Gi Signaling Does Not Differentiate Hallucinogenic from Nonhallucinogenic 5-HT2A Receptor Agonists
Abstract A recent publication by Xu et al. suggests that Gi activation following 5-HT2AR stimulation differentiates hallucinogenic from nonhallucinogenic agonists. Here, we reanalyze the author’s source data to demonstrate that Gi activation is less predictive of hallucinogenic potential than canonical effectors of 5-HT2AR signaling.
Authors
- Cassandra J. Hatzipantelis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5376-7887)
- David E. Olson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4517-0543)
Institutions
- University of California, Davis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ACS Chemical Neuroscience
- Published
- 2026-10-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acschemneuro.6c00743
- Primary Topic
- Psychedelics and Drug Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00