Novel rapid-acting glutamatergic modulators: targeting the synaptic plasticity in depression

YT Wang, XL Wang, ST Feng, NH Chen… - Pharmacological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is severely prevalent, and conventional monoaminergic
antidepressants gradually exhibit low therapeutic efficiency, especially for patients with …

Targeting the dysfunction of glutamate receptors for the development of novel antidepressants

CY Xia, J He, LD Du, Y Yan, WW Lian, JK Xu… - Pharmacology & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Increasing evidence indicates that dysfunction of glutamate receptors is involved in the
pathophysiology of major depressive disorder (MDD). Although accumulating efforts have …

Pharmacological properties of glutamatergic drugs targeting NMDA receptors and their application in major depression

G Serafini, M Pompili, M Innamorati… - Current …, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: A growing body of evidence suggests that glutamatergic system, especially the
abnormalities of glutamate and N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors contribute to the …

Targeting glutamatergic signaling for the development of novel therapeutics for mood disorders

R Machado-Vieira, G Salvadore… - Current …, 2009 - ingentaconnect.com
There have been no recent advances in drug development for mood disorders in terms of
identifying drug targets that are mechanistically distinct from existing ones. As a result …

Roles of glutamate signaling in preclinical and/or mechanistic models of depression

K Tokita, T Yamaji, K Hashimoto - Pharmacology Biochemistry and …, 2012 - Elsevier
Accumulating evidence suggests that the glutamatergic system plays important roles in the
pathophysiology and treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD). Abnormalities in the …

Targeting glutamate signalling in depression: progress and prospects

JW Murrough, CG Abdallah, SJ Mathew - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2017 - nature.com
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is severely disabling, and current treatments have limited
efficacy. The glutamate N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) antagonist ketamine was …

Targeting metabotropic glutamate receptors for the treatment of depression and other stress-related disorders

S Dogra, PJ Conn - Neuropharmacology, 2021 - Elsevier
The discovery of robust antidepressant effects of ketamine in refractory patients has led to
increasing focus on agents targeting glutamatergic signaling as potential novel …

Targeting an old mechanism in a new disease—protection of glutamatergic dysfunction in depression

R Sattler, JD Rothstein - Biological psychiatry, 2007 - biologicalpsychiatryjournal.com
Depression is one of the most prevalent psychiatric disor-ders and has been estimated to
affect about 121 million people worldwide. According to the World Health Organization, it is …

Targeting the glutamatergic system to treat major depressive disorder: rationale and progress to date

DC Mathews, ID Henter, CA Zarate - Drugs, 2012 - Springer
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a severe, debilitating medical illness that affects millions
of individuals worldwide. The young age of onset and chronicity of the disorder has a …

Glutamate system as target for development of novel antidepressants

M Catena-Dell'Osso, A Fagiolini, F Rotella, S Baroni… - CNS …, 2013 - cambridge.org
Depression is a common psychiatric condition characterized by affective, cognitive,
psychomotor, and neurovegetative symptoms that interfere with a person's ability to work …