{"id":6719,"date":"2025-12-08T16:42:24","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T16:42:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sygnaturediscovery.com\/?post_type=case-study&#038;p=6719"},"modified":"2026-02-02T18:04:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T18:04:18","slug":"5-ht2a-receptor-screening-for-psychedelics","status":"publish","type":"case-study","link":"https:\/\/www.sygnaturediscovery.com\/fr\/case-study\/5-ht2a-receptor-screening-for-psychedelics\/","title":{"rendered":"5-HT2A Receptor Screening for Psychedelics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-dark-blue-500-color has-text-color has-link-color has-text-3-xl-font-size wp-elements-28e8681abb66eeceec6e4b64e28ff1b5\">5-HT2A receptor screening at Sygnature Discovery enables comparison of hallucinogenic and non-hallucinogeneic psychedelic compounds using custom-built cell-based assays. Our advanced platforms support mechanistic studies, functional profiling and pathway-specific analysis to accelerate CNS drug discovery targeting serotonergic systems.\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-dark-blue-500-color has-text-color has-link-color has-text-2-xl-font-size wp-elements-25e4cdc2f8f9510344f929488ffd6d50\">Introduction<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-c4ebc6dc wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Serotonergic psychedelics, known for their impact on mood, perception, and cognitive processes, primarily target the serotonin (5HT) 2A receptor subtype. While these psychedelics have garnered attention for their therapeutic potential, their exploration has been hindered by their spectre of adverse effects. Issues such as disorientation, anxiety, hallucinations, seizures, and, in extreme cases, fatalities have tempered widespread investigation of their clinical application.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 5HT2A receptor functions via various ntracellular signalling pathways, including the canonical Gq-coupled pathway and \u03b2-arrestin recruitment, each contributing to distinct physiological effects. It has been suggested that ligands showing functional bias towards specific signalling pathways may allow separation of the desired therapeutic effect from unwanted side effects, offering the potential to develop effective ligands that can be used to target specific neuropathological conditions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context='{\"imageId\":\"6a6f05235005f\"}' data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a6f05235005f\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--1 wp-lightbox-container\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"575\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sygnaturediscovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Comparison-of-hallucinogenic-versus-non-hallucinogenic-psychedelics-on-5HT2A-receptors.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sygnaturediscovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Comparison-of-hallucinogenic-versus-non-hallucinogenic-psychedelics-on-5HT2A-receptors.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.sygnaturediscovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Comparison-of-hallucinogenic-versus-non-hallucinogenic-psychedelics-on-5HT2A-receptors-300x192.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.sygnaturediscovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Comparison-of-hallucinogenic-versus-non-hallucinogenic-psychedelics-on-5HT2A-receptors-768x491.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.sygnaturediscovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Comparison-of-hallucinogenic-versus-non-hallucinogenic-psychedelics-on-5HT2A-receptors-563x360.webp 563w, https:\/\/www.sygnaturediscovery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Comparison-of-hallucinogenic-versus-non-hallucinogenic-psychedelics-on-5HT2A-receptors-640x409.webp 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><button class=\"lightbox-trigger\" type=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" data-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\" data-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><strong>Figure 1:<\/strong>\u00a05HT2A receptor signalling pathways.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default has-ivory-000-color has-text-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:1.5em;background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgb(0,60,97) 0%,rgb(4,30,46) 100%);margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\" allowchildrentofillwidth=\"\" overflow=\"\" flexwrap=\"\">\n<div style=\"height:64px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:.9\"><strong>CASE STUDY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"schedule-a-visit\" style=\"font-size:clamp(20px, 1.25rem + ((1vw - 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