Abstract：
:Agomelatine is a novel antidepressant with agonistic actions at melatonergic (MT1 and MT2 receptors) and antagonistic actions at 5HT-2C receptors. Venlafaxine, a serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, is a widely prescribed drug in depression. The present study evaluated the low dose combinations of venlafaxine and agomelatine in chronic forced swim test (chronic FST) and tail suspension test (TST) in mice. Further, the effect of above drugs and their combination was evaluated on serum pro-inflammatory cytokines and hippocampal indole amine 2, 3 dioxygenase (IDO) activity by calculating the ratios of kynurenine/tryptophan (KYN/TRP) and serotonin/tryptophan (5HT/TRP). Treatment of agomelatine (4 mg/kg, i.p.) in combination with venlafaxine (4 mg/kg, i.p.) for 3 weeks showed a significant augmenting effect on both swimming and immobility time in chronic FST and immobility time in TST as compared to animals treated with either drug alone. While venlafaxine (4 mg/kg) reversed the elevated serum levels of IL-1β and IL-6 found in chronically stressed mice, agomelatine (4 and 8 mg/kg) failed to show such a reversal. Agomelatine alone and in combination also failed to reverse the increased activity of IDO as observed by enhanced KYN/TRP and reduced 5HT/TRP seen in chronically stressed mice indicating that the augmented antidepressant effect of venlafaxine by agomelatine is not mediated by pro-inflammatory cytokine-induced activation of IDO and further, kynurenine pathway.
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Neurochem Intjournal_title
Neurochemistry internationalauthors
Thomas J,Khanam R,Vohora Ddoi
10.1016/j.neuint.2016.06.008subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2016-10-01 00:00:00pages
103-109eissn
0197-0186issn
1872-9754pii
S0197-0186(16)30157-7journal_volume
99pub_type
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