Behavioral, biological, and chemical perspectives on atypical agents targeting the dopamine transporter

(2015) Maarten E.A. Reith et al.   DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE

Intravenous self-administration of mephedrone, methylone and MDMA in female rats

(2015) Kevin M. Creehan et al.   NEUROPHARMACOLOGY

Abuse of New Psychoactive Substances: Threats and Solutions

(2015) Michael H Baumann et al.   NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Reinforcing and neurochemical effects of the “bath salts” constituents 3,4-methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV) and 3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methylcathinone (methylone) in male rats

(2015) Charles W. Schindler et al.   PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Amphetamines, new psychoactive drugs and the monoamine transporter cycle

(2015) Harald H. Sitte et al.   TRENDS IN PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Awash in a sea of ‘bath salts’: implications for biomedical research and public health

(2014) Michael H. Baumann   ADDICTION

A 3-year review of new psychoactive substances in casework

(2014) Simon Elliott et al.   FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL

‘Second-Generation’ Mephedrone Analogs, 4-MEC and 4-MePPP, Differentially Affect Monoamine Transporter Function

(2014) Kusumika Saha et al.   NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Discriminative and locomotor effects of five synthetic cathinones in rats and mice

(2014) Michael B. Gatch et al.   PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Hybrid Dopamine Uptake Blocker–Serotonin Releaser Ligands: A New Twist on Transporter-Focused Therapeutics

(2014) Bruce E. Blough et al.   ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters

Sudden Cardiac Death Associated With Methylone Use

(2013) Peter N. Carbone et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF FORENSIC MEDICINE AND PATHOLOGY

Locomotor stimulant and discriminative stimulus effects of ‘bath salt’ cathinones

(2013) Michael B. Gatch et al.   BEHAVIOURAL PHARMACOLOGY

Substituted methcathinones differ in transporter and receptor interactions

(2013) Amy J. Eshleman et al.   BIOCHEMICAL PHARMACOLOGY

A quantitative model of amphetamine action on the 5-HT transporter

(2013) Walter Sandtner et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY

The analytical investigation of synthetic street drugs containing cathinone analogs

(2013) Amanda M. Leffler et al.   FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL

Analysis of Synthetic Cathinones Commonly Found in Bath Salts in Human Performance and Postmortem Toxicology: Method Development, Drug Distribution and Interpretation of Results

(2013) L. J. Marinetti et al.   JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL TOXICOLOGY

Aminorex, a metabolite of the cocaine adulterant levamisole, exerts amphetamine like actions at monoamine transporters

(2013) Tina Hofmaier et al.   NEUROCHEMISTRY INTERNATIONAL

Monoamine transporter and receptor interaction profiles of a new series of designer cathinones

(2013) L.D. Simmler et al.   NEUROPHARMACOLOGY

Evidence for a Role of Transporter-Mediated Currents in the Depletion of Brain Serotonin Induced by Serotonin Transporter Substrates

(2013) Michael H Baumann et al.   NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Pharmacological characterization of designer cathinonesin vitro

(2012) LD Simmler et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY

Comparative neuropharmacology of three psychostimulant cathinone derivatives: butylone, mephedrone and methylone

(2012) Raul López-Arnau et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY

Bath saltscomponents mephedrone and methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV) act synergistically at the human dopamine transporter

(2012) Krasnodara N Cameron et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY

Prevalence and co-existence of active components of ‘legal highs’

(2012) Dariusz Zuba et al.   Drug Testing and Analysis

Pharmacological examination of trifluoromethyl ring-substituted methcathinone analogs

(2012) Nicholas V. Cozzi et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY

Three Fatal Intoxications Due to Methylone

(2012) J. M. Pearson et al.   JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL TOXICOLOGY

Powerful Cocaine-Like Actions of 3,4-Methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV), a Principal Constituent of Psychoactive ‘Bath Salts’ Products

(2012) Michael H Baumann et al.   NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Clinical experience with and analytical confirmation of “bath salts” and “legal highs” (synthetic cathinones) in the United States

(2011) Henry A. Spiller et al.   CLINICAL TOXICOLOGY

In Vivo Effects of Amphetamine Analogs Reveal Evidence for Serotonergic Inhibition of Mesolimbic Dopamine Transmission in the Rat

(2011) M. H. Baumann et al.   JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY AND EXPERIMENTAL THERAPEUTICS

The Designer Methcathinone Analogs, Mephedrone and Methylone, are Substrates for Monoamine Transporters in Brain Tissue

(2011) Michael H Baumann et al.   NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

The N Terminus of Monoamine Transporters Is a Lever Required for the Action of Amphetamines

(2010) Sonja Sucic et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY