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 …

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 …

Dehydroepiandrosterone is an anxiolytic in mice mice on the plus maze

CL Melchior, RF Ritzmann - Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior, 1994 - Elsevier
Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and its sulfate (DHEAS) are neurosteroids that have been
shown to interact with the GABA system. The present study examined the effects of these …

Dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate did not mitigate sickness behavior in mice

J Chen, RW Johnson - Physiology & behavior, 2004 - Elsevier
In response to lipopolysaccharide (LPS), macrophages secrete cytokines that transmit a
message to the brain and induce sickness behavior. Because dehydroepiandrosterone …

The neurosteroids DHEA and DHEAS may influence cognitive performance by altering affective state

CA Frye, EH Lacey - Physiology & behavior, 1999 - Elsevier
The effects of Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and its sulfate ester,
Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS) on performance in various cognitive and affective …

Neurobiology of DHEA and effects on sexuality, mood and cognition

N Pluchino, P Drakopoulos, F Bianchi-Demicheli… - The Journal of steroid …, 2015 - Elsevier
Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and its sulfate ester, DHEAS, are the most abundant
steroid hormones in the humans. However, their physiological significance, their …

Behavioral effects of dehydroepiandrosterone in adult male rats

J Fedotova, N Sapronov - Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and …, 2004 - Elsevier
It is well-documented that dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) exhibits various behavioral
effects in rodents, at least one of which is modulation of learning/memory processes in …

Gender differences of acute and chronic administration of dehydroepiandrosterone in rats submitted to the forced swimming test

S Andrade, SL Silveira, R Gomez, HMT Barros… - Progress in Neuro …, 2007 - Elsevier
Previous pre-clinical and clinical studies investigating the antidepressant potential of DHEA
revealed conflicting results. In this study, the effects of exogenous DHEA on performance in …

Dehydroepiandrosterone decreases behavioral despair in high-but not low-anxiety rats

A Prasad, M Imamura, C Prasad - Physiology & behavior, 1997 - Elsevier
Outbred Sprague-Dawley rats exhibit considerable heterogeneity within a population when
evaluated for a variety of biologic functions, such as dietary fat intake, alcohol preference …