| Literature DB >> 6190101 |
K Fuxe, S O Ogren, L F Agnati, F Benfenati, B Fredholm, K Andersson, I Zini, P Eneroth.
Abstract
The present studies have shown that chronic antidepressant treatment with desipramine, imipramine, zimelidine and alaproclate led to adaptive changes in both pre- and postsynaptic 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) receptor mechanisms which appear to result in 5-HT sub- or supersensitivity development depending upon the 5-HT nerve terminal systems analyzed. The results underline the heterogeneity of the central 5-HT neurone systems in their responses to chronic antidepressant treatment. An involvement of 5-HT comodulators is postulated in the actions of antidepressants on central 5-HT synapses. Finally, the results point to the importance of 5-HT neurone systems as targets for the action for antidepressant drugs and they may mediate at least some of the therapeutic activity of antidepressant drugs.Entities:
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Year: 1983 PMID: 6190101 DOI: 10.1016/0028-3908(83)90188-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neuropharmacology ISSN: 0028-3908 Impact factor: 5.250