Hippocampal-Dependent Antidepressant Action of the H3Receptor Antagonist Clobenpropit in a Rat Model of Depression
Author(s) -
Teresa Femenía,
Salvatore Magara,
Caitlin M. DuPont,
Maria Lindskog
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the international journal of neuropsychopharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.897
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1469-5111
pISSN - 1461-1457
DOI - 10.1093/ijnp/pyv032
Subject(s) - depression (economics) , antidepressant , pharmacology , hippocampal formation , antagonist , medicine , psychology , neuroscience , hippocampus , receptor , economics , macroeconomics
Histamine is a modulatory neurotransmitter regulating neuronal activity. Antidepressant drugs target modulatory neurotransmitters, thus ultimately regulating glutamatergic transmission and plasticity. Histamine H3 receptor (H3R) antagonists have both pro-cognitive and antidepressant effects; however, the mechanism by which they modulate glutamate transmission is not clear. We measured the effects of the H3R antagonist clobenpropit in the Flinders Sensitive Line (FSL), a rat model of depression with impaired memory and altered glutamatergic transmission.
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