title: [Preliminary results of a double-blind study between rolipram and desipramine in hospitalized patients with major depressive symptoms].
abstract: Rolipram facilitates the postsynaptic neurotransmission of NA through a completely new mechanism of action, namely, an inhibition of the inactivation of the second messenger (the cyclic AMP) by phosphodiesterase. In the present study, Rolipram is compared to a classical tricyclic antidepressant which facilitates the NA transmission through an inhibition of its presynaptic reuptake: Desipramine. Preliminary results on 12 Rolipram patients vs. 9 Desipramine patients indicate that Rolipram has an antidepressant potency comparable to Desipramine with less anticholinergic and hypotensive side effects. This study also illustrates that a 14-factor AMDP profile gives much more information than a single total score such as the Hamilton score.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003891:Desipramine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010726:Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011760:Pyrrolidinones / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D020889:Rolipram
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D010726:Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors; D011760:Pyrrolidinones; D020889:Rolipram; D003891:Desipramine
vernacular_title: Résultats préliminaires d'une étude en double aveugle entre le rolipram et la désipramine chez des déprimés majeurs hospitalisés.