Cited by 244Treatment of Major DepressionNerve injury and regenerationNeurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior

Neurotrophic effects of antidepressant drugs

CASTREN, E·2004·Current Opinion in Pharmacology

Abstract

The past decade has witnessed a growing interest in the trophic effects of antidepressant drugs. Antidepressants stimulate the production and signaling of plasticity-related proteins such as neurotrophins and cAMP response element binding protein, and neurotrophin signaling appears to be both sufficient and necessary for antidepressant action in rodents. Furthermore, several different antidepressant treatments increase neurogenesis in rodent hippocampus and this effect correlates with the behavioral effects produced by these drugs. These data suggest that antidepressants facilitate activity-dependent selection of functional synaptic connections in brain and, through their neurotrophic effects, improve information processing within neuronal networks compromised in mood disorders.

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Authors
CASTREN, E.
Venue
Current Opinion in Pharmacology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2004-02
Volume
4
Issue
1
Pages
58-64
ISSN
1471-4892 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2024087252
Cited by
244
References
6
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2025: 1 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 10 · 2017: 8 · 2016: 12 · 2015: 10 · 2014: 12 · 2013: 7 · 2012: 16
FWCI
9.22
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Current Opinion in Pharmacology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Treatment of Major Depression
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Nerve injury and regeneration
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
Keywords
antidepressants, neurotrophic effects, neurotrophins, CREB, synaptic plasticity, hippocampal neurogenesis, mood disorders, neuronal networks
MeSH terms
Animals, Antidepressive Agents, Depression, Finland, Humans, Models, Neurological, Nerve Growth Factors, Neurons, Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein

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