期刊
PHARMACOLOGY BIOCHEMISTRY AND BEHAVIOR
卷 139, 期 -, 页码 158-162出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2015.08.014
关键词
Ketamine; Fluoxetine; Anxiety; Depression; Zebrafish (Danio rerio)
资金
- Troy University Faculty Development Research Grant
- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Troy University
- Beta Beta Beta Research Scholarship Foundation
Most existing pharmacological treatments have focused on the monoamine hypothesis for targeted drug design for major depressive disorder (MOD). Many of these medications have a delayed onset-of-action and limited efficacy. Antidepressants with principal targets outside the monoamine system may offer the potential for more rapid activity with improved therapeutic benefit. Growing evidence suggests that the glutamatergic system is uniquely central to the neurobiology and treatment of MDD. Ketamine (Ketalar (R)) is a non-competitive glutamatergic antagonist classically used to induce sedation. However, preliminary clinical evidence has been promising with regard to its rapidly acting antidepressant profile. Zebrafish (Danio rerio) have emerged as a promising new animal model to screen the effects of numerous psychotropic compounds. This study aimed to determine if a sub-chronic low (sub-anesthetic) dose of ketamine could be used to augment the antidepressant effects of the widely used antidepressant fluoxetine (Prozac (R)) in adult zebrafish, employing an ethanol withdrawal model. Sub-chronic exposure to dosages of 100 mu g/L fluoxetine and 20 mg/L of ketamine reduced anxiety/depression-like behaviors, leads to upregulation of serotonin synthesis and elevated whole-body cortisol levels. These results demonstrate the utility of zebrafish as a model for neuropharmacological research, and the possible efficacy of fluoxetine and ketamine coadministration. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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