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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-4-10
pubmed:abstractText
Previous studies demonstrated that antidepressant treatment increases the expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in rat hippocampus. The present study was conducted to test the hypothesis that BDNF in the hippocampus produces an antidepressant effect in behavioral models of depression, the learned helplessness (LH) and forced swim test (FST) paradigms. A single bilateral infusion of BDNF into the dentate gyrus of hippocampus produced an antidepressant effect in both the LH and FST that was comparable in magnitude with repeated systemic administration of a chemical antidepressant. These effects were observed as early as 3 d after a single infusion of BDNF and lasted for at least 10 d. Similar effects were observed with neurotrophin-3 (NT-3) but not nerve growth factor. Infusions of BDNF and NT-3 did not influence locomotor activity or passive avoidance. The results provide further support for the hypothesis that BDNF contributes to the therapeutic action of antidepressant treatment.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1529-2401
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
22
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3251-61
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11943826-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11943826-Behavior, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:11943826-Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor, pubmed-meshheading:11943826-Dentate Gyrus, pubmed-meshheading:11943826-Depression, pubmed-meshheading:11943826-Disease Models, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:11943826-Electroshock, pubmed-meshheading:11943826-Enzyme Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:11943826-Escape Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:11943826-Helplessness, Learned, pubmed-meshheading:11943826-Hippocampus, pubmed-meshheading:11943826-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:11943826-Male, pubmed-meshheading:11943826-Microinjections, pubmed-meshheading:11943826-Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:11943826-Motor Activity, pubmed-meshheading:11943826-Nerve Growth Factor, pubmed-meshheading:11943826-Neurotrophin 3, pubmed-meshheading:11943826-Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos, pubmed-meshheading:11943826-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:11943826-Rats, Sprague-Dawley, pubmed-meshheading:11943826-Reaction Time, pubmed-meshheading:11943826-Spatial Behavior
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor produces antidepressant effects in behavioral models of depression.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Molecular Psychiatry, Abraham Ribicoff Research Facilities, Connecticut Mental Health Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06508, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't