Estrogen, stress, and depression: cognitive and biological interactions

KM Albert, PA Newhouse - Annual review of clinical psychology, 2019 - annualreviews.org
This article reviews the interactions of estrogen changes and psychosocial stress in
contributing to vulnerability to major depressive disorder (MDD) in women. Estrogen …

Depression, antidepressants, and neurogenesis: a critical reappraisal

ND Hanson, MJ Owens, CB Nemeroff - Neuropsychopharmacology, 2011 - nature.com
The neurogenesis hypothesis of depression posits (1) that neurogenesis in the subgranular
zone of the dentate gyrus is regulated negatively by stressful experiences and positively by …

Reduced olfactory bulb volume and olfactory sensitivity in patients with acute major depression

S Negoias, I Croy, J Gerber, S Puschmann, K Petrowski… - Neuroscience, 2010 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to assess olfactory function and olfactory bulb volume in
patients with acute major depression in comparison to a normal population. Twenty-one …

Adult neurogenesis and mental illness

TJ Schoenfeld, HA Cameron - Neuropsychopharmacology, 2015 - nature.com
Several lines of evidence suggest that adult neurogenesis, the production of new neurons in
adulthood, may play a role in psychiatric disorders, including depression, anxiety, and …

Serotonin4 (5-HT4) receptor agonists are putative antidepressants with a rapid onset of action

G Lucas, VV Rymar, J Du, O Mnie-Filali, C Bisgaard… - Neuron, 2007 - cell.com
Current antidepressants are clinically effective only after several weeks of administration.
Here, we show that serotonin 4 (5-HT 4) agonists reduce immobility in the forced swimming …

Effects of steroid hormones on neurogenesis in the hippocampus of the adult female rodent during the estrous cycle, pregnancy, lactation and aging

JL Pawluski, S Brummelte, CK Barha… - Frontiers in …, 2009 - Elsevier
Adult neurogenesis exists in most mammalian species, including humans, in two main
areas: the subventricular zone (new cells migrate to the olfactory bulbs) and the dentate …

Chronic corticosterone during pregnancy and postpartum affects maternal care, cell proliferation and depressive-like behavior in the dam

S Brummelte, LAM Galea - Hormones and behavior, 2010 - Elsevier
Stress during pregnancy and the postpartum can influence the well-being of both the mother
and her offspring. Prolonged elevated levels of glucocorticoids are associated with …

Adult neurogenesis in Parkinson's disease

F Marxreiter, M Regensburger, J Winkler - Cellular and Molecular Life …, 2013 - Springer
Abstract Parkinson's disease (PD), the second most common neurodegenerative disorder,
affects 1–2% of humans aged 60 years and older. The diagnosis of PD is based on motor …

The olfactory bulbectomized rat as a model of depression: the hippocampal pathway

JC Morales-Medina, T Iannitti, A Freeman… - Behavioural Brain …, 2017 - Elsevier
In rodents, the removal of the olfactory bulbs (OBs), ie olfactory bulbectomy (OBX), results in
numerous alterations in neurotransmitter, endocrine and immune systems, as well as …

Influence of sex and stress exposure across the lifespan on endophenotypes of depression: focus on behavior, glucocorticoids, and hippocampus

AR Gobinath, R Mahmoud, LAM Galea - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Sex differences exist in vulnerability, symptoms, and treatment of many neuropsychiatric
disorders. In this review, we discuss both preclinical and clinical research that investigates …