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Repisalud author Bis-Humbert, Cristian author Garcia-Cabrerizo, Ruben author García-Fuster, M Julia 2024-09-18T06:42:11Z 2024-09-18T06:42:11Z 2021-11-05 Bis-Humbert C, Garcia-Cabrerizo R, Garcia-Fuster MJ. Dose-dependent opposite effects of nortriptyline on affective-like behavior in adolescent rats: Comparison with adult rats. Eur J Pharmacol. 2021 Nov 5;910:174465. 0014-2999 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13003/19548 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/23176 34464602 10.1016/j.ejphar.2021.174465 1879-0712 European Journal of Pharmacology 2-s2.0-85113945464 724803100001 L2014354251 Antidepressant drugs elicit different behavioral and neurochemical responses with age. In fact, the use of antidepressants during adolescence is associated with an increased risk of suicidal thinking, being the best pharmacological treatment during this critical period a matter of constant debate in terms of its risk-benefit outcome. In this regard, the present study compared the effects of nortriptyline (3-10 mg/kg, 7 days) on regulating different aspects of affective-like behavior by screening adolescent and adult Sprague-Dawley rats through several consecutive tests (forced-swim, open field, sucrose preference). Brains were later collected to evaluate hippocampal neurogenesis and mBDNF protein content as potential molecular correlates of the observed behavioral responses. The main results in adolescent rats showed that nortriptyline induced dose-dependent opposite effects: while 3 mg/kg decreased immobility and increased mBDNF (indicative of an antidepressant like response), 10 mg/kg decreased exploratory time in the open field and mBDNF (suggestive of an anxiogenic-like response). These effects were not associated with changes in neurogenesis regulation. In adult rats, nortriptyline failed to modulate affective-like behavior or the neuroplasticity markers evaluated at the doses tested. In conclusion, clear behavioral and neurochemical differences were observed between adolescent and adult rats in response to nortriptyline treatment. Interestingly, while nortriptyline displayed an antidepressant like potential at the lowest dose examined in adolescence, a higher dose shifted these results towards a negative outcome, thus reinforcing the need to extreme caution when considering this treatment for our younger population. eng Antidepressant Nortriptyline Adolescence Hippocampus BDNF Neurogenesis Dose-dependent opposite effects of nortriptyline on affective-like behavior in adolescent rats: Comparison with adult rats research article