Animal models of depression: what can they teach us about the human disease?

M Becker, A Pinhasov, A Ornoy - Diagnostics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Depression is apparently the most common psychiatric disease among the mood disorders
affecting about 10% of the adult population. The etiology and pathogenesis of depression …

Animal models of major depression and their clinical implications

B Czéh, E Fuchs, O Wiborg, M Simon - Progress in neuro …, 2016 - Elsevier
Major depressive disorder is a common, complex, and potentially life-threatening mental
disorder that imposes a severe social and economic burden worldwide. Over the years …

Minocycline attenuates lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced neuroinflammation, sickness behavior, and anhedonia

CJ Henry, Y Huang, A Wynne, M Hanke… - Journal of …, 2008 - Springer
Background Activation of the peripheral innate immune system stimulates the secretion of
CNS cytokines that modulate the behavioral symptoms of sickness. Excessive production of …

Multi-target strategies for the improved treatment of depressive states: conceptual foundations and neuronal substrates, drug discovery and therapeutic application

MJ Millan - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2006 - Elsevier
Major depression is a debilitating and recurrent disorder with a substantial lifetime risk and a
high social cost. Depressed patients generally display co-morbid symptoms, and depression …

Behavioral phenotyping of mouse models of Parkinson's disease

TN Taylor, JG Greene, GW Miller - Behavioural brain research, 2010 - Elsevier
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative movement disorder afflicting
millions of people in the United States. The advent of transgenic technologies has …

Behavioural phenotypes in the cuprizone model of central nervous system demyelination

MK Sen, DA Mahns, JR Coorssen… - … & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
The feeding of cuprizone (CPZ) to animals has been extensively used to model the
processes of demyelination and remyelination, with many papers adopting a narrative linked …

[PDF][PDF] Adenosine receptor antagonists for cognitive dysfunction: a review of animal studies

RN Takahashi, FA Pamplona, RD Prediger - Front Biosci, 2008 - academia.edu
Introduction 3. Basic aspects of adenosine as a neuromodulator relevant for cognitive
functions 4. Effects of adenosine receptor antagonists on cognitive deficits in aged rodents …

Molecular, neurochemical, and behavioral hallmarks of reserpine as a model for Parkinson's disease: new perspectives to a long‐standing model

AHFF Leão, AJ Sarmento‐Silva, JR Santos… - Brain …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The administration of reserpine to rodents was one of the first models used to investigate the
pathophysiology and screening for potential treatments of P arkinson's disease (PD). The …

Behavioral effects of bidirectional modulators of brain monoamines reserpine and d-amphetamine in zebrafish

E Kyzar, AM Stewart, S Landsman, C Collins… - Brain research, 2013 - Elsevier
Brain monoamines play a key role in the regulation of behavior. Reserpine depletes
monoamines, and causes depression and hypoactivity in humans and rodents. In contrast, d …

Cognitive, motor and tyrosine hydroxylase temporal impairment in a model of parkinsonism induced by reserpine

JR Santos, JAS Cunha, AL Dierschnabel… - Behavioural brain …, 2013 - Elsevier
Studies have suggested that cognitive deficits can precede motor alterations in Parkinson's
disease (PD). However, in general, classic animal models are based on severe motor …