2018
The neurotrophic and antidepressant actions of BDNF and VEGF require interactive signaling
Deyama S, Baing E, Kato T, Li X, Duman R. The neurotrophic and antidepressant actions of BDNF and VEGF require interactive signaling. Proceedings For Annual Meeting Of The Japanese Pharmacological Society 2018, WCP2018: po2-1-62. DOI: 10.1254/jpssuppl.wcp2018.0_po2-1-62.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrain-derived neurotrophic factorVascular endothelial growth factorMedial prefrontal cortexAntidepressant actionAntidepressant effectsDendritic complexityNeurotrophic factorCortical neuronsPrimary cultured cortical neuronsNovelty-suppressed feeding testNeuronal vascular endothelial growth factorGrowth factorNeuron-specific deletionCultured cortical neuronsActivity-dependent releasePrimary cortical neuronsEndothelial growth factorIntra-mPFC infusionBDNF-TrkBBDNF receptorAntidepressant responseBDNF infusionSwim testVEGF infusionNeurotrophic responses
2017
BDNF release and signaling are required for the antidepressant actions of GLYX-13
Kato T, Fogaça MV, Deyama S, Li XY, Fukumoto K, Duman RS. BDNF release and signaling are required for the antidepressant actions of GLYX-13. Molecular Psychiatry 2017, 23: 2007-2017. PMID: 29203848, PMCID: PMC5988860, DOI: 10.1038/mp.2017.220.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGLYX-13Antidepressant actionAntidepressant effectsIntra-medial prefrontal cortex infusionN-methyl-d-aspartate modulatorsActivation of VDCCsAntidepressant behavioral actionsConventional antidepressant medicationRapid antidepressant actionsActivity-dependent releaseVoltage-dependent Ca2Partial agonist propertiesPreclinical rodent modelsBDNF Val66Met allelesBDNF-TrkBAntidepressant medicationBDNF releaseGlutamatergic compoundsMonoaminergic systemsDepressed patientsRodent modelsAgonist propertiesVal66Met alleleTherapeutic efficacyMutant mice