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Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry

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ISSN (Print): 1389-5575
ISSN (Online): 1875-5607

Antiglucocorticoids, Neurogenesis and Depression

Author(s): Carlos P. Fitzsimons, Lenneke W.A. van Hooijdonk, John A. Morrow, Bernard W.M.M. Peeters, Niall Hamilton, Mark Craighead and Erno Vreugdenhil

Volume 9, Issue 2, 2009

Page: [249 - 264] Pages: 16

DOI: 10.2174/138955709787316001

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Abstract

Recent evidence suggests that antiglucocorticoids, like conventional antidepressants, may recover depressive symptoms by boosting hippocampal neurogenesis. Here, we explore several possible antiglucocorticoid-based antidepressive therapeutic strategies. Firstly, we review specific glucocorticoid receptor/antagonist interactions. Secondly, we discuss a potential new therapeutic target, doublecortin-like kinase, which regulates glucocorticoid signaling in neuronal progenitor cells.

Keywords: Stress, glucocorticoid receptor, dentate gyrus, hippocampus, neurogenesis, antidepressants, depression, doublecortin- like kinase, anti-glucocorticoids


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