Isoquinolines And Beta-Carbolines As Neurotoxins And Neuroprotectants

1. Two Faces of 1,2,3,4-Tetrahydroisoquinoline Mode of Action in the Mammalian Brain: Is It an Endogenous Neurotoxin or a Neuromodulator?
Elżbieta Lorenc-Koci

2. Isoquinolines as Neurotoxins: Action and Molecular Mechanism
Agnieszka Wąsik, Lucyna Antkiewicz-Michaluk

3. 1-Methyl-1,2,3,4-Tetrahydroisoquinoline: A Potent Neuroprotecting Agent
Jerzy Vetulani, Lucyna Antkiewicz-Michaluk

4. 1-Methyl-1,2,3,4-Tetrahydroisoquinoline and Addiction: Experimental Studies
Lucyna Antkiewicz-Michaluk, Jerzy Michaluk

5. β-Carbolines as Neurotoxins
Tomás Herraiz

6. β-Carbolines: Occurrence, Biosynthesis, and Biodegradation
Hans Rommelspacher, Catrin Wernicke, Jochen Lehmann

7. β-Carbolines and Neuroprotection: Inhibition of Monoamine Oxidase
Hans Rommelspacher

8. β-Carbolines Increase the Performance of the Respiratory Chain in Mitochondria
Hans Rommelspacher, Monika Frenzel, Norbert A. Dencher

9. Antioxidant Properties of β-Carbolines
Jochen Lehmann

10. Restoration of Damaged Dopamine Neurons
Hans Rommelspacher, Catrin Wernicke

11. Prospects for New Treatment Options in Neurodegenerative Diseases
Hans Rommelspacher

Nyckelord: Biomedicine, Neurosciences, Neurochemistry, Pharmacy