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The Sigma-1 Receptor: When Adaptive Regulation of Cell Electrical Activity Contributes to Stimulant Addiction and Cancer.

In this review, we present the current state of knowledge on s1R's role in the regulation of cellular electrical activity, and how this seemingly adaptive function can shift cell homeostasis and contribute to the development of very distinct chronic pathologies such as psychostimulant abuse and tumor cell growth in cancers.

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2019.01186/full

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31780884

https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/neuroscience/psychostimulant