Optogenetic stimulation of medial prefrontal cortex Drd1 neurons produces rapid and long-lasting antidepressant effects
Hare BD, Shinohara R, Liu RJ, Pothula S, DiLeone RJ, Duman RS. Optogenetic stimulation of medial prefrontal cortex Drd1 neurons produces rapid and long-lasting antidepressant effects. Nature Communications 2019, 10: 223. PMID: 30644390, PMCID: PMC6333924, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-08168-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial prefrontal cortexAntidepressant effectsPyramidal cellsNovel rapid-acting antidepressantsRapid antidepressant effectsRapid-acting antidepressantsRapid antidepressant responseRapid antidepressant actionsAntidepressant actionAntidepressant responsePyramidal neuronsTherapeutic responseDRD2 dopamine receptorAnxiolytic responseDopamine receptorsSomatic stimulationTarget neuronsImpaired functionMajor subtypesOptogenetic stimulationParticular subtypeDownstream circuitryPrefrontal cortexKetamineNeurons
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