Agomelatine (Valdoxan®) is chemical compound that is structurally closely related to melatonin. Agomelatine is a potent agonist at melatonin receptors and an antagonist at serotonin-2C (5-HT_2C) receptors, tested in an animal model of depression (forced swimming test in rodents). It is concluded that the antidepressant-like activity in this model most probably involves a combination of both its melatonin agonist and 5-HT(2C) receptor antagonist properties.

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• Remitted Depressed Patients Experience Less Sexual Dysfunction with Agomelatine (Valdoxan) than with Venlafaxine XR (Effexor XR): Presented at CPA
• Antidepressant-like activity of S 20098 (agomelatine) in the forced swimming test in rodents: involvement of melatonin and serotonin receptors
• The Novel Melatonin Agonist Agomelatine (S20098) Is an Antagonist at 5-Hydroxytryptamine2C Receptors, Blockade of Which Enhances the Activity of Frontocortical Dopaminergic and Adrenergic Pathways
• Agomelatine treatment has promising results in transgenic murine model

Antidepressants

Agomelatin