Elsevier

Life Sciences

Volume 62, Issues 17–18, 27 March 1998, Pages 1443-1448
Life Sciences

An update on the CNS actions of TRH and its analogs

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Abstract

This brief review will discuss the recent literature on several of the central actions of TRH and its analogs. The most prominent of these actions include: (1) the arousal or analeptic effect in drug narcotized animals or in concussion models; (2) the reversal of cognitive deficits produced by various drugs or procedures, and (3) the improvement of several neurological deficits produced in animal models of spinal and/or cerebellar injury. The mediation of these TRH effects by neurotransmitters is discussed. While little has been published on the human neuropsychopharmacology of TRH, and especially of its analogs, the future holds considerable therapeutic promise for these interesting drugs.

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