Eszopiclone and fluoxetine enhance the survival of newborn neurons in the adult rat hippocampus
Su XW, Li XY, Banasr M, Duman RS. Eszopiclone and fluoxetine enhance the survival of newborn neurons in the adult rat hippocampus. The International Journal Of Neuropsychopharmacology 2009, 12: 1421-1428. PMID: 19775501, PMCID: PMC3677220, DOI: 10.1017/s1461145709990629.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNewborn neuronsAntidepressant actionSerotonin uptake inhibitorAdult rat hippocampusAdult hippocampusCombined administrationDorsal hippocampusRat hippocampusPreclinical studiesAdult ratsUptake inhibitorFluoxetineHippocampusNewborn cellsClinical researchEszopicloneBehavioral actionsNeuronsSurvivalAdditive effectNovel mechanismProliferationAntidepressantsPatientsChronicChronic treatment with AMPA receptor potentiator Org 26576 increases neuronal cell proliferation and survival in adult rodent hippocampus
Su XW, Li XY, Banasr M, Koo JW, Shahid M, Henry B, Duman RS. Chronic treatment with AMPA receptor potentiator Org 26576 increases neuronal cell proliferation and survival in adult rodent hippocampus. Psychopharmacology 2009, 206: 215-222. PMID: 19603152, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-009-1598-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOrg 26576Neuronal cell proliferationHippocampal neurogenesisChronic administrationAntidepressant propertiesCell proliferationDentate gyrusPrelimbic cortexMethodsMale Sprague–Dawley ratsAdult rodent hippocampusLast drug injectionDaily intraperitoneal injectionsSprague-Dawley ratsIsoxazolepropionic acid receptor potentiatorsDifferentiation of neuronsRate of survivalResultsAcute administrationAvailable antidepressantsProgenitor cell proliferationChronic treatmentCurrent antidepressantsIntraperitoneal injectionDrug injectionAdult ratsReceptor potentiators