Abstract:
:Major depressive disorder is a severe and complex mental disorder. Impaired neurotransmission and disrupted signalling pathways may influence neuroplasticity, which is involved in the brain dysfunction in depression. Traditional neurobiological theories of depression, such as monoamine hypothesis, cannot fully explain the whole picture of depressive disorders. In this review, we discussed new treatment directions of depression, including modulation of glutamatergic system and noninvasive brain stimulation. Dysfunction of glutamatergic neurotransmission plays an important role in the pathophysiology of depression. Ketamine, an N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist, has rapid and lasting antidepressive effects in previous studies. In addition to ketamine, other glutamatergic modulators, such as sarcosine, also show potential antidepressant effect in animal models or clinical trials. Noninvasive brain stimulation is another new treatment strategy beyond pharmacotherapy. Growing evidence has demonstrated that superficial brain stimulations, such as transcranial magnetic stimulation, transcranial direct current stimulation, cranial electrotherapy stimulation, and magnetic seizure therapy, can improve depressive symptoms. The antidepressive effect of these brain stimulations may be through modulating neuroplasticity. In conclusion, drugs that modulate neurotransmission via NMDA receptor and noninvasive brain stimulation may provide new directions of treatment for depression. Furthermore, exploring the underlying mechanisms will help in developing novel therapies for depression in the future.
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Neural Plastjournal_title
Neural plasticityauthors
Huang YJ,Lane HY,Lin CHdoi
10.1155/2017/4605971subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2017-01-01 00:00:00pages
4605971eissn
2090-5904issn
1687-5443journal_volume
2017pub_type
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更新日期:2017-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2017-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2017-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2005-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Neural plasticity
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2015-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
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