This review aims to summarize the diverse proposed pathophysiological mechanisms
contributing to postpartum depression, highlighting both clinical and basic science research …

Ten to twenty percent of postpartum women experience anxiety or depressive disorders,
which can have detrimental effects on the mother, child, and family. Little is known about the …

Gut-brain axis is a dynamic, complex, and bidirectional communication network between the
gut and brain. Changes in the microbiota-gut-brain axis are responsible for developing …

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a chronic, generally episodic and debilitating disease
that affects an estimated 300 million people worldwide, but its pathogenesis is poorly …

Postpartum depression (PPD) is a serious health issue that can affect about 15% of the
female population within after giving birth. It often conveys significant negative …

Despite evidence supporting a role for oxytocin (OT) in regulating social behavior,
surprisingly little is known about how this neuropeptide is calibrated during development …

As one of the most common psychiatric disorders, depression has been a major public
health problem. Growing evidence suggests that epigenetic modification is essential in …

Abstract Background The neuropeptide Oxytocin (OXT) plays a central role in birthing,
mother-infant bonding and a broad range of related social behaviours in mammals. More …

Postpartum depression, now termed perinatal depression by the DSM-5, is a clinically
relevant disorder reaching 15% of incidence. Although it is quite frequent and associated …

Mammalian sociality is regulated in part by the neuropeptide oxytocin. In prairie voles, subtle
variation in early life experience changes oxytocin receptor-mediated social behaviors. We …