Depression, dementia and immune dysregulation

S Hayley, AM Hakim, PR Albert - Brain, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Major depression is a prevalent illness that increases the risk of several neurological
conditions. These include stroke, cardiovascular disease, and dementia including …

[HTML][HTML] The role of serotonin within the microbiota-gut-brain axis in the development of Alzheimer's disease: A narrative review

E Aaldijk, Y Vermeiren - Ageing Research Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia, accounting for more than
50 million patients worldwide. Current evidence suggests the exact mechanism behind this …

Gut microbiota from NLRP3-deficient mice ameliorates depressive-like behaviors by regulating astrocyte dysfunction via circHIPK2

Y Zhang, R Huang, M Cheng, L Wang, J Chao, J Li… - Microbiome, 2019 - Springer
Background Inflammasomes have been found to interact with the gut microbiota, and this
effect is associated with depression, but the mechanisms underlying this interaction have not …

Impact of SSRI therapy on risk of conversion from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer's dementia in individuals with previous depression

C Bartels, M Wagner, S Wolfsgruber… - American Journal of …, 2018 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objective: Depression is associated with an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease. Research
has shown that the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) citalopram decreases …

[HTML][HTML] Astrocytes: a double-edged sword in neurodegenerative diseases

ZB Ding, LJ Song, Q Wang, G Kumar… - Neural regeneration …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Astrocytes play multifaceted and vital roles in maintaining neurophysiological function of the
central nervous system by regulating homeostasis, increasing synaptic plasticity, and …

Astrocyte transforming growth factor beta 1 protects synapses against Aβ oligomers in Alzheimer's disease model

LP Diniz, V Tortelli, I Matias, J Morgado… - Journal of …, 2017 - Soc Neuroscience
Alzheimer9s disease (AD) is characterized by progressive cognitive decline, increasingly
attributed to neuronal dysfunction induced by amyloid-β oligomers (AβOs). Although the …

The role of astrocytes in synapse loss in Alzheimer's disease: a systematic review

LA Hulshof, D van Nuijs, EM Hol… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia, affecting 35 million people
worldwide. One pathological feature of progressing AD is the loss of synapses. This is the …

GLP-1 improves the neuronal supportive ability of astrocytes in Alzheimer's disease by regulating mitochondrial dysfunction via the cAMP/PKA pathway

Y Xie, J Zheng, S Li, H Li, Y Zhou, W Zheng… - Biochemical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) was shown to have neuroprotective effects in
Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, the underlying mechanism remains elusive. Astrocytic …

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and Alzheimer's disease

B Mdawar, E Ghossoub, R Khoury - Neural regeneration research, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Given the failure to develop disease-modifying therapies for Alzheimer's disease (AD),
strategies aiming at preventing or delaying the onset of the disease are being prioritized …

Irisin exerts neuroprotective effects on cultured neurons by regulating astrocytes

K Wang, H Li, H Wang, J Wang, F Song… - Mediators of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Neurons suffer detrimental effects from β‐amyloid toxicity in Alzheimer's disease. The
exercise hormone, irisin, is found to induce a neuroprotective gene program and facilitates …