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Published in final edited form as: Acta Neuropathol. 2021 Jan 11:10.1007/s00401-020-02248-1. doi: 10.1007/s00401-020-02248-1

Table 2.

Possible therapeutic interventions

References in order of appearance Therapeutic method Target Mechanism of action
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