Effect of sildenafil on the activity of some antidepressant drugs and electroconvulsive shock treatment in the forced swim test in mice. [PDF]
Sildenafil, a potent and selective inhibitor of phosphodiesterase type 5, is used clinically to treat erectile dysfunction and pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Socała K, Nieoczym D, Wyska E, Wlaź P.
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Propofol Mitigates Learning and Memory Impairment After Electroconvulsive Shock in Depressed Rats by Inhibiting Autophagy in the Hippocampus. [PDF]
Background The present study explored the effects of propofol on hippocampal autophagy and synaptophysin in depression-model rats undergoing electroconvulsive shock (ECS).
Li P, Hao XC, Luo J, Lv F, Wei K, Min S.
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Shock Therapy: A History of Electroconvulsive Treatment in Mental Illness. By Edward Shorter and David Healy. (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007. xii + 382 p., notes, index. isbn 0-8020-9347-7 $45) [PDF]
Kenton Kroker
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Gadd45b Mediates Electroconvulsive Shock Induced Proliferation of Hippocampal Neural Stem Cells. [PDF]
Jun H +4 more
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Background. Cyclo-L-prolylglycine (CPG) was designed and synthesized at the V.V. Zakusov as a topological analogue of the classical nootrop piracetam and was further identified as an endogenous compound. Previously, the nootropic effect of CPG was revealed
O. N. Vorontsova +4 more
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Objectives: Present study evaluates the effect of Calotropis procera (Apocynaceae) dry latex on cognitive function in rats using scopolamine and electroconvulsive shock (ECS) induced amnesia model.
Malabade R, Taranalli AD.
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microRNAs as novel antidepressant targets: converging effects of ketamine and electroconvulsive shock therapy in the rat hippocampus [PDF]
Richard M. O’Connor +3 more
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Neuroprotective Effect of Lercanidipine- A Novel Calcium Channel Blocker in Albino Mice [PDF]
Background: The available conventional antiepileptics do not afford cure or prophylactic treatment and henceforth there is always a quest to explore new targets for management of convulsions.
Nitya Selvaraj +3 more
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Tamalin is a critical mediator of electroconvulsive shock-induced adult neuroplasticity. [PDF]
The molecular mechanisms underlying the effects of electroconvulsive shock (ECS) therapy, a fast-acting and very effective antidepressant therapy, are poorly understood.
Yanpallewar SU +4 more
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Electroconvulsive shock ameliorates disease processes and extends survival in huntingtin mutant mice [PDF]
Mughal MR +9 more
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