2019
Ketamine rapidly reverses stress-induced impairments in GABAergic transmission in the prefrontal cortex in male rodents
Ghosal S, Duman CH, Liu RJ, Wu M, Terwilliger R, Girgenti MJ, Wohleb E, Fogaca MV, Teichman EM, Hare B, Duman RS. Ketamine rapidly reverses stress-induced impairments in GABAergic transmission in the prefrontal cortex in male rodents. Neurobiology Of Disease 2019, 134: 104669. PMID: 31707118, DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2019.104669.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic unpredictable stressMedial prefrontal cortexInhibitory post-synaptic currentsGABAergic transmissionSingle doseMale rodentsPrefrontal cortexImbalance of inhibitoryMPFC pyramidal neuronsDepressive-like behaviorDepression-like behaviorStress-induced impairmentModel of depressionPost-synaptic currentsPrecise cellular mechanismsGABAergic proteinsAntidepressant ketamineSynaptic deficitsGABAergic synapsesPyramidal neuronsSynaptic markersGABA markersGlutamate neurotransmissionDepressive behaviorGABA neurotransmissionSestrin modulator NV-5138 produces rapid antidepressant effects via direct mTORC1 activation
Kato T, Pothula S, Liu RJ, Duman CH, Terwilliger R, Vlasuk GP, Saiah E, Hahm S, Duman RS. Sestrin modulator NV-5138 produces rapid antidepressant effects via direct mTORC1 activation. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2019, 129: 2542-2554. PMID: 30990795, PMCID: PMC6546461, DOI: 10.1172/jci126859.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial prefrontal cortexRapid acting antidepressantsActing antidepressantsAntidepressant actionAntidepressant effectsBDNF releaseActivity-dependent BDNF releaseRapid antidepressant effectsBlood-brain barrierChronic stress exposureSynaptic deficitsBDNF polymorphismSingle doseBrain barrierSynapse numberPreclinical studiesPharmacological modulationNeuronal activityChronic stressPrefrontal cortexRapid synapticStress exposureBehavioral responsesAmino acid leucineAntidepressants
2017
Stress-Induced Neuronal Colony Stimulating Factor 1 Provokes Microglia-Mediated Neuronal Remodeling and Depressive-like Behavior
Wohleb ES, Terwilliger R, Duman CH, Duman RS. Stress-Induced Neuronal Colony Stimulating Factor 1 Provokes Microglia-Mediated Neuronal Remodeling and Depressive-like Behavior. Biological Psychiatry 2017, 83: 38-49. PMID: 28697890, PMCID: PMC6506225, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2017.05.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnxietyChronic DiseaseDepressive DisorderDisease Models, AnimalFemaleMacrophage Colony-Stimulating FactorMaleMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMicrogliaNeuronal PlasticityNeuronsPhagocytosisPrefrontal CortexReceptor, Macrophage Colony-Stimulating FactorRNA, MessengerSex CharacteristicsStress, PsychologicalUncertaintyConceptsDepressive-like behaviorChronic unpredictable stressMedial prefrontal cortexDendritic spine densityNeuronal remodelingSynaptic deficitsDevelopment of anxietyMessenger RNA levelsPrefrontal cortexSpine densityFemale miceFunctional changesStress exposureNeuron-microglia interactionsRNA levelsChronic stress exposureStress-induced elevationPostmortem dorsolateral prefrontal cortexDorsolateral prefrontal cortexBehavioral consequencesNeuronal atrophyPyramidal neuronsMicroglia functionMale miceUnpredictable stress
2010
Antipsychotic‐induced gene regulation in multiple brain regions
Girgenti MJ, Nisenbaum LK, Bymaster F, Terwilliger R, Duman RS, Newton SS. Antipsychotic‐induced gene regulation in multiple brain regions. Journal Of Neurochemistry 2010, 113: 175-187. PMID: 20070867, PMCID: PMC2921913, DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2010.06585.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene regulationTranscription factorsMolecular mechanismsHigh-throughput gene profilingInduction of genesComplex molecular mechanismsGene expression studiesFuture drug development effortsNovel genesRegulated genesDrug development effortsFunctional categoriesGene inductionMicroarray approachExpression studiesG proteinsGenesReal-time PCRGene profilingNeurotransmitter signalingLimited overlapFrontal cortexSitu hybridizationRetinoic acidRegulation
2008
Peripheral insulin-like growth factor-I produces antidepressant-like behavior and contributes to the effect of exercise
Duman CH, Schlesinger L, Terwilliger R, Russell DS, Newton SS, Duman RS. Peripheral insulin-like growth factor-I produces antidepressant-like behavior and contributes to the effect of exercise. Behavioural Brain Research 2008, 198: 366-371. PMID: 19056428, PMCID: PMC2729431, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2008.11.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin-like growth factorAntidepressant-like behaviorForced-swim testGrowth factorChronic IGF-I treatmentNovelty-induced hypophagia testIGF-I administrationEffects of exerciseIGF-I treatmentAntidepressant effectsHypophagia testNeurotrophic factorNeurotrophic mechanismsStress exposureDepressionFunctional relevanceTreatmentFactorsMiceAdministrationBrain