Antipsychotics-induced changes in synaptic architecture and functional connectivity: translational implications for treatment response and resistance

A de Bartolomeis, G De Simone, M Ciccarelli… - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Schizophrenia is a severe mental illness characterized by alterations in processes that
regulate both synaptic plasticity and functional connectivity between brain regions …

Schizophrenia and neurogenesis: a stem cell approach

A Iannitelli, A Quartini, P Tirassa, G Bersani - … & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Several recent research findings indicate that schizophrenia (SCZ) may begin with an
abnormal neuro-genesis from embryonic Neural Stem Cells (NSCs) and that this process …

Alterations to the microbiota–colon–brain axis in high-fat-diet-induced obese mice compared to diet-resistant mice

P Zhang, Y Yu, Y Qin, Y Zhou, R Tang, Q Wang… - The Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Obesity is underpinned by both genetic and environmental factors, including a high-
saturated-fat diet. Some mice develop diet-induced obesity (DIO), but others remain diet …

Electrical stimulation with a conductive polymer promotes neurite outgrowth and synaptogenesis in primary cortical neurons in 3D

Q Zhang, S Beirne, K Shu, D Esrafilzadeh, XF Huang… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Deficits in neurite outgrowth and synaptogenesis have been recognized as an underlying
developmental aetiology of psychosis. Electrical stimulation promotes neuronal induction …

Inhibition of the schizophrenia-associated microRNA miR-137 disrupts Nrg1α neurodevelopmental signal transduction

KT Thomas, BR Anderson, N Shah, SE Zimmer… - Cell reports, 2017 - cell.com
Genomic studies have repeatedly associated variants in the gene encoding the microRNA
miR-137 with increased schizophrenia risk. Bioinformatic predictions suggest that miR-137 …

Effects of antipsychotic drugs on neurites relevant to schizophrenia treatment

XF Huang, X Song - Medicinal research reviews, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Although antipsychotic drugs are mainly used for treating schizophrenia, they are widely
used for treating various psychiatric diseases in adults, the elderly, adolescents and even …

Synaptic dysfunction in schizophrenia

E Mısır, GG Akay - Synapse, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Schizophrenia is a chronic disease presented with psychotic symptoms, negative symptoms,
impairment in the reward system, and widespread neurocognitive deterioration. Disruption …

Schizophrenia risk candidate EGR3 is a novel transcriptional regulator of RELN and regulates neurite outgrowth via the Reelin signal pathway in vitro

F Nie, Q Zhang, J Ma, P Wang, R Gu… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Schizophrenia is a severe psychiatric disorder with a strong hereditary component that
affects approximately 1% of the world's population. The disease is most likely caused by the …

Electrical stimulation using conductive polymer polypyrrole counters reduced neurite outgrowth of primary prefrontal cortical neurons from NRG1-KO and DISC1-LI …

Q Zhang, D Esrafilzadeh, JM Crook, R Kapsa… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
Deficits in neurite outgrowth, possibly involving dysregulation of risk genes neuregulin-1
(NRG1) and disrupted in schizophrenia 1 (DISC1) have been implicated in psychiatric …

Olanzapine-induced endoplasmic reticulum stress and inflammation in the hypothalamus were inhibited by an ER stress inhibitor 4-phenylbutyrate

M He, XF Huang, G Gao, T Zhou, W Li, J Hu… - …, 2019 - Elsevier
Antipsychotics are the most important treatment for schizophrenia. However, antipsychotics,
particularly olanzapine and clozapine, are associated with severe weight gain/obesity side …