Stress effects on neuronal structure: hippocampus, amygdala, and prefrontal cortex

BS McEwen, C Nasca, JD Gray - Neuropsychopharmacology, 2016 - nature.com
The hippocampus provided the gateway into much of what we have learned about stress
and brain structural and functional plasticity, and this initial focus has expanded to other …

Understanding the pathophysiology of depression: From monoamines to the neurogenesis hypothesis model-are we there yet?

E Jesulola, P Micalos, IJ Baguley - Behavioural brain research, 2018 - Elsevier
A number of factors (biogenic amine deficiency, genetic, environmental, immunologic,
endocrine factors and neurogenesis) have been identified as mechanisms which provide …

Chronic stress followed by social isolation promotes depressive-like behaviour, alters microglial and astrocyte biology and reduces hippocampal neurogenesis in …

A Du Preez, D Onorato, I Eiben, K Musaelyan… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Unpredictable chronic mild stress (UCMS) is one of the most commonly used, robust and
translatable models for studying the neurobiological basis of major depression. Although the …

Neural basis of major depressive disorder: Beyond monoamine hypothesis

S Boku, S Nakagawa, H Toda… - Psychiatry and clinical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The monoamine hypothesis has been accepted as the most common hypothesis of major
depressive disorder (MDD) for a long period because of its simplicity and understandability …

Stress, serotonin, and hippocampal neurogenesis in relation to depression and antidepressant effects

I Mahar, FR Bambico, N Mechawar… - … & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
Chronic stressful life events are risk factors for developing major depression, the
pathophysiology of which is strongly linked to impairments in serotonin (5-HT) …

The effects of microglia‐and astrocyte‐derived factors on neurogenesis in health and disease

T Araki, Y Ikegaya, R Koyama - European Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Hippocampal neurogenesis continues throughout life and has been suggested to play an
essential role in maintaining spatial cognitive function under physiological conditions. An …

Mechanistic explanations how cell-mediated immune activation, inflammation and oxidative and nitrosative stress pathways and their sequels and concomitants play a …

B Leonard, M Maes - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2012 - Elsevier
This paper reviews that cell-mediated-immune (CMI) activation and inflammation contribute
to depressive symptoms, including anhedonia; anxiety-like behaviors; fatigue and somatic …

Novel drug developmental strategies for treatment‐resistant depression

É Borbély, M Simon, E Fuchs, O Wiborg… - British journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Major depressive disorder is a leading cause of disability worldwide. Because conventional
therapies are ineffective in many patients, novel strategies are needed to overcome …

Chronic mild stress paradigm as a rat model of depression: facts, artifacts, and future perspectives

T Strekalova, Y Liu, D Kiselev, S Khairuddin… - …, 2022 - Springer
Rationale The chronic mild stress (CMS) paradigm was first described almost 40 years ago
and has become a widely used model in the search for antidepressant drugs for major …

Animal models of depression: molecular perspectives

V Krishnan, EJ Nestler - Molecular and functional models in …, 2011 - Springer
Much of the current understanding about the pathogenesis of altered mood, impaired
concentration and neurovegetative symptoms in major depression has come from animal …