[HTML][HTML] Brain-derived neurotrophic factor signaling in depression and antidepressant action

E Castrén, LM Monteggia - Biological psychiatry, 2021 - Elsevier
Neurotrophic factors, particularly BDNF (brain-derived neurotrophic factor), have been
associated with depression and antidepressant drug action. A variety of preclinical and …

BDNF: a key factor with multipotent impact on brain signaling and synaptic plasticity

P Kowiański, G Lietzau, E Czuba, M Waśkow… - Cellular and molecular …, 2018 - Springer
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is one of the most widely distributed and
extensively studied neurotrophins in the mammalian brain. Among its prominent functions …

Psychedelics and other psychoplastogens for treating mental illness

MV Vargas, R Meyer, AA Avanes, M Rus… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Psychedelics have inspired new hope for treating brain disorders, as they seem to be unlike
any treatments currently available. Not only do they produce sustained therapeutic effects …

Brain‐derived neurotrophic factor, depression, and physical activity: making the neuroplastic connection

C Phillips - Neural plasticity, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Brain‐derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a neurotrophin that is vital to the survival,
growth, and maintenance of neurons in key brain circuits involved in emotional and …

The role of 5-HT receptors in depression

CN Yohn, MM Gergues, BA Samuels - Molecular brain, 2017 - Springer
Depression is a polygenic and highly complex psychiatric disorder that remains a major
burden on society. Antidepressants, such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) …

Genetics factors in major depression disease

M Shadrina, EA Bondarenko, PA Slominsky - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Depressive disorders (DDs) are one of the most widespread forms of psychiatric pathology.
According to the World Health Organization, about 350 million people in the world are …

Bridging animal and human models of exercise-induced brain plasticity

MW Voss, C Vivar, AF Kramer, H van Praag - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2013 - cell.com
Significant progress has been made in understanding the neurobiological mechanisms
through which exercise protects and restores the brain. In this feature review, we integrate …

The genetics of major depression

J Flint, KS Kendler - Neuron, 2014 - cell.com
Major depression is the commonest psychiatric disorder and in the US has the greatest
impact of all biomedical diseases on disability. Here we review evidence of the genetic …

Psychobiological factors of resilience and depression in late life

KT Laird, B Krause, C Funes, H Lavretsky - Translational psychiatry, 2019 - nature.com
In contrast to traditional perspectives of resilience as a stable, trait-like characteristic,
resilience is now recognized as a multidimentional, dynamic capacity influenced by life-long …

[HTML][HTML] Sugar intake from sweet food and beverages, common mental disorder and depression: prospective findings from the Whitehall II study

A Knüppel, MJ Shipley, CH Llewellyn, EJ Brunner - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Intake of sweet food, beverages and added sugars has been linked with depressive
symptoms in several populations. Aim of this study was to investigate systematically cross …