Table 2.
References in order of appearance | Therapeutic method | Target | Mechanism of action |
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Feinstein et al. 2016 [41]; Hammerschmidt et al. 2013 [56]; Heneka et al. 2010 [60]; Kalinin et al. 2012 [68] | l-DOPS (droxidopa) | DOPA decarboxylase | Increase levels of NE |
Zhou 2004 [173]; ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT01522404 | Atomoxetine | NE transporter | Increase levels of NE at synapse |
Devi et al. 2012 [28]; Du and Hill, 2015 [30]; Liu et al. 2010 [81]; Zhang et al. 2014 [171] | 7,8-Dihydroxyflavone | TrkB receptor | Increase levels of BDNF |
Braun et al. 2014 [13]; Ginovart et al. 1996 [51]; Labatut et al. 1988 [77]; Takeda et al. 1984 [150]; Zyzek et al. 1990 [176] | Vindeburnol | Unknown | Increase NE turnover |
Charalampopoulos et al. 2005 [22]; Singh et al. 2012 [142]; Sun et al. 2012 [144]; Wang et al. 2010 [166] | Allopregnanolone | GABAA receptor | Increase levels of NE |
Torres-Sanchez et al. 2018 [158] | Deep brain stimulation | Multiple brain regions | Increase NE release |
Chang et al. 2018 [21]; Follesa et al. 2007 [42] | Vagus nerve stimulation | Vagus nerve | Increase levels of NE and BDNF |
Rorabaugh et al. 2017 [129] | Chemogenetics | LC neurons | Rescue impaired reversal learning |
LC locus coeruleus, NE norepinephrine, BDNF brain-derived neurotrophic factor, GABA γ-aminobutyric acid