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The neurobiological properties of tianeptine (Stablon): from monoamine hypothesis to glutamatergic modulation.

Abstract
Tianeptine is a clinically used antidepressant that has drawn much attention, because this compound challenges traditional monoaminergic hypotheses of depression. It is now acknowledged that the antidepressant actions of tianeptine, together with its remarkable clinical tolerance, can be attributed to its particular neurobiological properties. The involvement of glutamate in the mechanism of action of the antidepressant tianeptine is consistent with a well-developed preclinical literature demonstrating the key function of glutamate in the mechanism of altered neuroplasticity that underlies the symptoms of depression. This article reviews the latest evidence on tianeptine's mechanism of action with a focus on the glutamatergic system, which could provide a key pathway for its antidepressant action. Converging lines of evidences demonstrate actions of tianeptine on the glutamatergic system, and therefore offer new insights into how tianeptine may be useful in the treatment of depressive disorders.
AuthorsB S McEwen, S Chattarji, D M Diamond, T M Jay, L P Reagan, P Svenningsson, E Fuchs
JournalMolecular psychiatry (Mol Psychiatry) Vol. 15 Issue 3 Pg. 237-49 (Mar 2010) ISSN: 1476-5578 [Electronic] England
PMID19704408 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Review)
Chemical References
  • Anti-Anxiety Agents
  • Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic
  • Biogenic Monoamines
  • Thiazepines
  • tianeptine
  • Glutamic Acid
Topics
  • Animals
  • Anti-Anxiety Agents (pharmacology)
  • Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic (pharmacology, therapeutic use)
  • Anxiety (drug therapy, metabolism)
  • Biogenic Monoamines (metabolism)
  • Brain (drug effects, metabolism)
  • Cognition Disorders (drug therapy)
  • Depression (drug therapy, metabolism)
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Glutamic Acid (metabolism)
  • Humans
  • Neuronal Plasticity (drug effects)
  • Stress, Psychological (metabolism)
  • Thiazepines (pharmacology, therapeutic use)

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