[HTML][HTML] Glucocorticoid receptor gene (NR3C1) methylation processes as mediators of early adversity in stress-related disorders causality: a critical review

H Palma-Gudiel, A Córdova-Palomera, JC Leza… - Neuroscience & …, 2015 - Elsevier
Early life stress (ELS) is a known risk factor for suffering psychopathology in adulthood. The
hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis has been described to be deregulated in both …

Epigenetics in depression and gut-brain axis: A molecular crosstalk

N Begum, A Mandhare, KP Tryphena… - Frontiers in Aging …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
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 …

Unraveling the time domains of corticosteroid hormone influences on brain activity: rapid, slow, and chronic modes

M Joëls, RA Sarabdjitsingh, H Karst - Pharmacological reviews, 2012 - ASPET
Brain cells are continuously exposed to corticosteroid hormones, although the levels vary
(eg, after stress). Corticosteroids alter neural activity via two receptor types …

DNA methylation: conducting the orchestra from exposure to phenotype?

FAD Leenen, CP Muller, JD Turner - Clinical epigenetics, 2016 - Springer
Abstract DNA methylation, through 5-methyl-and 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5mC and 5hmC),
is considered to be one of the principal interfaces between the genome and our …

Cortisol and depression: three questions for psychiatry

J Herbert - Psychological medicine, 2013 - cambridge.org
BackgroundCortisol plays a multifaceted role in major depression disorder (MDD). Diurnal
rhythms are disturbed, there is increased resistance to the feedback action of …

Differential glucocorticoid receptor exon 1B, 1C, and 1H expression and methylation in suicide completers with a history of childhood abuse

B Labonte, V Yerko, J Gross, N Mechawar… - Biological …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Childhood abuse alters hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) function and
increases the risk of suicide. Hippocampal glucocorticoid receptor (GR) activation regulates …

A new model for the HPA axis explains dysregulation of stress hormones on the timescale of weeks

O Karin, M Raz, A Tendler, A Bar… - Molecular systems …, 2020 - embopress.org
Stress activates a complex network of hormones known as the hypothalamic–pituitary–
adrenal (HPA) axis. The HPA axis is dysregulated in chronic stress and psychiatric …

Epigenetic mechanisms for the early environmental regulation of hippocampal glucocorticoid receptor gene expression in rodents and humans

TY Zhang, B Labonté, XL Wen, G Turecki… - …, 2013 - nature.com
Parental care influences development across mammals. In humans such influences include
effects on phenotypes, such as stress reactivity, which determine individual differences in …

Epigenetic pathways in human disease: the impact of DNA methylation on stress-related pathogenesis and current challenges in biomarker development

MA Argentieri, S Nagarajan, B Seddighzadeh… - …, 2017 - thelancet.com
HPA axis genes implicated in glucocorticoid regulation play an important role in regulating
the physiological impact of social and environmental stress, and have become a focal point …

A review of DNA methylation in depression

D Chen, L Meng, F Pei, Y Zheng, J Leng - Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 2017 - Elsevier
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 …