Microglia in depression: an overview of microglia in the pathogenesis and treatment of depression

H Wang, Y He, Z Sun, S Ren, M Liu, G Wang… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Major depressive disorder is a highly debilitating psychiatric disorder involving the
dysfunction of different cell types in the brain. Microglia are the predominant resident …

Accelerated TMS-moving quickly into the future of depression treatment

SJH Van Rooij, AR Arulpragasam… - …, 2024 - nature.com
Accelerated TMS is an emerging application of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
aimed to reduce treatment length and improve response time. Extant literature generally …

Ketamine activates adult-born immature granule neurons to rapidly alleviate depression-like behaviors in mice

R Rawat, E Tunc-Ozcan, TL McGuire, CY Peng… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Ketamine treatment decreases depressive symptoms within hours, but the mechanisms
mediating these rapid antidepressant effects are unclear. Here, we demonstrate that activity …

Magnetic resonance spectroscopy reveals oral Lactobacillus promotion of increases in brain GABA, N-acetyl aspartate and glutamate

R Janik, LAM Thomason, AM Stanisz, P Forsythe… - Neuroimage, 2016 - Elsevier
The gut microbiome has been shown to regulate the development and functions of the
enteric and central nervous systems. Its involvement in the regulation of behavior has …

Why do antidepressants take so long to work? A cognitive neuropsychological model of antidepressant drug action

CJ Harmer, GM Goodwin, PJ Cowen - The British Journal of …, 2009 - cambridge.org
BackgroundThe neuropharmacological actions of antidepressants are well characterised
but our understanding of how these changes translate into improved mood are still …

Multi-target strategies for the improved treatment of depressive states: conceptual foundations and neuronal substrates, drug discovery and therapeutic application

MJ Millan - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2006 - Elsevier
Major depression is a debilitating and recurrent disorder with a substantial lifetime risk and a
high social cost. Depressed patients generally display co-morbid symptoms, and depression …

Moody microbes or fecal phrenology: what do we know about the microbiota-gut-brain axis?

P Forsythe, W Kunze, J Bienenstock - BMC medicine, 2016 - Springer
Introduction The microbiota-gut-brain axis is a term that is commonly used and covers a
broad set of functions and interactions between the gut microbiome, endocrine, immune and …

Cognitive neuropsychological theory of antidepressant action: a modern-day approach to depression and its treatment

BR Godlewska, CJ Harmer - Psychopharmacology, 2021 - Springer
Depression is a leading cause of disability worldwide and improving its treatment is a core
research priority for future programmes. A change in the view of psychological and …

The role of serotonin receptor subtypes in treating depression: a review of animal studies

GV Carr, I Lucki - Psychopharmacology, 2011 - Springer
Abstract Rationale Serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are effective in treating depression.
Given the existence of different families and subtypes of 5-HT receptors, multiple 5-HT …

Blood-based biomarkers of antidepressant response to ketamine and esketamine: A systematic review and meta-analysis

GC Medeiros, TD Gould, WL Prueitt, J Nanavati… - Molecular …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract (R, S)-ketamine (ketamine) and its enantiomer (S)-ketamine (esketamine) can
produce rapid and substantial antidepressant effects. However, individual response to …