Is depression a global brain disorder with topographic dynamic reorganization?

G Northoff, D Hirjak - Translational Psychiatry, 2024 - nature.com
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is characterized by a multitude of psychopathological
symptoms including affective, cognitive, perceptual, sensorimotor, and social. The neuronal …

Role of inflammatory mechanisms in major depressive disorder: from etiology to potential pharmacological targets

BR Kouba, L de Araujo Borba, P Borges de Souza… - Cells, 2024 - mdpi.com
The involvement of central and peripheral inflammation in the pathogenesis and prognosis
of major depressive disorder (MDD) has been demonstrated. The increase of pro …

Recognizing depression as an inflammatory disease: the search for endotypes

J Steffen, N Focken, G Çalışkan - American Journal of …, 2024 - journals.physiology.org
Major depressive disorder (MDD) affects millions of individuals worldwide, leading to
considerable social and economic costs. Despite advancements in pharmacological …

Microglial circ-UBE2K exacerbates depression by regulating parental gene UBE2K via targeting HNRNPU

Y Cai, Y Ji, Y Liu, D Zhang, Z Gong, L Li, X Chen… - …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Knowledge about the pathogenesis of depression and treatments for this
disease are lacking. Epigenetics-related circRNAs are likely involved in the mechanism of …

Vasopressin drives aberrant myeloid differentiation of hematopoietic stem cells, contributing to depression in mice

R Mou, J Ma, X Ju, Y Wu, Q Chen, J Li, T Shang… - Cell Stem Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Psychological stress is often linked to depression and can also impact the immune system,
illustrating the interconnectedness of mental health and immune function. Hematopoietic …

Chronic stress dysregulates the Hippo/YAP/14-3-3η pathway and induces mitochondrial damage in basolateral amygdala in a mouse model of depression

Y Zhao, Y Chen, C Guo, P Li, Z Cheng, L Zheng… - …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Rationale: Recent evidence highlights the pivotal role of mitochondrial dysfunction in mood
disorders, but the mechanism involved remains unclear. We studied whether the …

Major Depressive Disorder and Gut Microbiota: Role of Physical Exercise

PB Souza, L de Araujo Borba… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Major depressive disorder (MDD) has a high prevalence and is a major contributor to the
global burden of disease. This psychiatric disorder results from a complex interaction …

Efficacy and safety of zuranolone in major depressive disorder: a meta-analysis of factor effect and dose-response analyses

YW Lin, YK Tu, KC Hung, CS Liang, PT Tseng… - …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Zuranolone is recognised as a promising antidepressant agent. Our study
aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of zuranolone in treating major depressive …

Ginsenoside Rg1 enriches gut microbial indole-3-acetic acid to alleviate depression-like behavior in mice via oxytocin signaling

S Yu, Z Yin, M Ling, Z Chen, Y Zhang, Y Pan, Y Zhang… - Phytomedicine, 2024 - Elsevier
Background and purpose Although a large collection of data has shown that ginsenosides,
the major active ingredients from Ginseng, have neuroprotective and anti-depressant effect …

[HTML][HTML] Elucidating genetic and molecular basis of altered higher-order brain structure-function coupling in major depressive disorder

H Long, Z Chen, X Xu, Q Zhou, Z Fang, M Lv, XH Yang… - NeuroImage, 2024 - Elsevier
Previous studies have shown that major depressive disorder (MDD) patients exhibit
structural and functional impairments, but few studies have investigated changes in higher …