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. 2015 Mar 17;6:46. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2015.00046

Table 3.

5-HT2A receptors in comorbidity between epilepsy and depression.

Model Effect Reference
Lamotrigine Chronic pain states in rats + m-CPP (5-HT2A/2B/2C) increased the reflex inhibitory action of lamotrigine Than et al. (2007)
Lamotrigine Chronic pain states in rats Decreased the reflex inhibitory action of + Ketanserin (5-HT2A) lamotrigine
Lamotrigine Humans Bipolar disorders Bowden et al. (2003)
Lamotrigine WAG/Rij rats Suppression of AS and amelioration of comorbid anxiety and depression Huang et al. (2012)
Aripiprazole (5-HT2A/5-HT6 antagonist) WAG/Rij rats Suppression of AS amelioration of comorbid anxiety depression and memory impairment Russo et al. (2013)
Valproate Humans Increases 5-HT2A-R expression Green et al. (1985); Sullivan et al. (2004)
Valproate ECS Inhibited impairment of spontaneous alternation behavior Hidaka et al. (2011)
SSRIs (5-HT-R?) Different models Anticonvulsant Specchio et al. (2004)
Ketanserin (5-HT2A antagonist) ECS Inhibited the impairment of short-term memory Hidaka et al. (2010)
Ketanserin (5-HT2A antagonist) ECS Inhibited electroconvulsive shock-induced retrograde amnesia Genkova-Papazova et al. (1994)

WAG/Rij, Wistar Albino Glaxo rats from Rijswijk; ECS, electroconvulsive shock.