How promising is neuroactive steroid drug discovery?

Expert Opin Drug Discov. 2018 Nov;13(11):993-995. doi: 10.1080/17460441.2018.1518974. Epub 2018 Sep 17.

Authors

Mauro Giovanni Carta¹, Pasquale Paribello¹, Antonio Preti¹

Affiliation

¹ a Department of Health Sciences and Public Health , University of Cagliari , Cagliari , Italy.

PMID: 30221545
DOI: 10.1080/17460441.2018.1518974

No abstract available

Keywords: GABAA receptors; NMDA receptors; Schizophrenia; bipolar disorder; neurosteroids; serotonin.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Animals
Drug Development / methods
Drug Discovery / methods*
Humans
Mental Disorders / drug therapy*
Mental Disorders / physiopathology
Steroids / administration & dosage*
Steroids / adverse effects
Steroids / pharmacology

Substances

Steroids