[HTML][HTML] Novel pharmacological targets in drug development for the treatment of anxiety and anxiety-related disorders

SB Sartori, N Singewald - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2019 - Elsevier
Current medication for anxiety disorders is suboptimal in terms of efficiency and tolerability,
highlighting the need for improved drug treatments. In this review an overview of drugs …

Emerging drugs for the treatment of anxiety

JW Murrough, S Yaqubi, S Sayed… - Expert opinion on …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Anxiety disorders are among the most prevalent and disabling psychiatric
disorders in the United States and worldwide. Basic research has provided critical insights …

Stigmasterol can be new steroidal drug for neurological disorders: Evidence of the GABAergic mechanism via receptor modulation

N Karim, I Khan, A Abdelhalim, SA Halim, A Khan… - Phytomedicine, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Gamma-aminobutyric acid A (GABA A) receptors have been implicated in
anxiety and epileptic disorders. Hypothesis/Purpose This study aimed to investigate the …

Agomelatine-induced modulation of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in the rat hippocampus

Y Lu, CS Ho, RS McIntyre, W Wang, RC Ho - Life sciences, 2018 - Elsevier
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a neurotrophin that serves as a survival factor
for neurons. Agomelatine is a novel antidepressant as well as a potent agonist of melatonin …

Agomelatine increases BDNF serum levels in depressed patients in correlation with the improvement of depressive symptoms

G Martinotti, M Pettorruso, D De Berardis… - International Journal …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Background: Agomelatine modulates brain-derived neurotrophic factor expression via its
interaction with melatonergic and serotonergic receptors and has shown promising results in …

Orphan G protein coupled receptors in affective disorders

LR Watkins, C Orlandi - Genes, 2020 - mdpi.com
G protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the main mediators of signal transduction in the
central nervous system. Therefore, it is not surprising that many GPCRs have long been …

Agomelatine, a melatonin-derived drug, as a new strategy for the treatment of colorectal cancer

S Moreno-SanJuan, JD Puentes-Pardo, J Casado… - Antioxidants, 2023 - mdpi.com
The potential use of agomelatine as an alternative treatment for colorectal cancer is
evaluated in this work. The effect of agomelatine was studied in an in vitro model using two …

Pharmacological benefits of agomelatine and vanillin in experimental model of Huntington's disease

S Gupta, B Sharma - Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Huntington's disease (HD), a devastating neurodegenerative disorder, is
characterized by progressive motor dysfunction, emotional disturbances, dementia, weight …

Agomelatine beyond borders: current evidences of its efficacy in disorders other than major depression

D De Berardis, M Fornaro, N Serroni… - International journal of …, 2015 - mdpi.com
Agomelatine, a melatonergic antidepressant with a rapid onset of action, is one of the most
recent drugs in the antidepressant category. Agomelatine's antidepressant actions are …

The melatonergic system in mood and anxiety disorders and the role of agomelatine: implications for clinical practice

D De Berardis, S Marini, M Fornaro… - International journal of …, 2013 - mdpi.com
Melatonin exerts its actions through membrane MT1/MT2 melatonin receptors, which belong
to the super family of G-protein-coupled receptors consisting of the typical seven …