Dysregulation of adult hippocampal neuroplasticity in major depression: pathogenesis and therapeutic implications

AN Tartt, MB Mariani, R Hen, JJ Mann… - Molecular psychiatry, 2022 - nature.com
Major depressive disorder (MDD) was previously hypothesized to be a disease of
monoamine deficiency in which low levels of monoamines in the synaptic cleft were …

Formation and integration of new neurons in the adult hippocampus

A Denoth-Lippuner, S Jessberger - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2021 - nature.com
Neural stem cells (NSCs) generate new neurons throughout life in the mammalian brain.
Adult-born neurons shape brain function, and endogenous NSCs could potentially be …

Integrating spatial and single-nucleus transcriptomic data elucidates microglial-specific responses in female cynomolgus macaques with depressive-like behaviors

J Wu, Y Li, Y Huang, L Liu, H Zhang, C Nagy… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Major depressive disorder represents a serious public health challenge worldwide;
however, the underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms are mostly unknown. Here, we …

Animal models of major depression: drawbacks and challenges

B Planchez, A Surget, C Belzung - Journal of Neural Transmission, 2019 - Springer
Major depression is a leading contributor to the global burden of disease. This situation is
mainly related to the chronicity and/or recurrence of the disorder, and to poor response to …

Microglia in depression: current perspectives

X Jia, Z Gao, H Hu - Science China Life Sciences, 2021 - Springer
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a prevalent psychiatric disease that involves
malfunctions of different cell types in the brain. Accumulating studies started to reveal that …

The role of adult hippocampal neurogenesis in brain health and disease

T Toda, SL Parylak, SB Linker, FH Gage - Molecular psychiatry, 2019 - nature.com
Adult neurogenesis in the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus is highly regulated by a number
of environmental and cell-intrinsic factors to adapt to environmental changes. Accumulating …

Hippocampal neurogenesis confers stress resilience by inhibiting the ventral dentate gyrus

C Anacker, VM Luna, GS Stevens, A Millette, R Shores… - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
Adult neurogenesis in the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus is highly regulated by
environmental influences, and functionally implicated in behavioural responses to stress …

Sex differences in depression: Insights from clinical and preclinical studies

RS Eid, AR Gobinath, LAM Galea - Progress in neurobiology, 2019 - Elsevier
Depression represents a global mental health concern, and disproportionally affects women
as they are twice more likely to be diagnosed than men. In this review, we provide a …

Gut microbiota changes require vagus nerve integrity to promote depressive-like behaviors in mice

E Siopi, M Galerne, M Rivagorda, S Saha… - Molecular …, 2023 - nature.com
Chronic stress constitutes a major risk factor for depression that can disrupt various aspects
of homeostasis, including the gut microbiome (GM). We have recently shown that GM …

Adult hippocampal neurogenesis and cognitive flexibility—linking memory and mood

C Anacker, R Hen - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2017 - nature.com
Adult hippocampal neurogenesis has been implicated in cognitive processes, such as
pattern separation, and in the behavioural effects of stress and antidepressants. Young adult …