Cited by 98Treatment of Major DepressionNeurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research

From synapse to nucleus: Novel targets for treating depression

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Covington, Herbert E., Vialou, Vincent, Nestler, Eric J.·2010·Neuropharmacology

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The need for newer compounds to treat depression is an ever-growing concern due to the enormous societal and financial ramifications of this disorder. Here, we review some of the candidate systems that could potentially be involved in depression, or an inherent resistance to depression termed resilience, and the numerous protein targets for these systems. A substantial body of literature provides strong evidence that neurotrophic factors, glutamate receptors, hypothalamic feeding peptides, nuclear hormone receptors, and epigenetic mechanisms, among others, will make for interesting targets when examining depressive behavior or resilience in preclinical models, and eventually clinical trials. Although some of these targets for depression already appear promising, new waves of more selective compounds for any molecular system should promote a better understanding of this complex disease and perhaps improved treatments.

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Authors
Covington, H. E., Vialou, V., & Nestler, E. J.
Affiliations
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
Corresponding author
Nestler, Eric J.
Venue
Neuropharmacology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2010-03
Volume
58
Issue
4-5
Pages
683-693
ISSN
0028-3908 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2081351662
Cited by
98
References
162
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.18
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Neuropharmacology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Treatment of Major Depression
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
Keywords
depression, antidepressant targets, neurotrophic factors, glutamate receptors, nuclear receptors, epigenetic mechanisms, synaptic signaling
MeSH terms
Animals, Antidepressive Agents, Cell Nucleus, Depressive Disorder, Humans, Synapses, Drug Design, Drug Delivery Systems

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