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 …

[HTML][HTML] Dual-and triple-acting agents for treating core and co-morbid symptoms of major depression: novel concepts, new drugs

MJ Millan - Neurotherapeutics, 2009 - Elsevier
The past decade of efforts to find improved treatment for major depression has been
dominated by genome-driven programs of rational drug discovery directed toward highly …

Research and treatment approaches to depression

ML Wong, J Licinio - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2001 - nature.com
Depression is a major cause of disability worldwide, but we know little about the underlying
fundamental biology. Research is hindered by the difficulties of modelling a disorder of …

Major depressive disorder: understanding the significance of residual symptoms and balancing efficacy with tolerability

L Culpepper, PR Muskin, SM Stahl - The American journal of medicine, 2015 - Elsevier
Introduction Major depressive disorder is a complex and frequent psychiatric condition that
poses significant challenges to both the patients who experience it and the physicians who …

From monoamines to genomic targets: a paradigm shift for drug discovery in depression

ML Wong, J Licinio - Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, 2004 - nature.com
Depression, a complex psychiatric disorder that affects∼ 15% of the population, has an
enormous social cost. Although the disorder is thought to be the outcome of gene …

From synapse to nucleus: novel targets for treating depression

HE Covington III, V Vialou, EJ Nestler - Neuropharmacology, 2010 - Elsevier
The need for newer compounds to treat depression is an ever-growing concern due to the
enormous societal and financial ramifications of this disorder. Here, we review some of the …

Molecular aspects of depression: a review from neurobiology to treatment

GRV Boas, RB de Lacerda, MM Paes, P Gubert… - European journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Major depressive disorder (MDD), also known as unipolar depression, is one of the leading
causes of disability and disease worldwide. The signs and symptoms are low self‑esteem …

Treatment resistant depression: a multi-scale, systems biology approach

H Akil, J Gordon, R Hen, J Javitch, H Mayberg… - Neuroscience & …, 2018 - Elsevier
An estimated 50% of depressed patients are inadequately treated by available interventions.
Even with an eventual recovery, many patients require a trial and error approach, as there …

Linking molecules to mood: new insight into the biology of depression

V Krishnan, EJ Nestler - American Journal of Psychiatry, 2010 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Major depressive disorder is a heritable psychiatric syndrome that appears to be associated
with subtle cellular and molecular alterations in a complex neural network. The affected …

The cellular and molecular basis of major depressive disorder: towards a unified model for understanding clinical depression

E Pitsillou, SM Bresnehan, EA Kagarakis… - Molecular biology …, 2020 - Springer
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is considered a serious public health issue that adversely
impacts an individual's quality of life and contributes significantly to the global burden of …