Guanosine produces an antidepressant-like effect through the modulation of NMDA receptors, nitric oxide–cGMP and PI3K/mTOR pathways

LEB Bettio, MP Cunha, J Budni, FL Pazini… - Behavioural brain …, 2012 - Elsevier
Guanosine is an extracellular signaling molecule implicated in the modulation of
glutamatergic transmission and neuroprotection. The present study evaluated the …

The antidepressant-like effect of guanosine is dependent on GSK-3β inhibition and activation of MAPK/ERK and Nrf2/heme oxygenase-1 signaling pathways

PB Rosa, LEB Bettio, VB Neis, M Moretti, I Werle… - Purinergic …, 2019 - Springer
Although guanosine is an endogenous nucleoside that displays antidepressant-like
properties in several animal models, the mechanism underlying its antidepressant-like …

Antidepressant-like effect of guanosine involves activation of AMPA receptor and BDNF/TrkB signaling

PB Rosa, LEB Bettio, VB Neis, M Moretti… - Purinergic …, 2021 - Springer
Guanosine is a purine nucleoside that has been shown to exhibit antidepressant effects, but
the mechanisms underlying its effect are not well established. We investigated if the …

The antidepressant‐like effect of chronic guanosine treatment is associated with increased hippocampal neuronal differentiation

LEB Bettio, VB Neis, FL Pazini… - European Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Guanosine is a purine nucleoside that occurs naturally in the central nervous system,
exerting trophic effects. Given its neuroprotective properties, the potential of guanosine as …

Agmatine produces antidepressant-like effects by activating AMPA receptors and mTOR signaling

VB Neis, M Moretti, LEB Bettio, CM Ribeiro… - European …, 2016 - Elsevier
The activation of AMPA receptors and mTOR signaling has been reported as mechanisms
underlying the antidepressant effects of fast-acting agents, specially the NMDA receptor …

[HTML][HTML] Guanosine prevents behavioral alterations in the forced swimming test and hippocampal oxidative damage induced by acute restraint stress

LEB Bettio, AE Freitas, VB Neis, DB Santos… - Pharmacology …, 2014 - Elsevier
Guanosine is a guanine-based purine that modulates glutamate uptake and exerts
neurotrophic and neuroprotective effects. In a previous study, our group demonstrated that …

Acute atorvastatin treatment exerts antidepressant-like effect in mice via the L-arginine–nitric oxide–cyclic guanosine monophosphate pathway and increases BDNF …

FK Ludka, ADE Zomkowski, MP Cunha… - European …, 2013 - Elsevier
Atorvastatin is a synthetic and lipophilic statin that presents a good effect in decreasing
cholesterol levels and is safe and well tolerated. Population-based studies have suggested …

Involvement of nitric oxide–cGMP pathway in the antidepressant-like effects of adenosine in the forced swimming test

MP Kaster, AO Rosa, ARS Santos… - International Journal …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
We have previously shown that an acute administration of adenosine produces an
antidepressant-like effect in the forced swimming test (FST) and in the tail suspension test in …

Possible involvement of nitric oxide (NO) signaling pathway in the anti-depressant-like effect of MK-801 (dizocilpine), a NMDA receptor antagonist in mouse forced …

A Dhir, SK Kulkarni - 2008 - nopr.niscpr.res.in
L-arginine-nitric oxide (NO)-cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) is an important
signaling pathway involved in depression. With this information, the present study aimed to …

Involvement of nitric oxide-cyclic guanosine monophosphate pathway in the antidepressant-like effect of tropisetron and ondansetron in mice forced swimming test …

A Haj-Mirzaian, N Kordjazy, S Amiri… - European journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Antidepressant-like effects of 5-hydroxytryptamine subtype 3 (5-HT 3) antagonists including
tropisetron and ondansetron have been previously demonstrated in the literature. It was …