کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
9921256 1559209 2005 8 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Effect of milnacipran on extracellular monoamine concentrations in the medial prefrontal cortex of rats pre-treated with lithium
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علم عصب شناسی علوم اعصاب سلولی و مولکولی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Effect of milnacipran on extracellular monoamine concentrations in the medial prefrontal cortex of rats pre-treated with lithium
چکیده انگلیسی
Antidepressants are effective in most patients with depression, but sometimes have sub-optimal effects. Thus, there is a need to use more powerful antidepressants when dealing with treatment-resistant cases. Lithium carbonate is widely used for this purpose. We investigated the acute effects of milnacipran, a serotonin-noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor, on extracellular serotonin, dopamine and noradrenaline concentrations, in the rat medial prefrontal cortex. The effects of milnacipran were examined in rats following 7 days of treatment with lithium, and in untreated controls. The lithium group had significantly greater basal levels of extracellular serotonin than the control group. Milnacipran (3 mg/kg) combined with lithium treatment caused a greater increase in extracellular noradrenaline and dopamine levels than milnacipran alone. Milnacipran (3 and 30 mg/kg) combined with lithium treatment also caused a greater increase in extracellular serotonin levels than milnacipran alone. Thus, lithium might augment the antidepressant effects of serotonin-noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors by augmenting serotonin release.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: European Journal of Pharmacology - Volume 516, Issue 3, 15 June 2005, Pages 219-226
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