The role of mitochondria in mood disorders: from physiology to pathophysiology and to treatment

A Giménez-Palomo, S Dodd, G Anmella… - Frontiers in …, 2021‏ - frontiersin.org
Mitochondria are cellular organelles involved in several biological processes, especially in
energy production. Several studies have found a relationship between mitochondrial …

The neuroprogressive nature of major depressive disorder: pathways to disease evolution and resistance, and therapeutic implications

S Moylan, M Maes, NR Wray, M Berk - Molecular psychiatry, 2013‏ - nature.com
In some patients with major depressive disorder (MDD), individual illness characteristics
appear consistent with those of a neuroprogressive illness. Features of neuroprogression …

Dysregulation of mitochondrial dynamics, mitophagy and apoptosis in major depressive disorder: Does inflammation play a role?

G Scaini, BL Mason, AP Diaz, MK Jha, JC Soares… - Molecular …, 2022‏ - nature.com
Recent studies have suggested that mitochondrial dysfunction and dysregulated
neuroinflammatory pathways are involved in the pathophysiology of major depressive …

The effect of fluoxetine on astrocyte autophagy flux and injured mitochondria clearance in a mouse model of depression

X Shu, Y Sun, X Sun, Y Zhou, Y Bian, Z Shu… - Cell death & …, 2019‏ - nature.com
Although multiple hypotheses had been proposed to clarify the causes of depression, the
accurate pathogenesis and effective treatment of depression still need to be solved …

Mitochondrial respiration in peripheral blood mononuclear cells correlates with depressive subsymptoms and severity of major depression

A Karabatsiakis, C Böck, J Salinas-Manrique… - Translational …, 2014‏ - nature.com
Mitochondrial dysfunction might have a central role in the pathophysiology of depression.
Phenotypically, depression is characterized by lack of energy, concentration problems and …

The energy metabolism dysfunction in psychiatric disorders postmortem brains: focus on proteomic evidence

GS Zuccoli, VM Saia-Cereda, JM Nascimento… - Frontiers in …, 2017‏ - frontiersin.org
Psychiatric disorders represent a great medical and social challenge and people suffering
from these conditions face many impairments regarding personal and professional life. In …

A mitochondrial bioenergetic basis of depression

NJ Klinedinst, WT Regenold - Journal of Bioenergetics and …, 2015‏ - Springer
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is an important public health problem affecting 350 million
people worldwide. After decades of study, the pathophysiology of MDD remains elusive …

Mitochondrial health index correlates with plasma circulating cell-free mitochondrial DNA in bipolar disorder

RC Cordeiro, CNC Lima, GR Fries… - Molecular …, 2023‏ - nature.com
Although mitochondrial dysfunction is known to play an essential role in the pathophysiology
of bipolar disorder (BD), there is a glaring gap in our understanding of how mitochondrial …

Mitochondria in depression: The dysfunction of mitochondrial energy metabolism and quality control systems

M Jiang, L Wang, H Sheng - CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Background Depression is the most disabling neuropsychiatric disorder, causing difficulties
in daily life activities and social interactions. The exact mechanisms of depression remain …

Mitochondria and the economy of stress (mal) adaptation

É Morava, T Kozicz - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2013‏ - Elsevier
Stress-associated diseases, like depression have a life time prevalence of up to 20%, and
approximately 18.4 million people in Europe suffer from depression. Despite decades of …