[Zinc homeostasis and glutamatergic system in the pathogenesis and treatment of depression]

Psychiatr Pol. 2001 Mar-Apr;35(2):257-66.
[Article in Polish]

Abstract

This article presents a review of the interactions between zinc and glutamate system in the pathophysiology and treatment of depression.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Brain / drug effects*
  • Brain / physiopathology*
  • Depressive Disorder / drug therapy*
  • Depressive Disorder / physiopathology*
  • Glutamates / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Zinc / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Glutamates
  • Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate
  • Zinc