title: Nootropics: pharmacological properties and therapeutic use.
abstract: This review summarizes the results of studies investigating the pharmacological properties, mechanisms of action, preclinical and clinical effects of nootropic drugs, and tries to integrate this knowledge in order to identify neuronal mechanisms underlying their therapeutic benefits and side effects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Silesian Academy of Medicine, Katowice, Poland.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gabryel
authors.forename: H I
authors.initials: HI
authors.lastname: Trzeciak
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000818:Animals; D001812:Blood-Brain Barrier / Q000187:drug effects; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D003704:Dementia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004333:Drug Administration Routes; D004347:Drug Interactions; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects; D018697:Nootropic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009435:Synaptic Transmission / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D018697:Nootropic Agents