The neurobiology of depression, ketamine and rapid-acting antidepressants: Is it glutamate inhibition or activation?
Abdallah CG, Sanacora G, Duman RS, Krystal JH. The neurobiology of depression, ketamine and rapid-acting antidepressants: Is it glutamate inhibition or activation? Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2018, 190: 148-158. PMID: 29803629, PMCID: PMC6165688, DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2018.05.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntidepressive AgentsBiomarkersDepressionDisease Models, AnimalDrug DevelopmentGlutamic AcidHumansKetamineSynaptic TransmissionConceptsRapid-acting antidepressantsNeurobiology of depressionMechanism of actionChronic stress pathologyRole of glutamateAntidepressant effectsEfficacy findingsGlutamate activationBiomarker findingsNeurobiology of stressVivo pharmacodynamicsCurrent perspective paperKetamineChronic stressReproducible biomarkersBehavioral effectsGlutamate inhibitionDepressionStress pathologyAntidepressantsNeurobiologyInhibitionActivationPharmacodynamicsPharmacokinetics