The Phosphodiesterase-3 Inhibitor Cilostazol as an Adjunctive to Antidepressants in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder.

Summary

Cilostazol is a PDE 3 inhibitor, which showed as decrease in HAM-D scores in post-stroke depression through inhibition of neurodegeneration in the primary lesion and secondary extrafocal sites and through promotion of neurogenesis. These beneficial effects on post-stroke depression may be involved in activation of CREB/BDNF signaling.The aim of the current study is to evaluate the potential adjunct antidepressant effect of cilostazol in adult patients with MDD. Furthermore, we will assess the relationship between HAM-D score and BDNF as well as their role as a therapeutic targets of MDD.

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Start

2019-08-01

Primary completion

2021-12-31

Completion

2021-12-31

Publications

• Abdallah MS, Ramadan AN, Omara-Reda H, Mansour NO, Elsokary MA, Elsawah HK, Zaki SA, Abo Mansour HE, Mosalam EM. Double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled pilot study of the phosphodiesterase-3 inhibitor cilostazol as an adjunctive to antidepressants in patients with major depressive disorder. CNS Neurosci Ther. 2021 Dec;27(12):1540-1548. doi: 10.1111/cns.13731. Epub 2021 Sep 21.

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