Is the HPA axis as target for depression outdated, or is there a new hope?

A Menke - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a very common stress-related mental disorder that
carries a huge burden for affected patients and the society. It is associated with a high …

Substance P and pain chronicity

W Zieglgänsberger - Cell and tissue research, 2019 - Springer
Substance P (SP) is a highly conserved member of the tachykinin peptide family that is
widely expressed throughout the animal kingdom. The numerous members of the tachykinin …

Understanding the molecular mechanisms underpinning gene by environment interactions in psychiatric disorders: the FKBP5 model

N Matosin, T Halldorsdottir, EB Binder - Biological psychiatry, 2018 - Elsevier
Epidemiologic and genetic studies suggest common environmental and genetic risk factors
for a number of psychiatric disorders, including depression, bipolar disorder, and …

FKBP ligands—where we are and where to go?

JM Kolos, AM Voll, M Bauder, F Hausch - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
In recent years, many members of the FK506-binding protein (FKBP) family were
increasingly linked to various diseases. The binding domain of FKBPs differs only in a few …

Hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis and stress

C Leistner, A Menke - Handbook of clinical neurology, 2020 - Elsevier
Stress is associated with the onset of several stress-related mental disorders that occur more
frequently in women than in men, such as major depression or posttraumatic stress disorder …

The HPA axis as target for depression

A Menke - Current Neuropharmacology, 2024 - benthamdirect.com
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a stress-related mental disorder with a lifetime
prevalence of 20% and, thus, is one of the most prevalent mental health disorders …

Moderate aerobic exercise training prevents the augmented hepatic glucocorticoid response induced by high-fat diet in mice

J Dassonvalle, F Díaz-Castro… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Glucocorticoids (GCs) are critical regulators of energy balance. Their deregulation is
associated with the development of obesity and metabolic syndrome. However, it is not …

Upregulation of WDR6 drives hepatic de novo lipogenesis in insulin resistance in mice

Z Yao, Y Gong, W Chen, S Shao, Y Song, H Guo… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Under normal conditions, insulin promotes hepatic de novo lipogenesis (DNL). However,
during insulin resistance (IR), when insulin signalling is blunted and accompanied by …

The many faces of FKBP51

A Hähle, S Merz, C Meyners, F Hausch - Biomolecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
The FK506-binding protein 51 (FKBP51) has emerged as a key regulator of endocrine stress
responses in mammals and as a potential therapeutic target for stress-related disorders …

FK506 binding proteins and inflammation related signalling pathways; basic biology, current status and future prospects for pharmacological intervention

S Annett, G Moore, T Robson - Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2020 - Elsevier
FK506 binding (FKBP) proteins are part of the highly conserved immunophilin family and its
members have fundamental roles in the regulation of signalling pathways involved in …