Emerging role of glutamate in the pathophysiology of major depressive disorder

K Hashimoto - Brain research reviews, 2009 - Elsevier
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common, chronic, recurrent mental illness that affects
millions of individuals worldwide. To date, the monoaminergic systems (serotonin …

Beyond monoamines: glutamatergic function in mood disorders

A Kugaya, G Sanacora - CNS spectrums, 2005 - cambridge.org
The monoamine theory has implicated abnormalities in serotonin and norepinephrine in the
pathophysiology of major depression and bipolar illness and contributed greatly to our …

Role of calcium, glutamate and NMDA in major depression and therapeutic application

L Deutschenbaur, J Beck, A Kiyhankhadiv… - Progress in Neuro …, 2016 - Elsevier
Major depression is a common, recurrent mental illness that affects millions of people
worldwide. Recently, a unique fast neuroprotective and antidepressant treatment effect has …

Glutamatergic modulators: the future of treating mood disorders?

C Zarate, R Machado-Vieira, I Henter… - Harvard review of …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Mood disorders such as bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder are common,
chronic, and recurrent conditions affecting millions of individuals worldwide. Existing …

Metabotropic glutamate receptor ligands as possible anxiolytic and antidepressant drugs

A Palucha, A Pilc - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2007 - Elsevier
Depression and anxiety represent a major problem. However, the current treatment of both
groups of diseases is not satisfactory. As the glutamatergic system may play an important …

Targeting metabotropic glutamate receptors for the treatment of depression and other stress-related disorders

S Dogra, PJ Conn - Neuropharmacology, 2021 - Elsevier
The discovery of robust antidepressant effects of ketamine in refractory patients has led to
increasing focus on agents targeting glutamatergic signaling as potential novel …

The role of glutamate on the action of antidepressants

K Hashimoto - Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and …, 2011 - Elsevier
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common, chronic, recurrent mental illness that affects
millions of individuals worldwide. Currently available antidepressants are known to affect the …

Antidepressant-like effects of mGluR1 and mGluR5 antagonists in the rat forced swim and the mouse tail suspension tests

IV Belozertseva, T Kos, P Popik, W Danysz… - European …, 2007 - Elsevier
Drugs that act to reduce glutamatergic neurotransmission such as NMDA receptor
antagonists exert antidepressant-like effects in a variety of experimental paradigms, but their …

The role of the tripartite glutamatergic synapse in the pathophysiology and therapeutics of mood disorders

R Machado-Vieira, HK Manji… - The Neuroscientist, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
Bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder are common, chronic, and recurrent mood
disorders that affect the lives of millions of individuals worldwide. Growing evidence …

[HTML][HTML] The role of glutamatergic neurotransmission in the motor and non-motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease: clinical cases and a review of the literature

J Pagonabarraga, M Tinazzi, C Caccia… - Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Glutamate is the major excitatory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system and, as
such, many brain regions, including the basal ganglia, are rich in glutamatergic neurons …