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With the approval of s-ketamine nasal spray as a novel antidepressant, its robust antidepressant effects have been intensively examined in clinical trials. However, the therapeutic efficacy and mechanisms of repeated intermittent drug administration remain unclear. In the present study, we applied a classic chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS) model to induce depressive-like behaviors of mice and evaluated the role of repeated s-ketamine administration (10 mg/kg, 7 consecutive days) in ameliorating depressive-like behaviors and modulating related molecular pathways. A battery of behavioral tests were performed to assess CUMS-induced depression. The protein expressions of GluN1, GluN2A, GluN2B, GluR1, CaMKIIα, phosphorylated CaMKIIα (p-CaMKIIα), BDNF, TrkB, phosphorylated TrkB (p-TrkB), mTOR, and phosphorylated mTOR (p-mTOR) as well as modification of synaptic ultrastructure was identified in hippocampal tissues. It turned out that s-ketamine manifested evident antidepressant effects with improved synaptic plasticity. Meanwhile, the results suggested that s-ketamine could differentially modulate glutamate receptors with upregulated GluN1 and GluR1 levels and downregulated GluN2B

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Author

Bingjie Liu; Yuxin Du; Chang Xu; Qingzhen Liu; Lidong Zhang

Publisher

Elsevier BV

Published

2023

Language

EN

Field

Neuroscience (Life Sciences)