Browsing by Subject "Flinders sensitive line rats"
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Cortical and striatal serotonin transporter binding in a genetic rat model of depression and in response to electroconvulsive stimuli
(Elsevier, 2019)Depression is a debilitating mental illness and two thirds of patients respond insufficiently to conventional antidepressants. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) remains the most effective treatment to alleviate drug-refractory ... -
Cortical brain release of glutamate by ketamine and fluoxetine : an in vivo microdialysis study in the Flinders sensitive line rat
(North-West University, 2012)In vivo intracranial microdialysis is a valuable technique yielding novel and useful insight into normal or pathological neurochemical processes in the brain by means of sampling of interstitial fluid of cells in a living ... -
Differential expression of postsynaptic NMDA and AMPA receptor subunits in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex of the flinders sensitive line rat model of depression
(Wiley, 2016)Glutamatergic abnormalities have recently been implicated in the pathophysiology of depression, and the ionotropic glutamate receptors in particular have been suggested as possible underlying molecular determinants. The ... -
Electroconvulsive shocks decrease α2-adrenoceptor binding in the Flinders rat model of depression
(Elsevier, 2015)Despite years of drug development, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) remains the most effective treatment for severe depression. The exact therapeutic mechanism of action of ECT is still unresolved and therefore we tested ... -
Gene expression related to serotonergic and glutamatergic neurotransmission is altered in the flinders sensitive line rat model of depression: effect of ketamine
(Wiley, 2017)Major depressive disorder (MDD) is associated with dysfunctional serotonergic and glutamatergic neurotransmission, and the genetic animal model of depression Flinders Sensitive Line (FSL) rats display alterations in these ... -
Nitric oxide involvement in the antidepressant-like effect of ketamine in the Flinders sensitive line rat model of depression
(Cambridge Univ Press, 2015)Objective: We investigated whether the nitric oxide (NO) precursor, L-arginine, can prevent the antidepressant-like action of the fast-acting antidepressant, ketamine, in a genetic rat model of depression, and/or induce ...