Selegiline and Reward Processing

Summary

There has been growing interest in the relationship between reward processing and clinical symptoms of depression such as anhedonia (loss of interest and response to pleasurable activities). The aim of the study is to investigate the acute effects of a single dose of selegiline (an irreversible monoamine oxidase B inhibitor) on reward and emotional processing in healthy volunteers.

Timeline

Start

2019-09-18

Primary completion

2020-09-10

Completion

2020-09-10

Publications

• Background Vrieze E, Pizzagalli DA, Demyttenaere K, Hompes T, Sienaert P, de Boer P, Schmidt M, Claes S. Reduced reward learning predicts outcome in major depressive disorder. Biol Psychiatry. 2013 Apr 1;73(7):639-45. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2012.10.014. Epub 2012 Dec 8.
• Background Admon R, Pizzagalli DA. Dysfunctional Reward Processing in Depression. Curr Opin Psychol. 2015 Aug 1;4:114-118. doi: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2014.12.011.
• Background Krystal JH, Sanacora G, Duman RS. Rapid-acting glutamatergic antidepressants: the path to ketamine and beyond. Biol Psychiatry. 2013 Jun 15;73(12):1133-41. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2013.03.026.
• Background Machado-Vieira R, Salvadore G, Diazgranados N, Zarate CA Jr. Ketamine and the next generation of antidepressants with a rapid onset of action. Pharmacol Ther. 2009 Aug;123(2):143-50. doi: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2009.02.010. Epub 2009 May 3.
• Background Heinonen EH, Anttila MI, Nyman LM, Pyykko KA, Vuorinen JA, Lammintausta RA. Inhibition of platelet monoamine oxidase type B by selegiline. J Clin Pharmacol. 1997 Jul;37(7):597-601. doi: 10.1002/j.1552-4604.1997.tb04341.x.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.