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Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics ›› 2017, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (2): 210-214.

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Research advance of central σ-2 receptor on the pathogenesis and therapeutics of neuropsychiatric diseases

WU Yanqin 1,2, JIANG Pei 3, TAN Qinyou 4, XU Ping 1,2, LI Huande 1,2, CAI Hualin 1,2   

  1. 1 Department of Pharmacy, the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410011, Hunan, China; 2 Institute of Clinical Pharmacy, Central South University, Changsha 410011, Hunan, China; 3 The First People's Hospital of Jining, Jining Medical University, Jining 272000,Hunan, China; 4 Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin 541001, Guangxi, China
  • Received:2016-07-13 Revised:2016-12-05 Online:2017-02-26 Published:2017-03-02

Abstract:

Recent studies indicated that the central σ-2 receptor may play an important role in the pathogenesis and therapeutics of neuropsychiatric diseases. In the recent years, its neurobiological functions have attracted great attention with the emergence of available new selective σ-2 receptor ligands. Several new studies suggest that σ-2 receptor is a part of PGRMC1, shading new light on and direction for the function investigation of σ-2 receptor. Thus, in this review, the physiological functions of σ-2 receptor in the central nervous system, and the involvement of σ-2 receptor in various neuropsychiatric diseases and related treatment are discussed.

Key words: σ-2 receptor, PGRMC1, neuropsychiatric diseases

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