2019
Sestrin 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
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