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Repeated paroxetine treatment reverses anhedonia induced in rats by chronic mild stress or dexamethasone by Casarotto, P.C, Andreatini, R

“…Abstract The present study was designed to assess the effect of dexamethasone, a synthetic glucocorticoid receptor agonist, in the sucrose preference test in…”
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Elastase-2 Knockout Mice Display Anxiogenic- and Antidepressant-Like Phenotype: Putative Role for BDNF Metabolism in Prefrontal Cortex by Diniz, C. R. A. F., Becari, C., Lesnikova, A., Biojone, C., Salgado, M. C. O., Salgado, H. C., Resstel, L. B. M., Guimarães, F. S., Castrén, E., Casarotto, P. C., Joca, S. R. L.

“…Several pieces of evidence indicate that elastase-2 (ELA2; chymotrypsin-like ELA2) is an alternative pathway to the generation of angiotensin II (ANGII)…”
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Fine-tuning of defensive behaviors in the dorsal periaqueductal gray by atypical neurotransmitters by Fogaça, M V, Lisboa, S F, Aguiar, D C, Moreira, F A, Gomes, F V, Casarotto, P C, Guimarães, F S

“…This paper presents an up-to-date review of the evidence indicating that atypical neurotransmitters such as nitric oxide (NO) and endocannabinoids (eCBs) play…”
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Cannabidiol inhibitory effect on marble-burying behaviour: involvement of CB1 receptors by Casarotto, Plinio C, Gomes, Felipe V, Resstel, Leonardo B.M, Guimarães, Francisco S

“…Cannabidiol (CBD) is a major nonpsychotomimetic component of Cannabis sativa that has been shown to have an anxiolytic effect in human and animal models…”
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Intrahippocampal injection of brain-derived neurotrophic factor increases anxiety-related, but not panic-related defensive responses: involvement of serotonin by Casarotto, Plinio C, de Bortoli, Valquiria C, Zangrossi, Hélio

“…Changes in brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)-mediated signaling in the hippocampus have been implicated in the etiology of depression and in the mode of…”
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Opposing Roles for Cannabinoid Receptor Type-1 (CB ) and Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid Type-1 Channel (TRPV1) on the Modulation of Panic-Like Responses in Rats by Casarotto, Plínio C, Terzian, Ana Luisa B, Aguiar, Daniele C, Zangrossi, Hélio, Guimarães, Francisco S, Wotjak, Carsten T, Moreira, Fabrício A

“…The midbrain dorsal periaqueductal gray (dPAG) has an important role in orchestrating anxiety- and panic-related responses. Given the cellular and behavioral…”
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Dual mechanism of TRKB activation by anandamide through CB1 and TRPV1 receptors by Diniz, Cassiano R A F, Biojone, Caroline, Joca, Samia R L, Rantamäki, Tomi, Castrén, Eero, Guimarães, Francisco S, Casarotto, Plinio C

“…Administration of anandamide (AEA) or 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2AG) induces CB1 coupling and activation of TRKB receptors, regulating the neuronal migration and…”
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