[HTML][HTML] Pharmacotherapy of anxiety disorders: current and emerging treatment options

A Garakani, JW Murrough, RC Freire, RP Thom… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Anxiety disorders are the most prevalent psychiatric disorders and a leading cause of
disability. While there continues to be expansive research in posttraumatic stress disorder …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding the mechanism of action and clinical effects of neuroactive steroids and GABAergic compounds in major depressive disorder

AJ Cutler, GW Mattingly, V Maletic - Translational Psychiatry, 2023 - nature.com
The pathophysiology of major depressive disorder (MDD) is thought to result from impaired
connectivity between key brain networks. Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is the key …

Effect of zuranolone vs placebo in postpartum depression: a randomized clinical trial

KM Deligiannidis, S Meltzer-Brody… - JAMA …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Postpartum depression (PPD) is one of the most common medical complications
during and after pregnancy, negatively affecting both mother and child. Objective To …

[HTML][HTML] Zuranolone in major depressive disorder: results from MOUNTAIN—a phase 3, multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial

AH Clayton, R Lasser, I Nandy, AJ Sankoh… - The Journal of …, 2023 - psychiatrist.com
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of zuranolone, an investigational neuroactive
steroid and GABA A receptor positive allosteric modulator, in major depressive disorder …

GABAkines–Advances in the discovery, development, and commercialization of positive allosteric modulators of GABAA receptors

A Lippa, MM Poe, JL Smith, X Jin, X Ping… - Pharmacology & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Positive allosteric modulators of γ-aminobutyric acid-A (GABA A) receptors or GABAkines
have been widely used medicines for over 70 years for anxiety, epilepsy, sleep, and other …

[HTML][HTML] Novel neurosteroid therapeutics for post-partum depression: perspectives on clinical trials, program development, active research, and future directions

R Patterson, I Balan, AL Morrow… - …, 2024 - nature.com
This article reviews novel neurosteroid therapeutics for post-partum depression, with a focus
on their development, clinical trial data, current practices, and future directions in this …

[HTML][HTML] Preclinical characterization of zuranolone (SAGE-217), a selective neuroactive steroid GABAA receptor positive allosteric modulator

AL Althaus, MA Ackley, GM Belfort, SM Gee, J Dai… - …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Zuranolone (SAGE-217) is a novel, synthetic, clinical stage neuroactive steroid
GABA A receptor positive allosteric modulator designed with the pharmacokinetic properties …

Clinical efficacy and safety of Zuranolone (SAGE-217) in individuals with major depressive disorder

S Meshkat, KM Teopiz, JD Di Vincenzo… - Journal of Affective …, 2023 - Elsevier
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common mental disorder with a high rate of morbidity
and mortality. Dysfunctional signaling of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) has been …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of zuranolone on concurrent anxiety and insomnia symptoms in women with postpartum depression

KM Deligiannidis, L Citrome, MY Huang… - The Journal of …, 2023 - psychiatrist.com
Objective: Concurrent anxiety and/or insomnia symptoms in women with postpartum
depression (PPD) are common and associated with more severe PPD. The effects of …

[HTML][HTML] Allopregnanolone-based treatments for postpartum depression: Why/how do they work?

N Walton, J Maguire - Neurobiology of stress, 2019 - Elsevier
Recent FDA approval of an allopregnanolone-based treatment specifically for postpartum
depression, brexanolone, now commercially called Zulresso®, is an exciting development …