The role of inflammation and microglial activation in the pathophysiology of psychiatric disorders

GZ Réus, GR Fries, L Stertz, M Badawy, IC Passos… - Neuroscience, 2015 - Elsevier
Psychiatric disorders, including major depressive disorder (MDD), bipolar disorder (BD) and
schizophrenia, affect a significant percentage of the world population. These disorders are …

Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome—insight into pathogenesis, clinical variants and treatment approaches

G Granata, A Greco, G Iannella, M Granata… - Autoimmunity …, 2015 - Elsevier
Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome is a rare clinicoradiological entity
characterized by typical MRI findings located in the occipital and parietal lobes, caused by …

Heritability enrichment of specifically expressed genes identifies disease-relevant tissues and cell types

HK Finucane, YA Reshef, V Anttila, K Slowikowski… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
We introduce an approach to identify disease-relevant tissues and cell types by analyzing
gene expression data together with genome-wide association study (GWAS) summary …

Genetic correlations among psychiatric and immune‐related phenotypes based on genome‐wide association data

DS Tylee, J Sun, JL Hess, MA Tahir… - American Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Individuals with psychiatric disorders have elevated rates of autoimmune comorbidity and
altered immune signaling. It is unclear whether these altered immunological states have a …

Neurovascular unit dysfunction with blood-brain barrier hyperpermeability contributes to major depressive disorder: a review of clinical and experimental evidence

S Najjar, DM Pearlman, O Devinsky, A Najjar… - Journal of …, 2013 - Springer
About one-third of people with major depressive disorder (MDD) fail at least two
antidepressant drug trials at 1 year. Together with clinical and experimental evidence …

Bipolar disorder: role of immune-inflammatory cytokines, oxidative and nitrosative stress and tryptophan catabolites

G Anderson, M Maes - Current psychiatry reports, 2015 - Springer
Bipolar disorder (BD) is a complex disorder with a range of presentations. BD is defined by
the presentation of symptoms of mania or depression, with classification dependent on …

The theory of bipolar disorder as an illness of accelerated aging: implications for clinical care and research

LB Rizzo, LG Costa, RB Mansur, W Swardfager… - Neuroscience & …, 2014 - Elsevier
Bipolar Disorder (BD) has been conceptualized as both a cyclic and a progressive disorder.
Mechanisms involved in neuroprogression in BD remain largely unknown although several …

Therapeutic interventions to mitigate mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress–induced damage in patients with bipolar disorder

S Madireddy, S Madireddy - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Bipolar disorder (BD) is characterized by mood changes, including recurrent manic,
hypomanic, and depressive episodes, which may involve mixed symptoms. Despite the …

Is there any association between Toxoplasma gondii infection and bipolar disorder? A systematic review and meta-analysis

JLVM de Barros, IG Barbosa, H Salem… - Journal of Affective …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Background The relationship between Toxoplasma gondii infection and the
development of bipolar disorder (BD) has long been investigated, yet to date it is still poorly …

[HTML][HTML] T cells: an emerging cast of roles in bipolar disorder

Z Chen, Y Huang, B Wang, H Peng, X Wang… - Translational …, 2023 - nature.com
Bipolar disorder (BD) is a distinctly heterogeneous and multifactorial disorder with a high
individual and social burden. Immune pathway dysregulation is an important …