Agomelatine, a melatonergic antidepressant with a rapid onset of action, is one of the most recent drugs in the antidepressant category. Agomelatine's antidepressant actions are attributed to its sleep-promoting and chronobiotic actions mediated by MT1 and MT2 receptors present in the suprachiasmatic nucleus, as well as to its effects on the blockade of 5-HT2c receptors. Blockade of 5-HT2c receptors causes release of both noradrenaline and dopamine at the fronto-cortical dopaminergic and noradrenergic pathways. The combined actions of agomelatine on MT1/MT2 and 5-HT2c receptors facilitate the resynchronization of altered circadian rhythms and abnormal sleep patterns. Agomelatine appeared to be effective in treating major depression. Moreover, evidence exists that points out a possible efficacy of such drug in the treatment of bipolar depression, anxiety disorders, alcohol dependence, migraines etc. Thus, the aim of this narrative review was to elucidate current evidences on the role of agomelatine in disorders other than major depression.

Agomelatine beyond borders: current evidences of its efficacy in disorders other than major depression / De Berardis, Domenico; Fornaro, Michele; Serroni, Nicola; Campanella, Daniela; Rapini, Gabriella; Olivieri, Luigi; Srinivasan, Venkataramanujam; Iasevoli, Felice; Tomasetti, Carmine; DE BARTOLOMEIS, Andrea; Valchera, Alessandro; Perna, Giampaolo; Mazza, Monica; Di Nicola, Marco; Martinotti, Giovanni; Di Giannantonio, Massimo. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES. - ISSN 1422-0067. - 16:1(2015), pp. 1111-30-1130. [10.3390/ijms16011111]

Agomelatine beyond borders: current evidences of its efficacy in disorders other than major depression

FORNARO, MICHELE;IASEVOLI, FELICE;TOMASETTI, CARMINE;DE BARTOLOMEIS, ANDREA;
2015

Abstract

Agomelatine, a melatonergic antidepressant with a rapid onset of action, is one of the most recent drugs in the antidepressant category. Agomelatine's antidepressant actions are attributed to its sleep-promoting and chronobiotic actions mediated by MT1 and MT2 receptors present in the suprachiasmatic nucleus, as well as to its effects on the blockade of 5-HT2c receptors. Blockade of 5-HT2c receptors causes release of both noradrenaline and dopamine at the fronto-cortical dopaminergic and noradrenergic pathways. The combined actions of agomelatine on MT1/MT2 and 5-HT2c receptors facilitate the resynchronization of altered circadian rhythms and abnormal sleep patterns. Agomelatine appeared to be effective in treating major depression. Moreover, evidence exists that points out a possible efficacy of such drug in the treatment of bipolar depression, anxiety disorders, alcohol dependence, migraines etc. Thus, the aim of this narrative review was to elucidate current evidences on the role of agomelatine in disorders other than major depression.
2015
Agomelatine beyond borders: current evidences of its efficacy in disorders other than major depression / De Berardis, Domenico; Fornaro, Michele; Serroni, Nicola; Campanella, Daniela; Rapini, Gabriella; Olivieri, Luigi; Srinivasan, Venkataramanujam; Iasevoli, Felice; Tomasetti, Carmine; DE BARTOLOMEIS, Andrea; Valchera, Alessandro; Perna, Giampaolo; Mazza, Monica; Di Nicola, Marco; Martinotti, Giovanni; Di Giannantonio, Massimo. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES. - ISSN 1422-0067. - 16:1(2015), pp. 1111-30-1130. [10.3390/ijms16011111]
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