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
2015
Spine synapse remodeling in the pathophysiology and treatment of depression
Duman CH, Duman RS. Spine synapse remodeling in the pathophysiology and treatment of depression. Neuroscience Letters 2015, 601: 20-29. PMID: 25582786, PMCID: PMC4497940, DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2015.01.022.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsSynaptic protein synthesisPrefrontal cortexSpine densityTreatment-resistant MDD patientsChronic antidepressant treatmentSpine synapse numberControl of moodChronic stress modelSynapse connectivityTreatment of depressionLimbic brain regionsPFC of rodentsRapid therapeutic actionDendrite complexityRegion-specific effectsSynaptogenic hypothesisAntidepressant treatmentAntidepressant ketamineBDNF regulationNeurotrophic factorMDD patientsDepressed patientsSynapse alterationsSynapse numberFunctional abnormalities