| Literature DB >> 12373540 |
J M Wieronska1, B Szewczyk, P Branski, A Palucha, A Pilc.
Abstract
Using the olfactory bulbectomy model of depression, we examined the antidepressant-like activity of 2-methyl-6-(phenylethynyl)-pyridine (MPEP) in rats. Bulbectomized rats required a significantly greater number of trials to acquire the response similar to sham-operated controls in the passive avoidance model. Both the prolonged (but not acute) treatment with MPEP and with antidepressant drug-desipramine restored the learning deficit. The results indicate that the prolonged blockade of mGlu5 receptors exerts antidepressant-like effects in rats.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12373540 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-001-0131-5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Amino Acids ISSN: 0939-4451 Impact factor: 3.520