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    Brain-derived neurotrophic factor-TrkB signaling in the medial prefrontal cortex plays a role in the anhedonia-like phenotype after spared nerve injury

    Although depressive symptoms including anhedonia (i.e., loss of pleasure) frequently accompany pain, little is known about the risk factors contributing to individual differences in pain-induced anhedonia. In ...

    ** Fang, Chun Yang, Shan Li, Gaofeng Zhan in European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinic… (2020)

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    Contribution of skeletal muscular glycine to rapid antidepressant effects of ketamine in an inflammation-induced mouse model of depression

    Basic and clinical studies have reported rapid and long-lasting antidepressant effects of ketamine. Although previous studies have proposed several mechanisms underlying the antidepressant effects of ketamine,...

    Niannian Huang, Yue Wang, Gaofeng Zhan, Fan Yu, Shan Li, Dongyu Hua in Psychopharmacology (2019)

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    Molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying the antidepressant effects of ketamine enantiomers and its metabolites

    Although the robust antidepressant effects of the N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) antagonist ketamine in patients with treatment-resistant depression are beyond doubt, the precise molecular and cellular mec...

    Chun Yang, Jianjun Yang, Ailin Luo, Kenji Hashimoto in Translational Psychiatry (2019)

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    Key role of gut microbiota in anhedonia-like phenotype in rodents with neuropathic pain

    Patients with chronic neuropathic pain frequently suffer from symptoms of anhedonia, which is a core symptom of depression. Accumulating studies suggest that gut microbiota may play a role in depression via gu...

    Chun Yang, ** Fang, Gaofeng Zhan, Niannian Huang, Shan Li in Translational Psychiatry (2019)

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    PGC-1α–FNDC5–BDNF signaling pathway in skeletal muscle confers resilience to stress in mice subjected to chronic social defeat

    Skeletal muscle consumes two thirds of the body’s energy and may play a role in stress-related disorders. Evidence suggests that the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator α (PGC-1α)–fibronec...

    Gaofeng Zhan, Niannian Huang, Shan Li, Dongyu Hua, Jie Zhang, ** Fang in Psychopharmacology (2018)