Glutamatergic system and mTOR-signaling pathway participate in the antidepressant-like effect of inosine in the tail suspension test

FM Gonçalves, VB Neis, DK Rieger, TV Peres… - Journal of Neural …, 2017 - Springer
Glutamatergic system and mTOR signaling pathway have been proposed to be important
targets for pharmacological treatment of major depressive disorder. Previous studies have …

Signaling pathways underlying the antidepressant-like effect of inosine in mice

FM Gonçalves, VB Neis, DK Rieger, MW Lopes… - Purinergic …, 2017 - Springer
Inosine is a purine nucleoside formed by the breakdown of adenosine that elicits an
antidepressant-like effect in mice through activation of adenosine A 1 and A 2A receptors …

The antidepressant-like effect of inosine in the FST is associated with both adenosine A1 and A2A receptors

MP Kaster, J Budni, M Gazal, MP Cunha… - Purinergic …, 2013 - Springer
Inosine is an endogenous purine nucleoside, which is formed during the breakdown of
adenosine. The adenosinergic system was already described as capable of modulating …

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 modulation of NMDA receptors and l-arginine/nitric oxide pathway is implicated in the anti-immobility effect of creatine in the tail suspension test

MP Cunha, FL Pazini, FK Ludka, JM Rosa, Á Oliveira… - Amino acids, 2015 - Springer
The modulation of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) and l-arginine/nitric oxide (NO)
pathway is a therapeutic strategy for treating depression and neurologic disorders that …

Possible antidepressant effects and mechanisms of memantine in behaviors and synaptic plasticity of a depression rat model

MN Quan, N Zhang, YY Wang, T Zhang, Z Yang - Neuroscience, 2011 - Elsevier
Glutamatergic processes are strongly implicated in the pathophysiology and treatment of
depression, including the antidepressant effects of N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor …

Hyperforin potentiates antidepressant-like activity of lanicemine in mice

B Pochwat, B Szewczyk, K Kotarska… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) modulators induce rapid and sustained
antidepressant like-activity in rodents through a molecular mechanism of action that involves …

Inosine alleviates depression-like behavior and increases the activity of the ERK-CREB signaling in adolescent male rats

S Yuan, X Jiang, X Zhou, Y Zhang, T Teng, P Xie - Neuroreport, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Inosine, a major breakdown product of adenosine by the enzyme adenosine deaminase,
binds to adenosine receptors and initiates intracellular signaling events. Adenosine and …

An anti-immobility effect of spermine in the forced swim test in mice

S Wośko, A Serefko, K Socała, B Szewczyk… - Pharmacological …, 2014 - Springer
Background Spermine is one of the naturally occurring ligands that influence the function of
the N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor. Similar to other endogenous polyamines present in …

Melatonin exerts an antidepressant-like effect in the tail suspension test in mice: evidence for involvement of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors and the L-arginine-nitric …

M Mantovani, R Pértile, JB Calixto, ARS Santos… - Neuroscience …, 2003 - Elsevier
This study investigated the effect of melatonin in the mouse tail suspension test (TST), and
the contribution of N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptors and the l-arginine-nitric oxide …