Cell-type specific modulation of NMDA receptors triggers antidepressant actions
Pothula S, Kato T, Liu RJ, Wu M, Gerhard D, Shinohara R, Sliby AN, Chowdhury GMI, Behar KL, Sanacora G, Banerjee P, Duman RS. Cell-type specific modulation of NMDA receptors triggers antidepressant actions. Molecular Psychiatry 2020, 26: 5097-5111. PMID: 32488125, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-020-0796-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive allosteric modulatorsNMDAR positive allosteric modulatorMedial prefrontal cortexAntidepressant effectsAntidepressant actionGlutamate effluxReceptor positive allosteric modulatorPrincipal glutamatergic neuronsAction of ketamineAntidepressant-like effectsRapid antidepressant effectsRapid antidepressant actionsSimilar antidepressant effectsSpecific knockdownCell type-specific modulationCellular triggersGABA interneuronsGlutamate releaseGlutamatergic neuronsPyramidal neuronsNMDAR antagonistsNMDAR activityNMDAR functionExcitatory synapsesCell type-specific roles