Sucrose preference test as a measure of anhedonic behavior in a chronic unpredictable mild stress model of depression: outstanding issues

DD Markov - Brain Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Despite numerous studies on the neurobiology of depression, the etiological and
pathophysiological mechanisms of this disorder remain poorly understood. A large number …

Astrocyte regulation of synaptic signaling in psychiatric disorders

A Kruyer, PW Kalivas, MD Scofield - Neuropsychopharmacology, 2023 - nature.com
Over the last 15 years, the field of neuroscience has evolved toward recognizing the critical
role of astroglia in shaping neuronal synaptic activity and along with the pre-and …

A non-hallucinogenic LSD analog with therapeutic potential for mood disorders

V Lewis, EM Bonniwell, JK Lanham, A Ghaffari… - Cell reports, 2023 - cell.com
Hallucinations limit widespread therapeutic use of psychedelics as rapidly acting
antidepressants. Here we profiled the non-hallucinogenic lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) …

Chronic unpredictable mild stress model of depression: possible sources of poor reproducibility and latent variables

DD Markov, EV Novosadova - Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Scientists use animal models to study the mechanisms of human diseases
and find new drugs to treat them. Chronic Unpredictable Mild Stress is the best animal …

Understanding the role of oxidative stress, neuroinflammation and abnormal myelination in excessive aggression associated with depression: recent input from …

A Gorlova, E Svirin, D Pavlov, R Cespuglio… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Aggression and deficient cognitive control problems are widespread in psychiatric disorders,
including major depressive disorder (MDD). These abnormalities are known to contribute …

The hippocampus in stress susceptibility and resilience: Reviewing molecular and functional markers

A Larosa, TP Wong - Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Understanding the individual variability that comes with the likelihood of developing stress-
related psychopathologies is of paramount importance when addressing mechanisms of …

β-Arrestin2-biased Drd2 agonist UNC9995 alleviates astrocyte inflammatory injury via interaction between β-arrestin2 and STAT3 in mouse model of depression

Y Liu, N Song, H Yao, S Jiang, Y Wang… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Background Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a prevalent and devastating psychiatric
illness. Unfortunately, the current therapeutic practice, generally depending on the …

[HTML][HTML] Malic acid improves behavioral, biochemical, and molecular disturbances in the hypothalamus of stressed rats

KMM Koriem, HAK Tharwat - Journal of Integrative Neuroscience, 2023 - imrpress.com
Background: Stress can lead to emotional and mental symptoms such as anxiety, sadness,
panic attacks, and depression. Malic acid was chosen due to malic acid has the ability to …

Hippocampal over-expression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) is associated with susceptibility to stress-induced anhedonia in mice

T Strekalova, D Pavlov, A Trofimov… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The phenomenon of individual variability in susceptibility/resilience to stress and
depression, in which the hippocampus plays a pivotal role, is attracting increasing attention …

Validation of Wistar-Kyoto rats kept in solitary housing as an animal model for depression using voxel-based morphometry

T Yoshii, N Oishi, Y Sotozono, A Watanabe, Y Sakai… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Major depressive disorder is a common psychiatric condition often resistant to medication.
The Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rat has been suggested as an animal model of depression; …