Title : Norepinephrine transporter regulation mediates the long-term behavioral effects of the antidepressant desipramine.

Pub. Date : 2008 Dec

PMID : 18418364






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1 Norepinephrine transporter regulation mediates the long-term behavioral effects of the antidepressant desipramine. Desipramine solute carrier family 6 member 2 Rattus norvegicus
2 The relationship between the ability of repeated desipramine treatment to cause downregulation of the norepinephrine transporter (NET) and produce antidepressant-like effects on behavior was determined. Desipramine solute carrier family 6 member 2 Rattus norvegicus
3 The relationship between the ability of repeated desipramine treatment to cause downregulation of the norepinephrine transporter (NET) and produce antidepressant-like effects on behavior was determined. Desipramine solute carrier family 6 member 2 Rattus norvegicus
4 Treatment of rats with 15 mg/kg per day desipramine reduced NET expression, measured by (3)H-nisoxetine binding and SDS-PAGE/immunoblotting, in cerebral cortex and hippocampus and reduced the time of immobility in the forced-swim test. Desipramine solute carrier family 6 member 2 Rattus norvegicus
5 The present results suggest an important role for NET regulation in the long-term behavioral effects of desipramine and are consistent with clinical data suggesting that enhanced noradrenergic neurotransmission is necessary, but not sufficient, for its antidepressant actions. Desipramine solute carrier family 6 member 2 Rattus norvegicus