期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
卷 17, 期 8, 页码 1307-1313出版社
CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1017/S1461145714000212
关键词
Oestrogens; females; letrozole; progesterone; testosterone
资金
- Large Scale Cooperative Project [09SYN-21-1003]
- Education and Lifelong Learning, Supporting Postdoctoral Researchers
- European Social Fund (ESF)
- General Secretariat for Research and Technology, Greece
- Brazilian Ministry of Education
Aromatase inhibitors block the conversion of androgens to oestrogens and are used for the treatment of hormone-responsive breast cancer in menopause and recently also in premenopausal women. We investigate whether decreased oestrogen synthesis following aromatase inhibition leads to a depressive-like behavioural response in cycling female rats. Using the forced swim test (FST) we estimate the response of acute (three injections in 24 h) and sustained (7 d) letrozole and fluoxetine administration. Acute aromatase inhibition decreases immobility duration in the FST, indicating its antidepressant potential. Instead, sustained aromatase inhibition did not show such antidepressant potential. Testosterone elevation associates with the decreased depressive behaviour in the FST following acute letrozole treatment, but interestingly progesterone explains the increased swimming behaviour. Present findings may have potential implications for women treated with aromatase inhibitors, especially before menopause, as well as for the role of gonadal hormones in the expression of depressive symptoms and antidepressant response.
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