Effect of Iboga Alkaloids on µ-Opioid Receptor-Coupled G Protein Activation

Tamara Antonio; Steven R. Childers; Richard B. Rothman; Christina M. Dersch; Christine King; Martin Kuehne; William G. Bornmann; Amy J. Eshleman; Aaron Janowsky; Eric R. Simon; Maarten E. A. Reith; Kenneth Alper

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0077262

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Effect of Iboga Alkaloids on µ-Opioid Receptor-Coupled G Protein Activation

Tamara Antonio,

Affiliations Department of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
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Steven R. Childers,

Affiliation Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States of America
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Richard B. Rothman,

Affiliation Translational Pharmacology Research Section, National Institute on Drug Abuse Intramural Research Program, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Christina M. Dersch,

Affiliation Translational Pharmacology Research Section, National Institute on Drug Abuse Intramural Research Program, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Christine King,

Affiliations Department of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
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Martin Kuehne,

Affiliation Department of Chemistry, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, United States of America
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William G. Bornmann,

Affiliation Department of Experimental Therapeutics, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Amy J. Eshleman,

Affiliation Research Service, VA Medical Center, and Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
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Aaron Janowsky,

Affiliation Research Service, VA Medical Center, and Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
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Eric R. Simon,

Affiliations Department of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
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Maarten E. A. Reith,

Affiliations Department of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
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Kenneth Alper

* E-mail: Kenneth.Alper@nyumc.org

Affiliations Department of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America, Department of Neurology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
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Effect of Iboga Alkaloids on µ-Opioid Receptor-Coupled G Protein Activation

Tamara Antonio,
Steven R. Childers,
Richard B. Rothman,
Christina M. Dersch,
Christine King,
Martin Kuehne,
William G. Bornmann,
Amy J. Eshleman,
Aaron Janowsky,
Eric R. Simon

Published: October 16, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0077262

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Publisher's Note: Error in Author name and Reference 25

Posted by PLOS_ONE_Group on 06 Jan 2014 at 20:14 GMT

Author Eric Simon's name contains an error. His full name should be listed as Eric J. Simon.

Reference 25 is incorrect. The correct reference is:

25. Koja T, Fukuzaki K, Kamenosono T, Nishimura A, Nagata R, et al. (1996) Inhibition of opioid abstinent phenomena by Ibogaine. Jpn J Pharmacol 71: 89.

No competing interests declared.

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