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Depression-like behavior in the forced swimming test in PACAP-deficient mice: amelioration by the atypical antipsychotic risperidone.
Journal of neurochemistry - 1 Jul 2009
Hashimoto Hitoshi, Hashimoto Ryota, Shintani Norihito, Tanaka Kazuhiro, Yamamoto Akiko, Hatanaka Michiyoshi, Guo Xiaohong, Morita Yoshiko, Tanida Mamoru, Nagai Katsuya, Takeda Masatoshi, Baba Akemichi
Abstract excerpt
Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) is a neuropeptide with pleiotropic functions. We report here that PACAP-deficient (PACAP-/-) mice showed increased immobility in a forced swimming test, which was reduced by the antidepressant desipramine, to a similar extent as in wild-type mice. The atypical antipsychotic risperidone and the selective serotonin (5-HT)(2) antagonist ritanserin normalized...
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