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 neurotransmission
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