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Guang-Fen Zhang

4 papers in the library · 57 citations · publishing 2012-2024

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Ketamine and its enantiomers for depression: a bibliometric analysis from 2000 to 2023.

European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience April 25, 2024 Li-Yuan Zhao, Guang-Fen Zhang, Xue-Jie Lou et al. 11 citations

Ketamine has demonstrated rapid and sustained antidepressant effects, marking its emergence as an innovative treatment of depression. Despite the growing number of preclinical and clinical studies exploring the antidepressant effects of ketamine and its enantiomers, a comprehensive bibliometric analysis in this field has yet to be conducted. This study employs bibliometric methods and...

Efficacy and safety of perioperative application of ketamine on postoperative depression: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies

Molecular Psychiatry January 20, 2023 Jie Guo, Di Qiu, Han-Wen Gu et al. 46 citations

Ketamine, a commonly used general anesthetic, can produce rapid and sustained antidepressant effect. However, the efficacy and safety of the perioperative application of ketamine on postoperative depression remains uncertain. We performed a meta-analysis to determine the effect of perioperative intravenous administration of ketamine on postoperative depression. Randomized controlled trials...

A role of GABAA receptor α1 subunit in the hippocampus for rapid-acting antidepressant-like effects of ketamine.

Neuropharmacology December 21, 2022 Xiao-Hui Tang, Y. Diao, Zhuoying Ren et al.

Ketamine can produce rapid-acting antidepressant effects in treatment-resistant patients with depression. Although alterations in glutamatergic and GABAergic neurotransmission in the brain play a role in depression, the precise molecular mechanisms in these neurotransmission underlying ketamine's antidepressant actions remain largely unknown. Mice exposed to FSS (forced swimming stress) showed...

Role of L-arginine/nitric oxide pathway in the antidepressant effects of ketamine

Zhonghua xingwei yixue yu naokexue zazhi September 20, 2012 Guang-Fen Zhang, Nan Wang, Jinyun Shi et al.

Objective To study the role of L-arginine/nitric oxide (NO) pathway in the antidepressant effects of ketamine. Methods Forty two male Wistar rats (200-250 g) were equally randomized into 7 groups (n=6): control group (C group), L-Arginine (a precursor of NO) group (LA group), L-NAME(an non-selectivity inhibitor of NO synthase) group (LN group), ketamine 3 mg/kg group (K3 group), ketamine 10...