2C-B: Difference between revisions

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==Pharmacology==

Unlike most hallucinogens, 2C-B has been shown to be a low efficacy serotonin 5-HT2A receptor [[Agonist#Agonists|partial agonist]]<ref>Functional Selectivity of Hallucinogenic Phenethylamine and Phenylisopropylamine Derivatives at Human 5-Hydroxytryptamine (5-HT)2A and 5-HT2C Receptors | http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/content/321/3/1054</ref> or even full [[antagonist]].<ref>http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1038/sj.bjp.0705722/abstract;jsessionid=7F4731B4EF0AF36C37D0E3CA60319C4E.f03t04 | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1038/sj.bjp.0705722/abstract;jsessionid=7F4731B4EF0AF36C37D0E3CA60319C4E.f03t04</ref> This suggests that the 5-HT2C receptor is primarily responsible for mediating the effects experienced by users of 2C-B. <ref>http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/content/321/3/1054.full.pdf</ref>

Unlike most hallucinogens, 2C-B has been shown to be a low efficacy serotonin 5-HT2A receptor [[Agonist#Agonists|partial agonist]]<ref>Functional Selectivity of Hallucinogenic Phenethylamine and Phenylisopropylamine Derivatives at Human 5-Hydroxytryptamine (5-HT)2A and 5-HT2C Receptors | http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/content/321/3/1054</ref> or even full [[antagonist]].<ref>http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1038/sj.bjp.0705722/abstract;jsessionid=7F4731B4EF0AF36C37D0E3CA60319C4E.f03t04 | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1038/sj.bjp.0705722/abstract;jsessionid=7F4731B4EF0AF36C37D0E3CA60319C4E.f03t04</ref> This suggests that the 5-HT2C receptor is primarily responsible for mediating the effects experienced by users of 2C-B. <ref>http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/content/321/3/1054.full.pdf</ref> Research also suggests that 2C-B increases dopamine levels in the brains of rats, which may contribute to its psychoactivity.<ref>ehavioral, neurochemical and pharmaco-EEG profiles of the psychedelic drug 4-bromo-2,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine (2C-B) in rats | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00213-012-2797-7</ref>

=Subjective effects=

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 ==Pharmacology==
-Unlike most hallucinogens, 2C-B has been shown to be a low efficacy serotonin 5-HT<sub>2A</sub> receptor [[Agonist#Agonists|partial agonist]]<ref>Functional Selectivity of Hallucinogenic Phenethylamine and Phenylisopropylamine Derivatives at Human 5-Hydroxytryptamine (5-HT)2A and 5-HT2C Receptors | http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/content/321/3/1054</ref> or even full [[antagonist]].<ref>http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1038/sj.bjp.0705722/abstract;jsessionid=7F4731B4EF0AF36C37D0E3CA60319C4E.f03t04 | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1038/sj.bjp.0705722/abstract;jsessionid=7F4731B4EF0AF36C37D0E3CA60319C4E.f03t04</ref> This suggests that the 5-HT<sub>2C</sub> receptor is primarily responsible for mediating the effects experienced by users of 2C-B. <ref>http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/content/321/3/1054.full.pdf</ref>
+Unlike most hallucinogens, 2C-B has been shown to be a low efficacy serotonin 5-HT<sub>2A</sub> receptor [[Agonist#Agonists|partial agonist]]<ref>Functional Selectivity of Hallucinogenic Phenethylamine and Phenylisopropylamine Derivatives at Human 5-Hydroxytryptamine (5-HT)2A and 5-HT2C Receptors | http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/content/321/3/1054</ref> or even full [[antagonist]].<ref>http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1038/sj.bjp.0705722/abstract;jsessionid=7F4731B4EF0AF36C37D0E3CA60319C4E.f03t04 | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1038/sj.bjp.0705722/abstract;jsessionid=7F4731B4EF0AF36C37D0E3CA60319C4E.f03t04</ref> This suggests that the 5-HT<sub>2C</sub> receptor is primarily responsible for mediating the effects experienced by users of 2C-B. <ref>http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/content/321/3/1054.full.pdf</ref> Research also suggests that 2C-B increases dopamine levels in the brains of rats, which may contribute to its psychoactivity.<ref>ehavioral, neurochemical and pharmaco-EEG profiles of the psychedelic drug 4-bromo-2,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine (2C-B) in rats | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00213-012-2797-7</ref>
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