Cytokine targets in the brain: impact on neurotransmitters and neurocircuits

AH Miller, E Haroon, CL Raison… - Depression and …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Increasing attention has been paid to the role of inflammation in a host of illnesses including
neuropsychiatric disorders such as depression and anxiety. Activation of the inflammatory …

Inflammation and its discontents: the role of cytokines in the pathophysiology of major depression

AH Miller, V Maletic, CL Raison - Biological psychiatry, 2009 - Elsevier
Recognition that inflammation may represent a common mechanism of disease has been
extended to include neuropsychiatric disorders including major depression. Patients with …

[HTML][HTML] Psilocybin induces acute and persisting alterations in immune status in healthy volunteers: An experimental, placebo-controlled study

NL Mason, A Szabo, KPC Kuypers, PA Mallaroni… - Brain, Behavior, and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Patients characterized by stress-related disorders such as depression display elevated
circulating concentrations of pro-inflammatory cytokines and a hyperactive HPA axis …

Functional biomarkers of depression: diagnosis, treatment, and pathophysiology

HD Schmidt, RC Shelton, RS Duman - Neuropsychopharmacology, 2011 - nature.com
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a heterogeneous illness for which there are currently no
effective methods to objectively assess severity, endophenotypes, or response to treatment …

The longitudinal effects of depression on physical activity

B Roshanaei-Moghaddam, WJ Katon… - General hospital psychiatry, 2009 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: It has been posited that depression and sedentary lifestyle have bidirectional
relationships. Although the role of baseline physical activity as a risk factor for emerging …

Interleukin-1β: a new regulator of the kynurenine pathway affecting human hippocampal neurogenesis

PA Zunszain, C Anacker, A Cattaneo… - …, 2012 - nature.com
Increased inflammation and reduced neurogenesis have been associated with the
pathophysiology of major depression. Here, we show for the first time how IL-1β, a pro …

Serum and plasma BDNF levels in major depression: a replication study and meta-analyses

L Bocchio-Chiavetto, V Bagnardi… - The World Journal of …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives. Alterations of BDNF signalling in major depression (MD) are supported by
studies demonstrating decreased levels of the neurotrophin serum and plasma content in …

DNA methylation profiles of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gene as a potent diagnostic biomarker in major depression

M Fuchikami, S Morinobu, M Segawa, Y Okamoto… - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Major depression, because of its recurring and life-threatening nature, is one of the top 10
diseases for global disease burden. Major depression is still diagnosed on the basis of …

Depression as a systemic syndrome: map** the feedback loops of major depressive disorder

AK Wittenborn, H Rahmandad, J Rick… - Psychological …, 2016 - cambridge.org
BackgroundDepression is a complex public health problem with considerable variation in
treatment response. The systemic complexity of depression, or the feedback processes …

Stress, depression and cardiovascular dysregulation: a review of neurobiological mechanisms and the integration of research from preclinical disease models

AJ Grippo, AK Johnson - Stress, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Bidirectional associations between mood disorders and cardiovascular diseases are
extensively documented. However, the precise physiological and biochemical mechanisms …