Agomelatine, a novel intriguing antidepressant option enhancing neuroplasticity: A critical review

The Future of Depression Psychopharmacology

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Physiology and pharmacology of melatonin in relation to biological rhythms

(2014) Jolanta B. Zawilska et al.   Pharmacological Reports

Antidepressant efficacy of agomelatine versus SSRI/SNRI

(2012) Siegfried Kasper et al.   INTERNATIONAL CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Chronic stress and antidepressant agomelatine induce region-specific changes in synapsin I expression in the rat brain

(2011) Girstaute Dagyte et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH

Chronic agomelatine treatment corrects behavioral, cellular, and biochemical abnormalities induced by prenatal stress in rats

(2011) Sara Morley-Fletcher et al.   PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Blockade of stress-induced increase of glutamate release in the rat prefrontal/frontal cortex by agomelatine involves synergy between melatonergic and 5-HT2C receptor-dependent pathways

(2010) Daniela Tardito et al.   BMC NEUROSCIENCE

The Novel Antidepressant Agomelatine Normalizes Hippocampal Neuronal Activity and Promotes Neurogenesis in Chronically Stressed Rats

(2010) Girstautė Dagytė et al.   CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics

A Systematic, Updated Review on the Antidepressant Agomelatine Focusing on its Melatonergic Modulation

(2010) Michele Fornaro et al.   Current Neuropharmacology

Superior antidepressant efficacy results of agomelatine versus fluoxetine in severe MDD patients: a randomized, double-blind study

(2010) Anthony Hale et al.   INTERNATIONAL CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Efficacy of the Novel Antidepressant Agomelatine on the Circadian Rest-Activity Cycle and Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder

(2010) Siegfried Kasper et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY

Agomelatine in the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder

(2010) Stephen M. Stahl et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY

Efficacy and Safety of Agomelatine in the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder

(2010) John Zajecka et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Long-Term Duloxetine Treatment Normalizes Altered Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Expression in Serotonin Transporter Knockout Rats through the Modulation of Specific Neurotrophin Isoforms

(2010) F. Calabrese et al.   MOLECULAR PHARMACOLOGY

Effect of agomelatine and its interaction with the daily corticosterone rhythm on progenitor cell proliferation in the dentate gyrus of the adult rat

(2010) Samaher AlAhmed et al.   NEUROPHARMACOLOGY

Modulation of neuroplastic molecules in selected brain regions after chronic administration of the novel antidepressant agomelatine

(2010) Francesca Calabrese et al.   PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Synergistic mechanisms in the modulation of the neurotrophin BDNF in the rat prefrontal cortex following acute agomelatine administration

(2010) Raffaella Molteni et al.   WORLD JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY

Neurobiological and Clinical Effects of the Antidepressant Tianeptine

(2009) Siegfried Kasper et al.   CNS DRUGS

Hemispheric differences in basilar dendrites and spines of pyramidal neurons in the rat prelimbic cortex: activity- and stress-induced changes

(2009) Claudia Perez-Cruz et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Improving adherence in mood disorders: the struggle against relapse, recurrence and suicide risk

(2009) Maurizio Pompili et al.   Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics

Behavioural and neuroplastic effects of the new-generation antidepressant agomelatine compared to fluoxetine in glucocorticoid receptor-impaired mice

(2009) Eleni Païzanis et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Agomelatine Prevents Relapse in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder Without Evidence of a Discontinuation Syndrome

(2009) Guy M. Goodwin et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY

Mechanisms Contributing to the Phase-Dependent Regulation of Neurogenesis by the Novel Antidepressant, Agomelatine, in the Adult Rat Hippocampus

(2009) Amélie Soumier et al.   NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Neuronal plasticity: A link between stress and mood disorders

(2009) Francesca Calabrese et al.   PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY

Beyond the monoaminergic hypothesis: Agomelatine, a new antidepressant with an innovative mechanism of action

(2009) Siegfried Kasper et al.   WORLD JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY

Assessment and treatment of suicide risk in bipolar disorders

(2008) Maurizio Pompili et al.   Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics

The antidepressant agomelatine blocks the adverse effects of stress on memory and enables spatial learning to rapidly increase neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) expression in the hippocampus of rats

(2008) Lisa Conboy et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

A Double-Blind Comparison of Sexual Functioning, Antidepressant Efficacy, and Tolerability Between Agomelatine and Venlafaxine XR

(2008) Sidney H. Kennedy et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

The mood-improving actions of antidepressants do not depend on neurogenesis but are associated with neuronal remodeling

(2008) J M Bessa et al.   MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY

Chronic antidepressant treatments increase basic fibroblast growth factor and fibroblast growth factor-binding protein in neurons

(2008) Alessia Bachis et al.   NEUROPHARMACOLOGY

Adult hippocampal neurogenesis: Regulation, functional implications, and contribution to disease pathology

(2008) Darrick T. Balu et al.   NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS

Melatonin in the skin: synthesis, metabolism and functions

(2008) Andrzej Slominski et al.   TRENDS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM

Rhythmic Expression of Functional MT1 Melatonin Receptors in the Rat Adrenal Gland

(2007) Hans G. Richter et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

Temporal expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) mRNA in the rat hippocampus after treatment with selective and mixed monoaminergic antidepressants

(2007) Marianne H. Larsen et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor and its receptor tropomyosin-related kinase B in the mechanism of action of antidepressant therapies

(2007) Megan E. Kozisek et al.   PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS