Dendritic spines: Revisiting the physiological role

SB Chidambaram, AG Rathipriya, SR Bolla… - Progress in Neuro …, 2019 - Elsevier
Dendritic spines are small, thin, specialized protrusions from neuronal dendrites, primarily
localized in the excitatory synapses. Sophisticated imaging techniques revealed that …

[HTML][HTML] Agomelatine: a potential novel approach for the treatment of memory disorder in neurodegenerative disease

Q Su, T Li, GW Liu, YL Zhang, JH Guo… - Neural Regeneration …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Agomelatine is a selective agonist of melatonin receptor 1A/melatonin receptor 1B (MT 1/MT
2) and antagonist of 5-hydroxytryptamine 2C receptors. It is used clinically to treat major …

Neuroprotection of agomelatine against cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury through an antiapoptotic pathway in rat

W Chumboatong, S Thummayot, P Govitrapong… - Neurochemistry …, 2017 - Elsevier
Agomelatine is an agonist of the melatonergic MT1/MT2 receptors and an antagonist of the
serotonergic 5-HT receptors. Its actions mimic melatonin in antioxidative and anti …

Consequences of long-term treatment with agomelatine on depressive-like behavior and neurobiological abnormalities in pinealectomized rats

J Tchekalarova, Z Nenchovska, D Atanasova… - Behavioural brain …, 2016 - Elsevier
Previous data have shown that the rat model of melatonin deficit can cause a number of
neurobiological aberrations. The aim of the present study was to determine whether the …

Agomelatine protects against neuronal damage without preventing epileptogenesis in the kainate model of temporal lobe epilepsy

J Tchekalarova, D Atanasova, Z Nenchovska… - Neurobiology of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Recent studies about the novel antidepressant agomelatine, which is a mixed MT 1 and MT
2 melatonin receptor agonist and 5HT 2C serotonin receptor antagonist possessing an …

Antiamnesic effects of tofisopam against scopolamine-induced cognitive impairments in rats

Uİ Üçel, ÖD Can, ÜD Özkay, E Ulupinar - Pharmacology Biochemistry and …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, we investigated the potential therapeutic effects of tofisopam, a 2, 3-
benzodiazepine derivative anxiolytic, on cognitive deficits in rats with scopolamine-induced …

Antidepressant agomelatine attenuates behavioral deficits and concomitant pathology observed in streptozotocin-induced model of Alzheimer's disease in male rats

K Ilieva, J Tchekalarova, D Atanasova… - Hormones and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Experimental findings suggest that the melatonin system has a beneficial role in models of
Alzheimer's disease (ADs). The aim of the present study was to explore whether the atypical …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of agomelatine treatment on diabetes-induced cognitive impairments in rats: concomitant alterations in the hippocampal neuron numbers

ÖD Can, Uİ Üçel, Ü Demir Özkay… - International Journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Researches that are related to the central nervous system complications of diabetes have
indicated higher incidence of cognitive disorders in patients. Since the variety of nootropic …

[HTML][HTML] Agomelatine's antiglycoxidative action—In vitro and in silico research and systematic literature review

M Nesterowicz, KK Lauko… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Agomelatine is an atypical antidepressant drug enhancing norepinephrine and
dopamine liberation; nevertheless, additional mechanisms are considered for the drug's …

Opioid system mediated anti-nociceptive effect of agomelatine in mice

M Kasap, ÖD Can - Life sciences, 2016 - Elsevier
Aims This study was planned to examine the antinociceptive efficacy of agomelatine against
acute mechanical, thermal, and chemical nociceptive stimuli, as well as to determine the …