Asymmetric organocatalysis: an enabling technology for medicinal chemistry

B Han, XH He, YQ Liu, G He, C Peng… - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The efficacy and synthetic versatility of asymmetric organocatalysis have contributed
enormously to the field of organic synthesis since the early 2000s. As asymmetric …

Major depressive disorder: advances in neuroscience research and translational applications

Z Li, M Ruan, J Chen, Y Fang - Neuroscience bulletin, 2021 - Springer
Major depressive disorder (MDD), also referred to as depression, is one of the most common
psychiatric disorders with a high economic burden. The etiology of depression is still not …

Psychedelics in psychiatry: neuroplastic, immunomodulatory, and neurotransmitter mechanisms

A Inserra, D De Gregorio, G Gobbi - Pharmacological Reviews, 2021 - ASPET
Mounting evidence suggests safety and efficacy of psychedelic compounds as potential
novel therapeutics in psychiatry. Ketamine has been approved by the Food and Drug …

Mechanisms of ketamine and its metabolites as antidepressants

EM Hess, LM Riggs, M Michaelides… - Biochemical pharmacology, 2022 - Elsevier
Treating major depression is a medical need that remains unmet by monoaminergic
therapeutic strategies that commonly fail to achieve symptom remission. A breakthrough in …

Post-marketing safety concerns with esketamine: a disproportionality analysis of spontaneous reports submitted to the FDA adverse event reporting system

C Gastaldon, E Raschi, JM Kane, C Barbui… - Psychotherapy and …, 2020 - karger.com
Introduction: Esketamine nasal spray received approval for treatment-resistant depression in
March 2019. Objective: Using the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) database …

A look at the importance of chirality in drug activity: Some significative examples

J Ceramella, D Iacopetta, A Franchini, M De Luca… - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Chirality plays an important role in the development of many pharmaceuticals, being a
general property of 'handedness'; nevertheless, a large number of pharmaceuticals are still …

The molecular pathophysiology of depression and the new therapeutics

H Tian, Z Hu, J Xu, C Wang - MedComm, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a highly prevalent and disabling disorder. Despite the
many hypotheses proposed to understand the molecular pathophysiology of depression, it is …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular mechanisms of rapid-acting antidepressants: new perspectives for developing antidepressants

T Chen, L Cheng, J Ma, J Yuan, C Pi, L Xiong… - Pharmacological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a chronic relapsing psychiatric disorder. Conventional
antidepressants usually require several weeks of continuous administration to exert …

Allopregnanolone: An overview on its synthesis and effects

S Diviccaro, L Cioffi, E Falvo, S Giatti… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Allopregnanolone, a 3α, 5α‐progesterone metabolite, acts as a potent allosteric
modulator of the γ‐aminobutyric acid type A receptor. In the present review, the synthesis of …

Esketamine for treatment‑resistant depression: A review of clinical evidence

O Vasiliu - Experimental and therapeutic medicine, 2023 - spandidos-publications.com
Abstract Treatment‑resistant depression (TRD) is a challenge for psychiatrists, even after
more than seven decades since the first antidepressants were used in clinical practice. Non …