Effects of the selective nonpeptide corticotropin-releasing factor receptor 1 antagonist antalarmin in the chronic mild stress model of depression in mice. Ducottet, C., Griebel, G., & Belzung, C. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology \& Biological Psychiatry, 27(4):625--631, June, 2003.
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Several recent studies on corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) have suggested that this neuropeptide may play a role in depression. Consequently, CRF receptor antagonists have been proposed as potential new agents for the treatment of this condition. This study investigated the effects of a 4-week treatment with the well-known CRF(1) receptor antagonist, antalarmin, and the prototypical selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), fluoxetine, in the chronic mild stress (CMS) model in BALB/c mice. Animals were exposed to 9 weeks of CMS which rapidly (within 2 weeks) produced decrease of physical state (PS), body weight gain and blunted emotional response in the light/dark test. Chronic treatment with antalarmin (10 mg/kg ip) and fluoxetine (10 mg/kg ip) led to an improvement of CMS-induced modifications. These results suggest that CRF(1) receptor antagonists may represent potential antidepressants.
@article{ ducottet_effects_2003,
  title = {Effects of the selective nonpeptide corticotropin-releasing factor receptor 1 antagonist antalarmin in the chronic mild stress model of depression in mice},
  volume = {27},
  issn = {0278-5846},
  doi = {10.1016/S0278-5846(03)00051-4},
  abstract = {Several recent studies on corticotropin-releasing factor ({CRF}) have suggested that this neuropeptide may play a role in depression. Consequently, {CRF} receptor antagonists have been proposed as potential new agents for the treatment of this condition. This study investigated the effects of a 4-week treatment with the well-known {CRF}(1) receptor antagonist, antalarmin, and the prototypical selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor ({SSRI}), fluoxetine, in the chronic mild stress ({CMS}) model in {BALB}/c mice. Animals were exposed to 9 weeks of {CMS} which rapidly (within 2 weeks) produced decrease of physical state ({PS}), body weight gain and blunted emotional response in the light/dark test. Chronic treatment with antalarmin (10 mg/kg ip) and fluoxetine (10 mg/kg ip) led to an improvement of {CMS}-induced modifications. These results suggest that {CRF}(1) receptor antagonists may represent potential antidepressants.},
  language = {eng},
  number = {4},
  journal = {Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology \& Biological Psychiatry},
  author = {Ducottet, Cecile and Griebel, Guy and Belzung, Catherine},
  month = {June},
  year = {2003},
  pmid = {12787849},
  keywords = {Animals, Depression, Disease Models, Animal, Drug Therapy, Combination, Fluoxetine, Male, Mice, Mice, Inbred {BALB} C, Pyrimidines, Pyrroles, Receptors, Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone, Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors, Stress, Psychological},
  pages = {625--631}
}

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