Reviewing the neurobiology of electroconvulsive therapy on a micro-meso-and macro-level

JB Belge, P Mulders, L Van Diermen, P Sienaert… - Progress in Neuro …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) remains the one of the most effective of
biological antidepressant interventions. However, the exact neurobiological mechanisms …

Current perspectives on pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions for the inflammatory mechanism of unipolar depression

IA Dogaru, MG Puiu, M Manea, V Dionisie - Brain Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Since depression remains a major public health issue there is a constant need for new and
more efficient therapeutic strategies based on the mechanisms involved in the aetiology of …

Electroconvulsive therapy is associated with increased immunoreactivity of neuroplasticity markers in the hippocampus of depressed patients

D Loef, I Tendolkar, PFP van Eijndhoven… - Translational …, 2023 - nature.com
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is an effective therapy for depression, but its cellular effects
on the human brain remain elusive. In rodents, electroconvulsive shocks increase …

[HTML][HTML] Peripheral blood inflammatory markers in depression: Response to electroconvulsive therapy and relationship with cognitive performance

KM Ryan, DM McLoughlin - Psychiatry Research, 2022 - Elsevier
The inflammatory response may play a role in depression and the response to
antidepressants. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), the most acutely powerful antidepressant …

Depression, inflammation, and intestinal permeability: associations with subjective and objective cognitive functioning throughout breast cancer survivorship

AA Madison, R Andridge, AH Kantaras, ME Renna… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Depression and cognitive problems are common in breast cancer
survivorship and reduce quality of life. Depression, a risk factor for cognitive decline, is often …

PROTOCOL: Non‐pharmacological interventions for older people with a diagnosis of depression: An evidence and gap map

W Shang, L Guo, Y Liu, Y Li, Q Wei… - Campbell systematic …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This is the protocol for an evidence and gap map. The objectives are as follows: To map
available randomized control trials, economic evaluations, and systematic reviews that …

Limited evidence of a shared genetic relationship between C-reactive protein levels and cognitive function in older UK adults of European ancestry

A Packer, A Corbett, R Arathimos, C Ballard… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Previous studies have shown associations between cognitive function and C-
reactive protein (CRP) levels in older adults. Few studies have considered the extent to …

Rivastigmine for ECT-induced cognitive adverse effects in late life depression (RECALL study): A multicenter, randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled, cross …

MJ Henstra, TC Feenstra, RM Kok, HP Spaans… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Cognitive side-effects are an important reason for the limited use of
electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Cognitive side-effects are heterogeneous and occur …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of inflammation on cognitive functioning after electroconvulsive therapy in older patients with depression with and without white matter hyperintensities

A Carlier, A Dols, M Oudega, P Sienaert… - The American Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective Should we treat older, patients with depression with white matter hyperintensities
(WMH) with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)? WMH, inflammation, depression and cognitive …

Electroconvulsive therapy is associated with increased immunoreactivity for the neuroplasticity marker doublecortin in the hippocampus of depressed patients

D Loef, I Tendolkar, P van Eijndhoven, J Hoozemans… - 2023 - researchsquare.com
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is an effective therapy for depression, but its cellular effects
on the human brain remain elusive. In rodents, electroconvulsive shocks increase …