Long-term adaptive changes induced by serotonergic antidepressant drugs |
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Authors: | Faure Céline Mnie-Filali Ouissame Haddjeri Nasser |
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Affiliation: | Laboratoire de Neuropharmacologie et Neurochimie, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Claude Bernard, Lyon 1, EA-512, 8, Avenue Rockefeller, 69373 Lyon Cedex 08, France. cfaure@sante.univ-lyon1.fr |
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Abstract: | The development of conventional antidepressants has been largely based on the hypothesis of monoaminergic dysfunctions and focuses particularly on the serotonin 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) system. Hence, various classes of antidepressant treatments enhance 5-HT neurotransmission with a time course consistent with their delayed therapeutic effect. This delayed onset appears to be associated with the gradual development of specific adaptive changes of functional 5-HT receptors. However, recent theories suggest that major depressive disorders may be associated with impairments of functional plasticity and cellular flexibility. This review discusses several physiological mechanisms by which 5-HT function and hippocampal neuroplasticity are regulated. Knowledge of these long-term adaptations will increase not only our understanding of pathological processes underlying affective disorders, but could also lead to the development of new strategies to treat these devastating illnesses. |
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