Astrocytes and major depression: The purinergic avenue

YF Zhao, A Verkhratsky, Y Tang, P Illes - Neuropharmacology, 2022 - Elsevier
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is one of the most prevalent psychiatric illnesses
worldwide which impairs the social functioning of the afflicted patients. Astrocytes promote …

Microglial morphometric analysis: so many options, so little consistency

J Reddaway, PE Richardson, RJ Bevan… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Quantification of microglial activation through morphometric analysis has long been a staple
of the neuroimmunologist's toolkit. Microglial morphological phenomics can be conducted …

Microglial NLRP3 inflammasome activates neurotoxic astrocytes in depression-like mice

S Li, Y Fang, Y Zhang, M Song, X Zhang, X Ding… - Cell reports, 2022 - cell.com
The function and regulation of different heterogeneous reactive states of astrocytes in
depression remain unclear. Here, we demonstrate that neurotoxic reactive (A1-like) …

Berberine ameliorates depression-like behaviors in mice via inhibiting NLRP3 inflammasome-mediated neuroinflammation and preventing neuroplasticity disruption

Z Qin, DD Shi, W Li, D Cheng, YD Zhang… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Objectives Neuroinflammation has been suggested that affects the processing of
depression. There is renewed interest in berberine owing to its anti-inflammatory effects …

Gastrodin programs an Arg-1+ microglial phenotype in hippocampus to ameliorate depression-and anxiety-like behaviors via the Nrf2 pathway in mice

J Zhang, L Li, Q Liu, Z Zhao, D Su, C **ao, T **… - Phytomedicine, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Regulating the microglial phenotype is an attractive strategy for treating
diseases of the central nervous system such as depression and anxiety. Gastrodin can …

Understanding the role of oxidative stress, neuroinflammation and abnormal myelination in excessive aggression associated with depression: recent input from …

A Gorlova, E Svirin, D Pavlov, R Cespuglio… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Aggression and deficient cognitive control problems are widespread in psychiatric disorders,
including major depressive disorder (MDD). These abnormalities are known to contribute …

Astragalin: A food-origin flavonoid with therapeutic effect for multiple diseases

J Chen, K Zhong, S Qin, Y **g, S Liu, D Li… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Naturally occurring flavonoids have long been utilized as essential templates for the
development of novel drugs and as critical ingredients for functional foods. Astragalin (AG) is …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] “Inflamed” depression: A review of the interactions between depression and inflammation and current anti-inflammatory strategies for depression

Y Yin, T Ju, D Zeng, F Duan, Y Zhu, J Liu, Y Li… - Pharmacological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Depression is a common mental disorder, the effective treatment of which remains a
challenging issue worldwide. The clinical pathogenesis of depression has been deeply …

[HTML][HTML] Pathophysiology of nAChRs: limbic circuits and related disorders

YS Mineur, AR Soares, IM Etherington… - Pharmacological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Human epidemiological studies have identified links between nicotine intake and stress
disorders, including anxiety, depression and PTSD. Here we review the clinical evidence for …