The 5-HT1A receptor biased agonists, NLX-204 and NLX-101, like ketamine, elicit rapid-acting antidepressant activity in the rat chronic mild stress model via cortical mechanisms.
Mariusz PappPiotr GrucaEwa LitwaMagdalena LasonAdrian Newman-TancrediRonan DepoortèrePublished in: Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England) (2024)
receptors constitutes a promising strategy to achieve RAAD effects, with additional benefits against cognitive deficits and anxiety in depressed patients, without ketamine's troublesome side effects.