Epigenetic modifications of major depressive disorder

K Saavedra, AM Molina-Márquez, N Saavedra… - International journal of …, 2016 - mdpi.com
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a chronic disease whose neurological basis and
pathophysiology remain poorly understood. Initially, it was proposed that genetic variations …

Advances toward precision medicine for bipolar disorder: mechanisms & molecules

SJ Haggarty, R Karmacharya, RH Perlis - Molecular psychiatry, 2021 - nature.com
Given its chronicity, contribution to disability and morbidity, and prevalence of more than 2%,
the effective treatment, and prevention of bipolar disorder represents an area of significant …

Animal models of bipolar mania: the past, present and future

RW Logan, CA McClung - Neuroscience, 2016 - Elsevier
Bipolar disorder (BD) is the sixth leading cause of disability in the world according to the
World Health Organization and affects nearly six million (∼ 2.5% of the population) adults in …

A selective HDAC 1/2 inhibitor modulates chromatin and gene expression in brain and alters mouse behavior in two mood-related tests

FA Schroeder, MC Lewis, DM Fass, FF Wagner… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Psychiatric diseases, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depression, are
projected to lead global disease burden within the next decade. Pharmacotherapy, the …

Epigenetic landscape of amphetamine and methamphetamine addiction in rodents

A Godino, S Jayanthi, JL Cadet - Epigenetics, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Amphetamine and methamphetamine addiction is described by specific behavioral
alterations, suggesting long-lasting changes in gene and protein expression within specific …

Sodium butyrate prevents memory impairment by re-establishing BDNF and GDNF expression in experimental pneumococcal meningitis

T Barichello, JS Generoso, LR Simões, CJ Faller… - Molecular …, 2015 - Springer
Pneumococcal meningitis is a serious infection of the central nervous system (CNS) with
high fatality rates that causes reduced psychomotor performance, slight mental slowness …

Sodium butyrate and mood stabilizers block ouabain-induced hyperlocomotion and increase BDNF, NGF and GDNF levels in brain of Wistar rats

RB Varela, SS Valvassori, J Lopes-Borges… - Journal of Psychiatric …, 2015 - Elsevier
Bipolar Disorder (BD) is one of the most severe psychiatric disorders. Despite adequate
treatment, patients continue to have recurrent mood episodes, residual symptoms, and …

H3K4 tri-methylation in synapsin genes leads to different expression patterns in bipolar disorder and major depression

C Cruceanu, M Alda, C Nagy… - International Journal …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
The synapsin family of neuronal phosphoproteins is composed of three genes (SYN1, SYN2
and SYN3) with alternative splicing resulting in a number of variants with various levels of …

Linking mitochondrial dysfunction, neurotransmitter, neural network abnormalities and mania: elucidating neurobiological mechanisms of the therapeutic effect of the …

Z Freyberg, AC Andreazza, CA McClung… - Biological Psychiatry …, 2024 - Elsevier
There is growing interest in the ketogenic diet as a treatment for Bipolar Disorder (BD), with
promising anecdotal and small case study reports of efficacy. Yet, the neurobiological …

Epigenetics in bipolar disorder: a critical review of the literature

A Legrand, A Iftimovici, A Khayachi… - Psychiatric …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Methods We searched PubMed, and Embase databases and classified the articles
depending on the epigenetic mechanisms (DNA methylation, histone modifications and non …