2008
Voluntary exercise produces antidepressant and anxiolytic behavioral effects in mice
Duman CH, Schlesinger L, Russell DS, Duman RS. Voluntary exercise produces antidepressant and anxiolytic behavioral effects in mice. Brain Research 2008, 1199: 148-158. PMID: 18267317, PMCID: PMC2330082, DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2007.12.047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmitriptylineAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsAntidepressive Agents, TricyclicAnxietyBehavior, AnimalBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorDepressionDisease Models, AnimalEscape ReactionHelplessness, LearnedMaleMaze LearningMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMotor ActivityPain MeasurementPhysical Conditioning, AnimalReaction TimeSwimmingTime FactorsConceptsBrain-derived neurotrophic factorAntidepressant-like behavioral responsesAntidepressant-like behavioral changesHeterozygous BDNF knockout miceBDNF knockout miceAntidepressant drug treatmentAntidepressant-like behaviorWheel-running exerciseDrug-treated animalsWild-type miceAnxiolytic behavioral effectsFST performanceSedentary control miceBDNF mRNASubchronic administrationChronic exerciseControl miceNeurotrophic factorBasic research studiesBehavioral responsesVoluntary exerciseBDNF geneDrug treatmentKnockout miceLocomotor activity
2007
Antidepressant actions of the exercise-regulated gene VGF
Hunsberger JG, Newton SS, Bennett AH, Duman CH, Russell DS, Salton SR, Duman RS. Antidepressant actions of the exercise-regulated gene VGF. Nature Medicine 2007, 13: 1476-1482. PMID: 18059283, DOI: 10.1038/nm1669.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntidepressant actionAntidepressant responseRobust antidepressant responseAction of antidepressantsAntidepressant drug developmentVGF nerve growth factorVGF-derived peptidesPotential therapeutic targetDepressed human subjectsNerve growth factorGrowth factor pathwaysNeurotrophic factorMouse hippocampusTherapeutic targetSynaptic plasticityBrain regionsFactor pathwayGrowth factorTarget genesCustom microarrayHealth benefitsPathway analysisVGFHuman subjectsDrug development