Partial mGlu 5 receptor NAM, M-5MPEP, induces rapid and sustained antidepressant-like effects in the BDNF-dependent mechanism and enhances (R)-ketamine action in mice.

Agnieszka Pałucha-PoniewieraAnna Rafało-UlińskaMichal SantockiYana BabiiKatarzyna Kaczorowska

Published in: Pharmacological reports : PR (2024)

receptor NAM, M-5MPEP, induced rapid and sustained antidepressant-like effects in the BDNF-dependent mechanism and enhanced (R)-ketamine action in mice, indicating both substances' convergent mechanisms of action and the possibility of their practical use in treating depression as RAAD.

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