One of the main challenges in medicine is the lack of efficient drug therapies for common human disorders. For example, although depressed patients receive powerful antidepressants, many often remain resistant to psychopharmacotherapy. The growing recognition of complex interplay between the drug targets and the predictors of drug sensitivity requires an improved understanding of these two key aspects of drug action and their potentially shared molecular networks. Here, we apply the concept of endophenotypes and their interplay to drug action and sensitivity. Based on these analyses, we postulate that novel drugs may be developed by targeting specific molecular pathways that integrate drug targets with drug sensitivity predictors.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)76-82
JournalProgress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry
Volume3
Issue number63
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015
Externally publishedYes

    Research areas

  • Drug sensitivity predictor, Drug target, Efficacy, Endophenotype, Psychopharmacotherapy

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