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ERβ agonist alters RNA splicing factor expression and has a longer window of antidepressant effectiveness than estradiol after long-term ovariectomy
Author(s) -
Xu Hou,
Samuel O. Adeosun,
Xueying Zhao,
Rosanne Hill,
Baoying Zheng,
Reveena Reddy,
Xiao Su,
Jeffrey H. Meyer,
Thomas H. Mosley,
Jun Ming Wang
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of psychiatry and neuroscience
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.767
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 1488-2434
pISSN - 1180-4882
DOI - 10.1503/jpn.170199
Subject(s) - tph2 , medicine , endocrinology , agonist , alternative splicing , biology , exon , serotonin , receptor , serotonergic , gene , biochemistry
These findings suggest that ERβ alternative splicing and altered responses in the regulatory system for serotonin may mediate the antidepressant efficacy of ET associated with the timing of therapy initiation. It is likely that ERβ-specific ligands would be effective estrogen-based antidepressants late after the onset of menopause.

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