27 citations
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May 2008 in “Neuroscience” This study found that altering neonatal neurosteroid levels affected anxiety and aversive learning in adult rats, possibly through changes in hippocampal GABAergic functions.
11 citations
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October 2010 in “Behavioural Brain Research” This study found that neonatal administration of allopregnanolone enhances, while finasteride suppresses, the effects of adult intrahippocampal pregnenolone sulphate on rat locomotor activity in an open field test.
6 citations
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April 2015 in “Behavioural Brain Research” In this study, finasteride was found to potentiate stress-induced disruption in sensory gating of rats by neutralizing the increase in allopregnanolone levels after acute stress.
3 citations
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May 2016 in “Behavioural Brain Research” This study suggests that altering levels of the neurosteroid allopregnanolone during neonatal stages in rats may impact alcohol consumption and dopamine release in adulthood, indicating potential effects on alcohol reward properties.
17 citations
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September 2013 in “The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology” This study found that neonatal finasteride treatment in male rats altered hippocampal GABAA receptor subunit expression and led to increased anxiety-like behavior in response to progesterone in adulthood.
10 citations
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May 2014 in “The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology” This study found that altering neurosteroid levels during early development in male rats can influence KCC2 levels, underscoring the role of neurosteroids in hippocampal maturation.
19 citations
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March 2019 in “Behavioural Brain Research” This study found that repeated finasteride administration in male Wistar rats led to increased depression-like behavior, suggesting an animal model for investigating finasteride's neuropsychiatric effects is viable.
24 citations
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December 2012 in “Behavioural Brain Research” This study found that altering Allopregnanolone levels in neonatal rats affects their adult exploratory and anxiety-like behaviors and impairs avoidance learning.
1 citations
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January 2021 in “European Journal of Inflammation” In this study, naringenin and its methylated derivatives reduced depression-like behaviors and inflammation markers in mice exposed to finasteride, suggesting their potential as effective and safe anti-depressive agents.
2 citations
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July 2020 in “Behavioural Brain Research” This study found that neonatal administration of finasteride affected adult learning and memory in rats, enhancing object recognition but impairing aversive learning, with no effect on anxiety-like behavior.
This study found that neonatal administration of finasteride reduced sensitivity to alcohol's motor-stimulating effects and increased preference for novelty and initial alcohol consumption in rats, suggesting a role in alcohol vulnerability.
2 citations
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December 2019 in “Neurobiology of Stress” This review discusses the potential link between early postnatal allopregnanolone levels and vulnerability to drug abuse in adulthood, noting a need for more in-depth studies to confirm this relationship.
7 citations
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May 2017 in “Behavioural brain research” This study found that manipulating neuroactive steroids during early development stages in male rats influences alcohol-induced locomotor sensitivity, suggesting their role in addiction vulnerability.
11 citations
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December 2012 in “Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research” This study found that in Withdrawal Seizure-Prone mice, ethanol withdrawal decreased the sensitivity of GABA A receptors to GABAergic neurosteroids in certain areas of the brain.
2 citations
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June 2018 in “Physiology & behavior” The study found that ondansetron decreased alcohol consumption only in adult rats that experienced altered neuroactive steroid levels from early post-natal finasteride exposure, suggesting increased 5HT3 receptor sensitivity in these rats.
6 citations
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January 2020 in “Dermatology” This study suggests that men under 40 who develop persistent sexual side effects and insomnia after using finasteride for alopecia may be at increased risk of suicide.
February 2026 in “Journal of Integrative Neuroscience” In this study, transplantation of hair follicle stem cells and nerve growth factor-modified stem cells significantly reduced amyloid deposition and tau hyperphosphorylation in an Alzheimer's disease rat model, suggesting potential as a treatment option.
137 citations
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March 2006 in “Cns Drug Reviews” This review explores finasteride's effects on neuroactive steroid levels and their potential influence on disorders like depression and alcohol withdrawal but reports no new clinical findings.
72 citations
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January 2011 in “Current Pharmaceutical Design” This review discusses the potential role of steroid 5α-reductase inhibitors in treating neuropsychiatric disorders related to dopaminergic hyperreactivity but reports no new clinical results.
34 citations
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June 2011 in “Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research” This study suggests that neurosteroids and compounds acting on GABA(A) receptors, like THIP, may modulate ethanol intake by influencing drinking patterns.
24 citations
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December 2013 in “Sexual medicine reviews” This review discusses persistent sexual and nonsexual adverse effects of the 5α-reductase inhibitor finasteride in younger men, including erectile dysfunction, low libido, and depression. It reports no new clinical results but emphasizes further research is needed.
13 citations
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January 2020 in “Neuroscience” This study found that finasteride impaired object recognition memory and altered hippocampal dendritic structures in male 3xTg-AD mice, suggesting potential sex differences in Alzheimer's disease pathology.
142 citations
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March 2019 in “Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience” This review discusses the development and potential therapeutic applications of adenosine receptor agonists and positive allosteric modulators, noting that while many clinical trials have been unsuccessful, initial results for new compounds are promising.
4 citations
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October 2013 in “Springer eBooks” This chapter reviews existing knowledge about melatonin's MT₁ and MT₂ receptors in human tissues, discussing their established and potential functions, but reports no new clinical findings.
This literature review reports that mesenchymal stem cell-derived secretome, including conditioned medium and extracellular vesicles, shows promise as an effective treatment for various diseases in animal and human in-vivo models, with ongoing clinical trials and recommendations for future research discussed.
269 citations
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May 2002 in “Hormones and Behavior” Lowering 3α,5α-THP in the hippocampus increases anxiety and depression in proestrous rats.
35 citations
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September 2009 in “Psychoneuroendocrinology” Early-life neurosteroid changes affect adolescent exploration and adult behavior.
21 citations
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September 2008 in “Brain Research” Neurosteroids in the brain can increase or decrease seizure risk in mice.
63 citations
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January 2010 in “Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience” This study found that 3alpha-diol, an androgen metabolite, improved cognitive and affective performance in aged male rats, suggesting its role in countering age-related decline in hippocampally-influenced behaviors.
18 citations
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January 2013 in “Psychoneuroendocrinology” Neonatal neurosteroid levels affect adult brain function and behavior.