Central Nervous System Stimulants
"Central Nervous System Stimulants" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A loosely defined group of drugs that tend to increase behavioral alertness, agitation, or excitation. They work by a variety of mechanisms, but usually not by direct excitation of neurons. The many drugs that have such actions as side effects to their main therapeutic use are not included here.
| Descriptor ID |
D000697
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.505.696.282 D27.505.954.427.220
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| Concept/Terms |
Analeptics- Analeptics
- Analeptic Drugs
- Drugs, Analeptic
- Analeptic Agents
- Agents, Analeptic
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Central Nervous System Stimulants" by people in Profiles.
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HIV and drug abuse mediate astrocyte senescence in a ?-catenin-dependent manner leading to neuronal toxicity. Aging Cell. 2017 10; 16(5):956-965.
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Trajectories of Marijuana Use among HIV-seropositive and HIV-seronegative MSM in the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS), 1984-2013. AIDS Behav. 2017 Apr; 21(4):1091-1104.
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Factors Associated with Management of Teen Aggression: Child Psychiatric Clinical Decision Making. J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol. 2017 Jun; 27(5):445-450.
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The longitudinal and interactive effects of HIV status, stimulant use, and host genotype upon neurocognitive functioning. J Neurovirol. 2014 Jun; 20(3):243-57.
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Effect of fendiline on the maintenance and expression of methamphetamine-induced conditioned place preference in Sprague-Dawley rats. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2014 May; 231(9):2019-29.
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Cellular distribution of AMPA receptor subunits and mGlu5 following acute and repeated administration of morphine or methamphetamine. J Neurochem. 2013 Aug; 126(4):503-17.
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Mirtazapine, and mirtazapine-like compounds as possible pharmacotherapy for substance abuse disorders: evidence from the bench and the bedside. Pharmacol Ther. 2012 Dec; 136(3):343-53.
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mGluR5 is necessary for maintenance of methamphetamine-induced associative learning. Eur Neuropsychopharmacol. 2013 Jul; 23(7):691-6.
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SB 206553, a putative 5-HT2C inverse agonist, attenuates methamphetamine-seeking in rats. BMC Neurosci. 2012 Jun 14; 13:65.
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Fragile X syndrome and targeted treatment trials. Results Probl Cell Differ. 2012; 54:297-335.