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The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of agomelatine (S 20098) to accelerate reversal of the neuroendocrinological, behavioural and cyclical changes seen in a transgenic mouse model of the neuroendocrine characteristics of depression. The effects of agomelatine were assessed in transgenic mice with low glucocorticoid receptor (GR) function, after acute stress or induced phase shift, and compared to desipramine and melatonin. Mice were injected 2 h before the onset of the dark period with agomelatine (10 mg/kg, i.p.), desipramine (10 mg/kg, i.p.), melatonin (10 mg/kg, i.p.) or vehicle (hydroxy-ethyl-cellulose (HEC) 1%) each day for 21 to 42 days. Agomelatine was effective in reversing the transgenic mouse behavioural changes noted in the Porsolt forced swim test as well as in the elevated plus maze. Both the number of open arm entries and the total time spent in open arms of the elevated plus maze is greatly increased in transgenic mice. The mean time spent in open arms is exquisitely sensitive to reversal by agomelatine and desipramine. Agomelatine also markedly accelerated readjustment of circadian cycles of temperature and activity following an induced phase shift. This action of agomelatine was superior to that of melatonin while desipramine was without effect. The accelerating effect of agomelatine was particularly notable if treatment was started 3 weeks prior to the induced phase shift. Agomelatine treatment did not cause any major change in corticosterone or adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) concentrations nor in vasopressin (AVP), corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH), GR and mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) mRNAs levels, which make it unlikely that the mechanism of agomelatine action is related to hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) axis changes. The present study shows that agomelatine displays some characteristics of antidepressant drug action in the transgenic mouse model, effects that could be partially related to its chronobiotic properties.
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PMID:Antidepressant action of agomelatine (S 20098) in a transgenic mouse model. 1600 35

Agomelatine is a potent melatonergic (MT1 and MT2) receptor agonist and 5HT(2C) antagonist that is an effective antidepressant in animal models of depression and in patients suffering from depression. Our recent studies revealed that acute restraint stress increases extracellular levels of glutamate and GABA and that these increases in amino acid efflux are inhibited by some but not all antidepressants. In view of the increasing evidence supporting a role of amino acids in the pathology of depression, the current study examined whether acute stress-mediated changes in glutamate and GABA neurotransmission are modulated by agomelatine. In agreement with our previous work, acute stress increases extracellular glutamate levels in the basolateral nucleus of the amygdala (BLA). Similarly, acute stress increases glutamate efflux in the central nucleus of the amygdala (CeA). In the hippocampus, acute stress increases glutamate efflux and elicits an oscillatory pattern of GABA efflux. Agomelatine administration (40mg/kg ip) prior to acute stress inhibited stress-mediated increases in glutamate efflux in the hippocampus, BLA and CeA. These results demonstrate that acute agomelatine administration effectively inhibits acute stress-mediated changes in extracellular glutamate in the rat hippocampus and amygdala. While acute stress did not modulate GABA efflux in these regions, agomelatine treatment induced an overall reduction of GABA levels in the hippocampus. These data suggest that agomelatine modulates amino acid efflux in limbic structures implicated in major depressive disorder.
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PMID:The antidepressant agomelatine inhibits stress-mediated changes in amino acid efflux in the rat hippocampus and amygdala. 2264 52