Psychedelics in psychiatry: neuroplastic, immunomodulatory, and neurotransmitter mechanisms

A Inserra, D De Gregorio, G Gobbi, M Nader - Pharmacological Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Mounting evidence suggests safety and efficacy of psychedelic compounds as potential
novel therapeutics in psychiatry. Ketamine has been approved by the Food and Drug …

The neurobiology of depression and antidepressant action

P Willner, J Scheel-Krüger, C Belzung - Neuroscience & biobehavioral …, 2013 - Elsevier
We present a comprehensive overview of the neurobiology of unipolar major depression
and antidepressant drug action, integrating data from affective neuroscience, neuro-and …

Neuroinflammation and comorbidity of pain and depression

AK Walker, A Kavelaars, CJ Heijnen, R Dantzer… - Pharmacological …, 2014 - Elsevier
Comorbid depression and chronic pain are highly prevalent in individuals suffering from
physical illness. Here, we critically examine the possibility that inflammation is the common …

Neural mechanisms of stress resilience and vulnerability

TB Franklin, BJ Saab, IM Mansuy - Neuron, 2012 - cell.com
Exposure to stressful events can be differently perceived by individuals and can have
persistent sequelae depending on the level of stress resilience or vulnerability of each …

Fast-acting antidepressant activity of ketamine: highlights on brain serotonin, glutamate, and GABA neurotransmission in preclinical studies

TH Pham, AM Gardier - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2019 - Elsevier
Ketamine, a non-competitive antagonist of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor, displays
a fast antidepressant activity in treatment-resistant depression and in rodent models of …

Neuroplasticity underlying the comorbidity of pain and depression

L Doan, T Manders, J Wang - Neural plasticity, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Acute pain induces depressed mood, and chronic pain is known to cause depression.
Depression, meanwhile, can also adversely affect pain behaviors ranging from …

An excitatory synapse hypothesis of depression

SM Thompson, AJ Kallarackal, MD Kvarta… - Trends in …, 2015 - cell.com
Depression is a common cause of mortality and morbidity, but the biological bases of the
deficits in emotional and cognitive processing remain incompletely understood. Current …

Early maternal deprivation reduces the expression of BDNF and NMDA receptor subunits in rat hippocampus

M Roceri, W Hendriks, G Racagni, BA Ellenbroek… - Molecular …, 2002 - nature.com
It is well accepted that events that interfere with the normal program of neuronal
differentiation and brain maturation may be relevant for the etiology of psychiatric disorders …

Emerging role of glutamate in the pathophysiology of major depressive disorder

K Hashimoto - Brain research reviews, 2009 - Elsevier
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common, chronic, recurrent mental illness that affects
millions of individuals worldwide. To date, the monoaminergic systems (serotonin …

Targeting the glutamatergic system to treat major depressive disorder: rationale and progress to date

DC Mathews, ID Henter, CA Zarate - Drugs, 2012 - Springer
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a severe, debilitating medical illness that affects millions
of individuals worldwide. The young age of onset and chronicity of the disorder has a …