2015
Spine synapse remodeling in the pathophysiology and treatment of depression
Duman CH, Duman RS. Spine synapse remodeling in the pathophysiology and treatment of depression. Neuroscience Letters 2015, 601: 20-29. PMID: 25582786, PMCID: PMC4497940, DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2015.01.022.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsSynaptic protein synthesisPrefrontal cortexSpine densityTreatment-resistant MDD patientsChronic antidepressant treatmentSpine synapse numberControl of moodChronic stress modelSynapse connectivityTreatment of depressionLimbic brain regionsPFC of rodentsRapid therapeutic actionDendrite complexityRegion-specific effectsSynaptogenic hypothesisAntidepressant treatmentAntidepressant ketamineBDNF regulationNeurotrophic factorMDD patientsDepressed patientsSynapse alterationsSynapse numberFunctional abnormalities
2013
Evaluating Effects of EPO in Rodent Behavioral Assays Related to Depression
Duman C, Newton S. Evaluating Effects of EPO in Rodent Behavioral Assays Related to Depression. Methods In Molecular Biology 2013, 982: 127-140. PMID: 23456866, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-308-4_8.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsForced-swim testNeurotrophic actionsNovel object recognition testPotential antidepressant propertiesTreatment of depressionTissue-protective propertiesObject recognition testPotential therapeutic utilityEffect of erythropoietinRodent behavioral modelsAntidepressant propertiesDepressive disorderRodent modelsTherapeutic utilityRodent behavioral assaysNeurotrophic compoundsHyponeophagia testErythropoietinCytokine erythropoietinDepressionImportant regulatorBehavioral assaysProtective propertiesRecognition testAntidepressants