Table 3.
Agent | Molecular Target | Reference |
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Scopolamine | M1/2-antagonist, AMPAR↑, mTOR↑ | [81,82] |
GLYX-13 | Partial agonist and modulator of NMDAR, AMPAR↑ | [83,84] |
MGS0039, LY3020371 | mGlu2/3 antagonists, AMPAR↑ | [85,86,87] |
L-655,708, MRK-016 | NAM of α5-GABAA-R, cortex & HC-specific | [88,89] |
Cannabidiol | 5-HT1A-R↑, CB1↑, vmPFC | [90,91,92,93] |
Psychedelics (LSD, DOI, DMT, MDMA) |
TrkB→mTOR↑+BDNF↑, 5-HT2A-R↑, PFC | [94] |
We list several other important compounds, which have been shown to provide antidepressant-like effects similar to ketamine and its metabolites. M1/2 Muscarinic acetylcholine Receptor Type 1 and 2, AMPAR α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptor, mTOR mammalian target of rapamycin, mGlu2/3 Metabotropic glutamate receptor type 2 and 3, NAM negative allosteric modulator, α5-GABAA-R Alpha 5 subunit of the gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor, HC hippocampus, NMDAR N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor, 5-HT1A-R 5-Hydroxy tryptophan receptor type 1A, CB1 Cannabinoid receptor type 1, vmPFC ventromedial prefrontal cortex, LSD lysergic acid diethylamide, DOI (2,5)-dimethoxy-4-iodoamphetamine, DMT N,N-dimethyltryptamine, MDMA (3,4)-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, TrkB Tyrosine receptor kinase B, BDNF Brain-derived neurotrophic factor, 5-HT2A-R 5-Hydroxy tryptophan receptor type 2A, PFC Prefrontal cortex.