The open field as a paradigm to measure the effects of drugs on anxiety-like behaviors: a review

L Prut, C Belzung - European journal of pharmacology, 2003‏ - Elsevier
The open field is a very popular animal model of anxiety-like behavior. An overview of the
literature on the action elicited by effective or putative anxiolytics in animal subjected to this …

Neurobiological and neuropsychiatric effects of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and DHEA sulfate (DHEAS)

N Maninger, OM Wolkowitz, VI Reus, ES Epel… - Frontiers in …, 2009‏ - Elsevier
DHEA and DHEAS are steroids synthesized in human adrenals, but their function is unclear.
In addition to adrenal synthesis, evidence also indicates that DHEA and DHEAS are …

Neurosteroids: endogenous role in the human brain and therapeutic potentials

DS Reddy - Progress in brain research, 2010‏ - Elsevier
This chapter provides an overview of neurosteroids, especially their impact on the brain, sex
differences and their therapeutic potentials. Neurosteroids are synthesized within the brain …

Nongenomic actions of steroid hormones

R Lösel, M Wehling - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2003‏ - nature.com
Steroid hormones modulate many physiological processes. The effects of steroids that are
mediated by the modulation of gene expression are known to occur with a time lag of hours …

Multiple actions of steroid hormones—a focus on rapid, nongenomic effects

E Falkenstein, HC Tillmann, M Christ, M Feuring… - Pharmacological …, 2000‏ - Elsevier
According to the traditional model, steroid hormones bind to intracellular receptors and
subsequently modulate transcription and protein synthesis, thus triggering genomic events …

Multi-target strategies for the improved treatment of depressive states: conceptual foundations and neuronal substrates, drug discovery and therapeutic application

MJ Millan - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2006‏ - Elsevier
Major depression is a debilitating and recurrent disorder with a substantial lifetime risk and a
high social cost. Depressed patients generally display co-morbid symptoms, and depression …

Nongenomic steroid action: controversies, questions, and answers

RM Losel, E Falkenstein, M Feuring… - Physiological …, 2003‏ - journals.physiology.org
Lösel, Ralf M., Elisabeth Falkenstein, Martin Feuring, Armin Schultz, Hanns-Christian
Tillmann, Karin Rossol-Haseroth, and Martin Wehling. Nongenomic Steroid Action …

Preclinical and clinical pharmacology of brexanolone (allopregnanolone) for postpartum depression: A landmark journey from concept to clinic in neurosteroid …

DS Reddy, RH Mbilinyi, E Estes - Psychopharmacology, 2023‏ - Springer
This article describes the critical role of neurosteroids in postpartum depression (PPD) and
outlines the landmark pharmacological journey of brexanolone as a first-in-class …

Sigma receptors [σ Rs]: biology in normal and diseased states

CG Rousseaux, SF Greene - Journal of Receptors and Signal …, 2016‏ - Taylor & Francis
This review compares the biological and physiological function of Sigma receptors [σRs] and
their potential therapeutic roles. Sigma receptors are widespread in the central nervous …

Neuroactive steroid regulation of neurotransmitter release in the CNS: action, mechanism and possible significance

P Zheng - Progress in neurobiology, 2009‏ - Elsevier
Neuroactive steroids refer to steroids that are capable of regulating neuronal activities.
Neuroactive steroids, synthesized either de novo in the nervous tissue or in the peripheral …