Description
Rolipram is known to be an antidepressant and anxiolytic-like agent that has been found to stimulate angiogenesis and attentuate neuronal apoptosis in ischemic rats.
References
Hu S, Cao Q, Xu P, et al. Rolipram stimulates angiogensis and attenuates neuronal apoptosis through the cAMP/cAMP-responsive element binding protein pathway following ischemic stroke in rats. Exp Ther Med. 2016 Mar; 11(3):1005-1010. PMID: 26998028.
Li YF, Huang Y, Amsdell S, et al. Antidepressant- and anxiolytic-like effects of the phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitor rolipram on behavior depend on cyclic AMP response element binding protein-mediated neurogenesis in the hippocampus. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2009 Oct; 34(11):2404-2419. PMID: 19516250.