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Category: biotechnology & health

BSA 09-02: Method of Treating Depression

BNL Reference Number: BSA 09-02

Patent Status: U.S. Patent Number 8,101,600 was issued on January 24, 2012

Summary

Depression related illness represents an enormous cost to the US economy. Current approved drugs have deleterious side-effects. The repurposing of approved compounds to the treatment of depression directs treatment through a novel target.

Description

Methods for treatment of depression-related mood disorders in mammals, particularly humans are disclosed. The methods of the invention include administration of compounds capable of enhancing glutamate transporter activity in the brain of mammals suffering from depression. ATP-sensitive K⁺ channel openers and β-lactam antibiotics are used to enhance glutamate transport and to treat depression-related mood disorders and depressive symptoms.

Journal Publication

• Circuits, cells, and synapses: toward a new target for deep brain stimulation in depression

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