| Potentiation of omega-3 fatty acid antidepressant-like effects with low non-antidepressant doses of fluoxetine and mirtazapine. | |
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PMID: 20826148 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Despite the advances in psychopharmacology, the treatment of depressive disorders is still not satisfactory. Side effects and resistance to antidepressant drugs are the greatest complications during treatment. Based on recent evidence, omega-3 fatty acids may influence vulnerability and outcome in depressive disorders. The aim of this study was to further characterize the omega-3 antidepressant-like effect in rats in terms of its behavioral features in the depression model forced swimming test either alone or in combination with antidepressants fluoxetine or mirtazapine. Ultimately, we prompted to determine the lowest dose at which omega-3 fatty acids and antidepressant drugs may still represent a pharmacological advantage when employed in combined treatments. Chronic diet supplementation with omega-3 fatty acids produced concentration-dependent antidepressant-like effects in the forced swimming test displaying a behavioral profile similar to fluoxetine but different from mirtazapine. Fluoxetine or mirtazapine at antidepressant doses (10 and 20 mg/kg/day, respectively) rendered additive effects in combination with omega-3 fatty acid supplementation (720 mg/kg/day). Beneficial effects of combined treatment were also observed at sub-effective doses (1 mg/kg/day) of fluoxetine or mirtazapine, since in combination with omega-3 fatty acids (720 mg/kg/day), antidepressants potentiated omega-3 antidepressant-like effects. The antidepressant-like effects occurred in the absence of changes in brain phospholipid classes. The therapeutic approach of combining omega-3 fatty acids with low ineffective doses of antidepressants might represent benefits in the treatment of depression, especially in patients with depression resistant to conventional treatments and even may contribute to patient compliance by decreasing the magnitude of some antidepressant dose-dependent side effects. |
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Authors:
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Carlos Horacio Laino; Cristina Fonseca; Norma Sterin-Speziale; Nora Slobodianik; Analía Reinés |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2010-09-15 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: European journal of pharmacology Volume: 648 ISSN: 1879-0712 ISO Abbreviation: Eur. J. Pharmacol. Publication Date: 2010 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-10-12 Completed Date: 2011-01-21 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 1254354 Medline TA: Eur J Pharmacol Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 117-26 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
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Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud Humana (IICSHUM), Departamento de Ciencias Exactas, Fisicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de La Rioja, Argentina. |
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Animals Antidepressive Agents / pharmacology* Behavior, Animal / drug effects Body Weight / drug effects Dose-Response Relationship, Drug Drug Synergism Fatty Acids, Omega-3 / pharmacology* Fluoxetine / pharmacology* Male Mianserin / analogs & derivatives*, pharmacology Rats Rats, Wistar Swimming Time Factors |
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0/Antidepressive Agents; 0/Fatty Acids, Omega-3; 24219-97-4/Mianserin; 54910-89-3/Fluoxetine; 61337-67-5/mirtazapine |
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