Multiple serotonergic paths to antidepressant efficacy
Author(s) -
PierreEric Lutz
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of neurophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.302
H-Index - 245
eISSN - 1522-1598
pISSN - 0022-3077
DOI - 10.1152/jn.01093.2012
Subject(s) - serotonergic , antidepressant , neuroscience , serotonin , psychology , animal models of depression , fluoxetine , depression (economics) , reuptake inhibitor , serotonin uptake inhibitors , serotonin reuptake inhibitor , medicine , animal studies , pharmacology , receptor , hippocampus , macroeconomics , economics
Depression is a leading cause of disability worldwide. Brain mechanisms underlying the clinical antidepressant efficacy of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI), currently the first-line treatment, remain poorly understood. Recent animal studies have implicated multiple serotonin receptor subtypes in SSRI response, opening new therapeutic perspectives.
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