Oxidative stress in depression: the link with the stress response, neuroinflammation, serotonin, neurogenesis and synaptic plasticity

AS Correia, A Cardoso, N Vale - Antioxidants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Depression is a prevalent, complex, and highly debilitating disease. The full comprehension
of this disease is still a global challenge. Indeed, relapse, recurrency, and therapeutic …

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 …

Acute effects of psilocybin after escitalopram or placebo pretreatment in a randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled, crossover study in healthy subjects

AM Becker, F Holze, T Grandinetti… - Clinical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The psychedelic psilocybin is being investigated for the treatment of depression and anxiety.
Unclear is whether antidepressant treatments interact with psilocybin. The present study …

Biochemical mechanisms underlying psychedelic-induced neuroplasticity

DE Olson - Biochemistry, 2022 - ACS Publications
In addition to producing profound subjective effects following acute administration,
psychedelic compounds can induce beneficial behavioral changes relevant to the treatment …

Serotonin 2A Receptor (5-HT2AR) Agonists: Psychedelics and Non-Hallucinogenic Analogues as Emerging Antidepressants

W Duan, D Cao, S Wang, J Cheng - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Psychedelics make up a group of psychoactive compounds that induce hallucinogenic
effects by activating the serotonin 2A receptor (5-HT2AR). Clinical trials have demonstrated …

Molecular mechanisms of psilocybin and implications for the treatment of depression

S Ling, F Ceban, LMW Lui, Y Lee, KM Teopiz… - CNS drugs, 2022 - Springer
Therapeutic deficiencies with monoaminergic antidepressants invites the need to identify
and develop novel rapid-acting antidepressants. Hitherto, ketamine and esketamine are …

Blood brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and major depression: do we have a translational perspective?

B Arosio, FR Guerini, RCO Voshaar… - Frontiers in behavioral …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Major depressive disorder (MDD) affects millions of people worldwide and is a leading
cause of disability. Several theories have been proposed to explain its pathological …

Therapeutic use of psilocybin: Practical considerations for dosing and administration

CA MacCallum, LA Lo, CA Pistawka, JK Deol - Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The interest in psilocybin as a therapeutic approach has grown exponentially in recent
years. Despite increasing access, there remains a lack of practical guidance on the topic for …

Possible antidepressant mechanisms of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids acting on the central nervous system

L Zhou, JY Xiong, YQ Chai, L Huang, ZY Tang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) can play important roles in maintaining
mental health and resistance to stress, and omega-3 PUFAs supplementation can display …

[HTML][HTML] The opioid system in depression

LA Jelen, JM Stone, AH Young, MA Mehta - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral …, 2022 - Elsevier
Opioid receptors are widely distributed throughout the brain and play an essential role in
modulating aspects of human mood, reward, and well-being. Accumulating evidence …