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Optogenetic stimulation of infralimbic PFC reproduces ketamine’s rapid and sustained antidepressant actions
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Significance: Clinical studies report that a single, low dose of ketamine produces a rapid antidepressant response in treatment-resistant depressed patients. Although rodent studies have begun to elucidate the molecular mechanisms underlying the behavioral actions of ketamine, the brain regions and cellular mechanisms have not been defined. Using a combination of pharmacological silencing and optogenetic stimulation approaches, the results of the current study demonstrate that ketamine infusion or optogenetic stimulation of the infalimbic prefrontal cortex produces antidepressant behavioral and synaptic responses similar to the actions of systemic ketamine. These findings further elucidate the mechanisms underlying the therapeutic actions of ketamine and will enhance the development of safer rapid-acting and efficacious agents.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Fuchikami, M., Thomas, A., Liu, R., Wohleb, E. S., Land, B. B., DiLeone, R. J., Aghajanian, G. K., & Duman, R. S.
- Affiliations
- Yale University (US)
- ORCID
- Venue
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Publisher
- National Academy of Sciences
- Published
- 2015-06-08
- Volume
- 112
- Issue
- 26
- Pages
- 8106-8111
- ISSN
- 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
- 1091-6490
- PMC
- PMC4491758
- OpenAlex
- W1812482953
- Cited by
- 265
- References
- 44
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 15.85
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- HHS | National Institutes of Health (R37MH45481, R01MH93897)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology (medical) › Treatment of Major Depression
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
- Keywords
- ketamine, antidepressant effects, optogenetic stimulation, infralimbic cortex, anxiolytic effects, neural inactivation, layer 5 pyramidal neurons, synaptic plasticity, depression
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Antidepressive Agents, Behavior, Animal, Ketamine, Limbic System, Male, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Prefrontal Cortex, Rats, Optogenetics
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