The Hallucinogen N,N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) Is an Endogenous Sigma-1 Receptor Regulator

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作者
Fontanilla, Dominique [1 ]
Johannessen, Molly [2 ]
Hajipour, Abdol R. [3 ]
Cozzi, Nicholas V. [1 ]
Jackson, Meyer B. [2 ]
Ruoho, Arnold E. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Wisconsin, Sch Med & Publ Hlth, Dept Pharmacol, Madison, WI 53706 USA
[2] Univ Wisconsin, Sch Med & Publ Hlth, Dept Physiol, Madison, WI 53706 USA
[3] Isfahan Univ Technol, Pharmaceut Res Lab, Dept Chem, Esfahan 84156, Iran
关键词
TRACE AMINES; BINDING-SITE; IN-VIVO; CHANNELS; IDENTIFICATION; TRYPTAMINES; MODULATION; TERMINALS; LIGANDS; MOUSE;
D O I
10.1126/science.1166127
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
The sigma-1 receptor is widely distributed in the central nervous system and periphery. Originally mischaracterized as an opioid receptor, the sigma-1 receptor binds a vast number of synthetic compounds but does not bind opioid peptides; it is currently considered an orphan receptor. The sigma- 1 receptor pharmacophore includes an alkylamine core, also found in the endogenous compound N, N- dimethyltryptamine ( DMT). DMT acts as a hallucinogen, but its receptor target has been unclear. DMT bound to sigma- 1 receptors and inhibited voltage- gated sodium ion ( Na+) channels in both native cardiac myocytes and heterologous cells that express sigma- 1 receptors. DMT induced hypermobility in wild- type mice but not in sigma- 1 receptor knockout mice. These biochemical, physiological, and behavioral experiments indicate that DMT is an endogenous agonist for the sigma- 1 receptor.
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