Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is a leading cause of disability worldwide, creating a high
medical and socioeconomic burden. There is a growing interest in the biological …

Despite decades of intensive research, the biological mechanisms that causally underlie
depression are still unclear, and therefore the development of novel effective antidepressant …

This paper is the first review into the automatic analysis of speech for use as an objective
predictor of depression and suicidality. Both conditions are major public health concerns; …

BackgroundC-reactive protein (CRP) is a candidate biomarker for major depressive disorder
(MDD), but it is unclear how peripheral CRP levels relate to the heterogeneous clinical …

Cytokines are pleiotropic molecules with important roles in inflammatory responses. Pro-
inflammatory cytokines and neuroinflammation are important not only in inflammatory …

The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a dynamic interface between the peripheral blood supply
and the cerebral parenchyma, controlling the transport of material to and from the brain …

Recent reports have suggested the involvement of gut microbiota in the progression of
colorectal cancer (CRC). We utilized pyrosequencing based analysis of 16S rRNA genes to …

Abstract Matrix metalloproteinase‐9 (MMP‐9) is a member of the metzincin family of mostly
extracellularly operating proteases. Despite the fact that all of these enzymes might be target …

Blood–brain barrier pathology is recognised as a central factor in the development of many
neurological disorders, but much less is known about the role of the blood–brain barrier in …

Inflammatory illness is associated with depression. Preclinical work has shown that
chemokines are linked with peripheral–central crosstalk and may be important in mediating …