So depression is an inflammatory disease, but where does the inflammation come from?

M Berk, LJ Williams, FN Jacka, A O'Neil, JA Pasco… - BMC medicine, 2013 - Springer
Background We now know that depression is associated with a chronic, low-grade
inflammatory response and activation of cell-mediated immunity, as well as activation of the …

Oxidative & nitrosative stress in depression: why so much stress?

S Moylan, M Berk, OM Dean, Y Samuni… - Neuroscience & …, 2014 - Elsevier
Many studies support a crucial role for oxidative & nitrosative stress (O&NS) in the
pathophysiology of unipolar and bipolar depression. These disorders are characterized inter …

Vitamin D and the central nervous system

M Wrzosek, J Łukaszkiewicz, M Wrzosek… - Pharmacological …, 2013 - Springer
Vitamin D is formed in human epithelial cells via photochemical synthesis and is also
acquired from dietary sources. The so-called classical effect of this vitamin involves the …

Preventing brain injury in the preterm infant—current controversies and potential therapies

N Yates, AJ Gunn, L Bennet, SK Dhillon… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Preterm birth is associated with a high risk of morbidity and mortality including brain damage
and cerebral palsy. The development of brain injury in the preterm infant may be influenced …

Developmental vitamin D and autism spectrum disorders: findings from the Stockholm Youth Cohort

BK Lee, DW Eyles, C Magnusson, CJ Newschaffer… - Molecular …, 2021 - nature.com
Animal studies indicate that early life vitamin D is crucial for proper neurodevelopment. Few
studies have examined whether maternal and neonatal vitamin D concentrations influence …

Maternal vitamin D levels during pregnancy and offspring psychiatric outcomes: a systematic review

S Upadhyaya, T Ståhlberg, S Silwal… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Prenatal exposure to vitamin D may play a significant role in human brain development and
function. Previous epidemiological studies investigating the associations between maternal …

Vitamin D and autism: clinical review

E Kočovská, E Fernell, E Billstedt, H Minnis… - Research in …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental
disorder with multiple genetic and environmental risk factors. The interplay between genetic …

The relationships of vitamin D, vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms, and vitamin D supplementation with Parkinson's disease

L Lv, X Tan, X Peng, R Bai, Q **ao, T Zou, J Tan… - Translational …, 2020 - Springer
In recent years, many studies have investigated the correlations between Parkinson's
disease (PD) and vitamin D status, but the conclusion remains elusive. The present review …

Maternal stress, nutrition and physical activity: Impact on immune function, CNS development and psychopathology

AH Marques, AL Bjørke-Monsen, AL Teixeira… - Brain Research, 2015 - Elsevier
Evidence suggests that maternal and fetal immune dysfunction may impact fetal brain
development and could play a role in neurodevelopmental disorders, although the definitive …

[HTML][HTML] The levels of vitamin D, vitamin D receptor, homocysteine and complex B vitamin in children with autism spectrum disorders

H Altun, EB Kurutaş, N Şahin, O Güngör… - Clinical …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental syndrome with
an increasingly prevalent etiology, yet not fully understood. It has been thought that vitamin …