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Ketamine decreases neuronally released glutamate via retrograde stimulation of presynaptic adenosine A1 receptors

Vesna Lazarevic, Yunting Yang, Ivana Flais, Per Svenningsson
Molecular Psychiatry Summary & key facts 2021 71 citations

This study in rodents and in neuronal cell cultures found that ketamine and its antidepressant metabolite (2R,6R)-HNK rapidly lower neuronally released glutamate in brain regions linked to depression. Using fast glutamate sensors (FAST), isolated synapses, and primary cortical neurons, the authors showed reduced depolarization-evoked glutamate release within 30 minutes after…

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