Antidepressant effects of inhibitors of cAMP phosphodiesterase (PDE4)

JM O'Donnell, HT Zhang - Trends in pharmacological sciences, 2004 - cell.com
Despite initial promise, the development of type 4 phosphodiesterase (PDE4) inhibitors as
antidepressants has not advanced significantly. This is due to an incomplete understanding of …

Phosphodiesterase-4D knock-out and RNA interference-mediated knock-down enhance memory and increase hippocampal neurogenesis via increased cAMP …

…, SP Wilson, JM O'Donnell, HT Zhang - Journal of …, 2011 - Soc Neuroscience
Phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE4) plays an important role in mediating memory via the control of
intracellular cAMP signaling; inhibition of PDE4 enhances memory. However, development …

Antidepressant-like profile and reduced sensitivity to rolipram in mice deficient in the PDE4D phosphodiesterase enzyme

HT Zhang, Y Huang, SLC Jin, SA Frith… - …, 2002 - Elsevier
Pharmacological inhibition of type 4 cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)-specific
phosphodiesterase (PDE4) produces antidepressant-like effects in animals; however, it is not …

[HTML][HTML] Antidepressant-and anxiolytic-like effects of the phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitor rolipram on behavior depend on cyclic AMP response element binding protein …

…, SL Amsdell, L Xiao, JM O'donnell, HT Zhang - …, 2009 - nature.com
Inhibition of phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE4), an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of cyclic
AMP (cAMP), increases phosphorylation of the cAMP response element binding protein (…

Cyclic AMP-specific phosphodiesterase-4 as a target for the development of antidepressant drugs

HT Zhang - Current pharmaceutical design, 2009 - ingentaconnect.com
Phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE4), one of eleven PDE enzyme families, specifically catalyzes
hydrolysis of cyclic AMP (cAMP); it has four subtypes (PDE4A-D) with at least 25 splice variants…

The phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitor rolipram reverses Aβ-induced cognitive impairment and neuroinflammatory and apoptotic responses in rats

…, HB Lin, YF Cheng, JP Xu, HT Zhang - International Journal …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Han-Ting Zhang Han-Ting ZhangHan-Ting Zhang has received financial support for
his research from Memory Pharmaceuticals and Lundbeck Pharmaceuticals. …

[HTML][HTML] Anxiogenic-like behavioral phenotype of mice deficient in phosphodiesterase 4B (PDE4B)

HT Zhang, Y Huang, A Masood, LR Stolinski… - …, 2008 - nature.com
Phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE4), an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of cyclic AMP and
plays a critical role in controlling its intracellular concentration, has been implicated in …

Cognitive dysfunction induced by chronic administration of common cancer chemotherapeutics in rats

GW Konat, M Kraszpulski, I James, HT Zhang… - Metabolic brain …, 2008 - Springer
Although cognitive dysfunction manifested by severe memory and attention deficits has been
reported in up to 70% of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, the mechanisms of this …

Inhibition of cyclic AMP phosphodiesterase (PDE4) reverses memory deficits associated with NMDA receptor antagonism

HT Zhang, AM Crissman, NR Dorairaj… - …, 2000 - Elsevier
Rolipram, a selective inhibitor of type 4 cyclic AMP phosphodiesterase (PDE4), completely
reversed the amnesic effects of MK-801 on working and reference memory (F[4,64] = 11.10; p …

PDE4 as a target for cognition enhancement

W Richter, FS Menniti, HT Zhang… - Expert opinion on …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: The second messengers cAMP and cGMP mediate fundamental aspects of
brain function relevant to memory, learning, and cognitive functions. Consequently, cyclic …