Sleep deprivation induces depressive symptoms. Dexmedetomidine is a α2-adrenoreceptor agonist and this drug possesses sedative, anxiolytic, analgesic, and anesthetic-sparing effect. In this study, the action of dexmedetomidine on sleep deprivation-induced depressive behaviors was investigated using mice.

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右美托咪定改善小鼠睡眠剥夺诱导的抑郁行为。

睡眠不足会引起抑郁症状。右美托咪定是一种α2-肾上腺素受体激动剂，该药物具有镇静，抗焦虑，镇痛和麻醉剂的保护作用。在这项研究中，使用小鼠研究了右美托咪定对睡眠剥夺引起的抑郁行为的作用。