DHEA lessens depressive-like behavior via GABA-ergic modulation of the mesolimbic system

R Genud, A Merenlender, I Gispan-Herman… - …, 2009 - nature.com
Alterations in the levels of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) in the brain can allosterically
modulate γ-aminobutyric-acid-type-A (GABA AR), N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDAR), and …

The protective effect of frontal cortex dehydroepiandrosterone in anxiety and depressive models in mice

R Maayan, D Touati-Werner, E Ram, R Strous… - Pharmacology …, 2006 - Elsevier
We aimed to verify whether DHEA, a neuoroactive neurosteroid, has a protective role in
preventing the occurrence or enhancement of the severity of depression and anxiety in mice …

[HTML][HTML] Actions of dehydroepiandrosterone and its sulfate in the central nervous system: effects on cognition and emotion in animals and humans

OT Wolf, C Kirschbaum - Brain Research Reviews, 1999 - Elsevier
Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and its sulfate ester, DHEAS, exert multiple effects in the
rodent central nervous system (CNS). Most of them seem to be mediated through their non …

The neurosteroid dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and its metabolites alter 5-HT neuronal activity via modulation of GABAA receptors

SE Gartside, NC Griffith, V Kaura… - Journal of …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and its metabolites, DHEA-sulphate (DHEA-S) and
androsterone, have neurosteroid activity. In this study, we examined whether DHEA, DHEA …

[HTML][HTML] Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate level varies nonlinearly with symptom severity in major depressive disorder

D Uh, HG Jeong, KY Choi, SY Oh, S Lee… - Clinical …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective The pathophysiology of major depressive disorder (MDD) is still not well
understood. Conflicting results for surrogate biomarkers in MDD have been reported, which …

Dehydroepiandrosterone increases synaptosomal glutamate release and improves the performance in inhibitory avoidance task

FLR Lhullier, R Nicolaidis, NG Riera, F Cipriani… - Pharmacology …, 2004 - Elsevier
Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) exerts multiple effects in the rodent central nervous
system (CNS), mediated through its nongenomic actions on several neurotransmitter …

Acute dehydroepiandrosterone treatment exerts different effects on dopamine and serotonin turnover ratios in the rat corpus striatum and nucleus accumbens

I Pérez-Neri, I Méndez-Sánchez, S Montes… - Progress in Neuro …, 2008 - Elsevier
It has been shown that the steroid dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) interacts with dopamine
(DA) and serotonin (5-HT) neurotransmitter systems, which are involved in the …

Neurosteroid dehydroepiandrosterone improves active avoidance retrieval and induces antidepressant-like behavior in rats

J Samardzic, B Hencic, J Jancic, D Jadzic, M Djuric… - Neuroscience …, 2017 - Elsevier
Various studies reported beneficial effects of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and its
sulphate (DHEAS), the neurosteroids involved in various brain functions, on synaptic …

Higher serum DHEA concentrations before and after SSRI treatment are associated with remission of major depression

CM Hough, D Lindqvist, ES Epel, MS Denis… - …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and its sulfated ester DHEA-sulfate (DHEA-
S),(together DHEA [S]), are the most abundant adrenal steroids in humans and are found in …

DHEA enhances emotion regulation neurocircuits and modulates memory for emotional stimuli

RK Sripada, CE Marx, AP King, N Rajaram… - …, 2013 - nature.com
Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) is a neurosteroid with anxiolytic, antidepressant, and
antiglucocorticoid properties. It is endogenously released in response to stress, and may …