[HTML][HTML] Molecular mechanisms underlying the antidepressant actions of arketamine: beyond the NMDA receptor

Y Wei, L Chang, K Hashimoto - Molecular Psychiatry, 2022 - nature.com
The discovery of robust antidepressant actions exerted by the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor
(NMDAR) antagonist (R, S)-ketamine has been a crucial breakthrough in mood disorder …

[HTML][HTML] Major depressive disorder: advances in neuroscience research and translational applications

Z Li, M Ruan, J Chen, Y Fang - Neuroscience bulletin, 2021 - Springer
Major depressive disorder (MDD), also referred to as depression, is one of the most common
psychiatric disorders with a high economic burden. The etiology of depression is still not …

[PDF][PDF] Altered connectivity in depression: GABA and glutamate neurotransmitter deficits and reversal by novel treatments

RS Duman, G Sanacora, JH Krystal - Neuron, 2019 - cell.com
The mechanisms underlying the pathophysiology and treatment of depression and stress-
related disorders remain unclear, but studies in depressed patients and rodent models are …

Classic psychedelics: An integrative review of epidemiology, therapeutics, mystical experience, and brain network function

MW Johnson, PS Hendricks, FS Barrett… - Pharmacology & …, 2019 - Elsevier
The purpose of this paper is to provide an integrative review and offer novel insights
regarding human research with classic psychedelics (classic hallucinogens), which are …

Psychedelics in psychiatry: neuroplastic, immunomodulatory, and neurotransmitter mechanisms

A Inserra, D De Gregorio, G Gobbi - Pharmacological Reviews, 2021 - ASPET
Mounting evidence suggests safety and efficacy of psychedelic compounds as potential
novel therapeutics in psychiatry. Ketamine has been approved by the Food and Drug …

The link between depression and chronic pain: neural mechanisms in the brain

J Sheng, S Liu, Y Wang, R Cui, X Zhang - Neural plasticity, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Chronic pain, as a stress state, is one of the critical factors for determining depression, and
their coexistence tends to further aggravate the severity of both disorders. Unfortunately …

Synaptic plasticity and depression: new insights from stress and rapid-acting antidepressants

RS Duman, GK Aghajanian, G Sanacora, JH Krystal - Nature medicine, 2016 - nature.com
Depression is a common, devastating illness. Current pharmacotherapies help many
patients, but high rates of a partial response or no response, and the delayed onset of the …

Serotonin and neuroplasticity–links between molecular, functional and structural pathophysiology in depression

C Kraus, E Castrén, S Kasper… - … & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Serotonin modulates neuroplasticity, especially during early life, and dysfunctions in both
systems likewise contribute to pathophysiology of depression. Recent findings demonstrate …

Targeting glutamate signalling in depression: progress and prospects

JW Murrough, CG Abdallah, SJ Mathew - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2017 - nature.com
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is severely disabling, and current treatments have limited
efficacy. The glutamate N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) antagonist ketamine was …

Glutamate and gamma-aminobutyric acid systems in the pathophysiology of major depression and antidepressant response to ketamine

MS Lener, MJ Niciu, ED Ballard, M Park, LT Park… - Biological …, 2017 - Elsevier
In patients with major depressive disorder or bipolar disorder, abnormalities in excitatory
and/or inhibitory neurotransmission and neuronal plasticity may lead to aberrant functional …