title: GPR39 up-regulation after selective antidepressants.
abstract: Recent studies indicated that zinc activates neural transmission via the GPR39 Zn²⁺-sensing receptor. Preclinical and clinical studies demonstrated the antidepressant properties of zinc. To investigate whether the GPR39 receptor is involved in the mechanism of antidepressant action, we measured the expression of the GPR39 receptor (Western Blot) in the frontal cortex of mice treated intraperitoneally with imipramine (30 mg/kg), escitalopram (4 mg/kg), reboxetine (10 mg/kg) or bupropion (15 mg/kg) for 14 days. The present study shows the up-regulation of the GPR39 receptor protein level after escitalopram (by 290%), reboxetine (by 816%) and bupropion (by 272%), but not imipramine treatment. This is the first report to indicate the involvement of the GPR39 Zn²⁺-sensing receptor in the antidepressant effect of selective monoamine reuptake inhibitors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemical Toxicology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Medyczna 9, PL 30-688 Kraków, Poland. katarzyna.mlyniec@uj.edu.pl
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Młyniec
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nowak
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism; D016642:Bupropion / Q000494:pharmacology; D015283:Citalopram / Q000494:pharmacology; D007099:Imipramine / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D009025:Morpholines / Q000494:pharmacology; D000077593:Reboxetine; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled / Q000378:metabolism*; D015854:Up-Regulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D015032:Zinc / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents; C512928:GPR39 protein, mouse; D009025:Morpholines; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled; D016642:Bupropion; D015283:Citalopram; D000077593:Reboxetine; D015032:Zinc; D007099:Imipramine