Dr Steve Alexander's Outputs (2)

Neuromolecular Mechanisms of Cannabis Action (2020)
Book Chapter
Adel, Y., & Alexander, S. P. (2021). Neuromolecular Mechanisms of Cannabis Action. In Cannabinoids and Neuropsychiatric Disorders (15-28). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57369-0_2

Most of our current understanding of the neuromolecular mechanisms of Cannabis action focusses on two plant cannabinoids, THC and CBD. THC acts primarily through presynaptic CB cannabinoid receptors to regulate neurotransmitter release in the brain,... Read More about Neuromolecular Mechanisms of Cannabis Action.

A rational roadmap for SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 pharmacotherapeutic research and development. IUPHAR Review 29 (2020)
Journal Article
Alexander, S. P., Armstrong, J., Davenport, A., Davies, J. A., Faccenda, E., Harding, S. D., Levi‐Schaffer, F., Maguire, J. J., Pawson, A. J., Southan, C., & Spedding, M. (2020). A rational roadmap for SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 pharmacotherapeutic research and development. IUPHAR Review 29. British Journal of Pharmacology, 177(21), 4942-4966. https://doi.org/10.1111/bph.15094

This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. In this review, we identify opportunities for drug discovery in the treatment of COVID-19 and in so doing, provide a rational roadmap whereby pharmacology and pharmacologists can mitigate a... Read More about A rational roadmap for SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 pharmacotherapeutic research and development. IUPHAR Review 29.