Ketamine Sparks Female-Specific Brain Plasticity via Microglia
TL;DR
A study finds that after ketamine anesthesia, female mice exhibit heightened brain activity and microglial remodeling that increases neuroplasticity via corticosterone triggering the FKBP51 protein; this effect is not observed in male mice, suggesting sex-specific drug responses with implications for depression treatment research.
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