Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5844404 | Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry | 2014 | 14 Pages |
Abstract
Depression is a serious psychiatric condition affecting millions of patients worldwide. Unipolar depression is characterized by low mood, anhedonia, social withdrawal and other severely debilitating psychiatric symptoms. Bipolar disorder manifests in alternating depressed mood and 'hyperactive' manic/hypomanic states. Animal experimental models are an invaluable tool for research into the pathogenesis of bipolar/unipolar depression, and for the development of potential treatments. Due to their high throughput value, genetic tractability, low cost and quick reproductive cycle, zebrafish (Danio rerio) have emerged as a promising new model species for studying brain disorders. Here, we discuss the developing utility of zebrafish for studying depression disorders, and outline future areas of research in this field. We argue that zebrafish represent a useful model organism for studying depression and its behavioral, genetic and physiological mechanisms, as well as for anti-depressant drug discovery.
Keywords
TNFN-methyl-d-aspartateNMDADSM-5DATPOMCNPYMCP-1MDDPCPTCAhpiMAOIACTHHTSCRHCuSBDNFpPCAAdenosine TriphosphateATPMajor depressive disordermood disorderbipolar disorderPsychiatric disorderchronic unpredictable stressgamma-aminobutyric acidBipolar DepressionUnipolar depressionDopamine transporterinterleukinsTricyclic antidepressantDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th EditionSERTserotonin transporterSerotonin syndromehigh-throughput screensbrain derived neurotrophic factortumor necrosis factorPhencyclidineCSFCerebrospinal fluidSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitormonoamine oxidase inhibitorSSRIHPAadrenocorticotropic hormonecorticotropin releasing hormoneMonocyte chemotactic protein-1proopiomelanocortinSingle nucleotide polymorphismSNPGABAZebrafishglucocorticoid receptorNeuropeptide Y
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Authors
Michael Nguyen, Adam Michael Stewart, Allan V. Kalueff,