Characterization of an mGluR2/3 negative allosteric modulator in rodent models of depression

B Campo, M Kalinichev, N Lambeng… - Journal of …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
There is growing evidence suggesting that antagonists of group II metabotropic glutamate
receptors (mGluR2/3) exhibit antidepressant-like properties in several preclinical models of …

Use of MGLUR2 and MGLUR3 knockout mice to explore in vivo receptor specificity of the MGLUR2/3 selective antagonist LY341495

AM Linden, BG Johnson, N Trokovic, ER Korpi… - …, 2009 - Elsevier
LY341495 is a metabotropic glutamate receptor (mGluR) antagonist showing selectivity to
mGluR2/3 but having measurable antagonist efficacy across all mGluR subtypes at 10–1000 …

Are compounds acting at metabotropic glutamate receptors the answer to treating depression?

A Palucha - Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
Numerous studies over the last few years have suggested that modulating the glutamatergic
system may be an efficient method to achieve an antidepressant effect. Data suggest that …

Antidepressant and anxiolytic‐like effects in mice lacking the group III metabotropic glutamate receptor mGluR7

JF Cryan, PH Kelly, HC Neijt, G Sansig… - European Journal of …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Glutamatergic neurotransmission has been strongly implicated in the pathophysiology of
affective disorders, such as major depression and anxiety. Of all glutamate receptors, the …

Targeting metabotropic glutamate receptors for the treatment of depression and other stress-related disorders

S Dogra, PJ Conn - Neuropharmacology, 2021 - Elsevier
The discovery of robust antidepressant effects of ketamine in refractory patients has led to
increasing focus on agents targeting glutamatergic signaling as potential novel …

Metabotropic glutamate 5 receptor antagonism is associated with antidepressant-like effects in mice

X Li, AB Need, M Baez, JM Witkin - Journal of Pharmacology and …, 2006 - ASPET
Antidepressant-like effects of metabotropic glutamate (mGlu) 5 receptor antagonists have
been reported previously. We now provide definitive identification of mGlu5 receptors as a …

Therapeutic modulation of glutamate receptors in major depressive disorder

BA Jaso, MJ Niciu, ND Iadarola… - Current …, 2017 - ingentaconnect.com
Current pharmacotherapies for major depressive disorder (MDD) have a distinct lag of onset
that can prolong distress and impairment for patients, and realworld effectiveness trials …

Discovery of a selective and CNS penetrant negative allosteric modulator of metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 3 with antidepressant and anxiolytic activity in …

JL Engers, AL Rodriguez, LC Konkol… - Journal of medicinal …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Previous preclinical work has demonstrated the therapeutic potential of antagonists of the
group II metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGlus). Still, compounds that are selective for the …

The effects of mGlu7 receptor modulation in behavioural models sensitive to antidepressant action in two mouse strains

RM O'Connor, JF Cryan - Behavioural pharmacology, 2013 - journals.lww.com
There is increasing evidence suggesting a role of the neurotransmitter glutamate in
depression. The metabotropic glutamate (mGlu) receptors are G-protein coupled receptors …

Context-dependent pharmacology exhibited by negative allosteric modulators of metabotropic glutamate receptor 7

CM Niswender, KA Johnson, NR Miller, JE Ayala… - Molecular …, 2010 - ASPET
Phenotypic studies of mice lacking metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 7 (mGluR7)
suggest that antagonists of this receptor may be promising for the treatment of central …