Major depressive disorder: hypothesis, mechanism, prevention and treatment

L Cui, S Li, S Wang, X Wu, Y Liu, W Yu… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2024 - nature.com
Worldwide, the incidence of major depressive disorder (MDD) is increasing annually,
resulting in greater economic and social burdens. Moreover, the pathological mechanisms …

Phenotype integration improves power and preserves specificity in biobank-based genetic studies of major depressive disorder

A Dahl, M Thompson, U An, M Krebs, V Appadurai… - Nature Genetics, 2023 - nature.com
Biobanks often contain several phenotypes relevant to diseases such as major depressive
disorder (MDD), with partly distinct genetic architectures. Researchers face complex …

Early Life Stress and Major Depressive Disorder—An Update on Molecular Mechanisms and Synaptic Impairments

AG Bertollo, ACL Galvan, C Dallagnol, AD Cortez… - Molecular …, 2024 - Springer
Early life stress (ELS), characterized as abuse, neglect, and abandonment, can cause
several adverse consequences in the lives of affected individuals. ELS experiences can …

[HTML][HTML] Relationship between circulating mitochondrial DNA and microRNA in patients with major depression

H Ogata, K Higasa, Y Kageyama, H Tahara… - Journal of Affective …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background MicroRNAs (miRNAs) and circulating cell-free mitochondrial DNA (ccf-mtDNA)
have attracted interest as biological markers of affective disorders. In response to stress, it is …

Genetic contribution to the heterogeneity of major depressive disorder: evidence from a sibling-based design using Swedish national registers

TD Nguyen, K Kowalec, J Pasman… - American Journal of …, 2023 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objective: Major depressive disorder (MDD) is highly heterogeneous. Standard typology
partly captures the disorder's symptomatic heterogeneity, although whether it adequately …

Body mass index and inflammation in depression and treatment-resistant depression: a Mendelian randomisation study

V Karageorgiou, F Casanova, J O'Loughlin, H Green… - BMC medicine, 2023 - Springer
Background Major depressive disorder (MDD) has a significant impact on global burden of
disease. Complications in clinical management can occur when response to …

Changes in multiple microRNA levels with antidepressant treatment are associated with remission and interact with key pathways: a comprehensive microRNA …

T Funatsuki, H Ogata, H Tahara, A Shimamoto… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Individual treatment outcomes to antidepressants varies widely, yet the determinants to this
difference remain elusive. MicroRNA (miRNA) gene expression regulation in major …

Niosomal Bupropion: Exploring Therapeutic Frontiers through Behavioral Profiling

K Harini, SY Alomar, M Vajagathali, S Manoharadas… - Pharmaceuticals, 2024 - mdpi.com
Bupropion (Bup) belongs to the norepinephrine–dopamine reuptake inhibitor (NDRI) class
and it is the only FDA-approved drug of its class for the treatment of major depressive …

[HTML][HTML] Microglial function interacts with the environment to affect sex-specific depression risk

E Fitzgerald, I Pokhvisneva, S Patel, SY Chan… - Brain, Behavior, and …, 2024 - Elsevier
There is a two-fold higher incidence of depression in females compared to men with recent
studies suggesting a role for microglia in conferring this sex-dependent depression risk. In …

[HTML][HTML] Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and major depressive disorder: Evidence from multiple genetically informed designs

M Garcia-Argibay, I Brikell, A Thapar, P Lichtenstein… - Biological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and major depressive disorder
(MDD) are two highly prevalent disorders that frequently co-occur. Prior evidence from …