Creatine in health and disease

RB Kreider, JR Stout - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Although creatine has been mostly studied as an ergogenic aid for exercise, training, and
sport, several health and potential therapeutic benefits have been reported. This is because …

Effects of creatine supplementation on brain function and health

SC Forbes, DM Cordingley, SM Cornish, B Gualano… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
While the vast majority of research involving creatine supplementation has focused on
skeletal muscle, there is a small body of accumulating research that has focused on creatine …

[HTML][HTML] Impaired mitochondrial ATP production downregulates Wnt signaling via ER stress induction

R Costa, R Peruzzo, M Bachmann, G Dalla Monta… - Cell reports, 2019 - cell.com
Wnt signaling affects fundamental development pathways and, if aberrantly activated,
promotes the development of cancers. Wnt signaling is modulated by different factors, but …

Beyond sports: Efficacy and safety of creatine supplementation in pathological or paraphysiological conditions of brain and muscle

M Balestrino, E Adriano - Medicinal research reviews, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Creatine is pivotal in energy metabolism of muscle and brain cells, both in physiological and
in pathological conditions. Additionally, creatine facilitates the differentiation of muscle and …

Stress-related dysfunction of adult hippocampal neurogenesis—an attempt for understanding resilience?

J Leschik, B Lutz, A Gentile - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Newborn neurons in the adult hippocampus are regulated by many intrinsic and extrinsic
cues. It is well accepted that elevated glucocorticoid levels lead to downregulation of adult …

Role of adult hippocampal neurogenesis in the antidepressant actions of lactate

A Carrard, F Cassé, C Carron, S Burlet-Godinot… - Molecular …, 2021 - nature.com
In addition to its role as a neuronal energy substrate and signaling molecule involved in
synaptic plasticity and memory consolidation, recent evidence shows that lactate produces …

Living high and feeling low: altitude, suicide, and depression

BM Kious, DG Kondo, PF Renshaw - Harvard review of psychiatry, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Suicide and major depressive disorder (MDD) are complex conditions that almost certainly
arise from the influences of many interrelated factors. There are significant regional …

Cholecalciferol counteracts depressive-like behavior and oxidative stress induced by repeated corticosterone treatment in mice

A Camargo, AP Dalmagro, L Rikel, EB da Silva… - European Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Depression is one of the most frequent neuropsychiatric diseases in the western world and
its physiological causes are not yet fully understood. Since the available antidepressants …

Antidepressant-like and pro-neurogenic effects of physical exercise: the putative role of FNDC5/irisin pathway

A Siteneski, G Olescowicz, FL Pazini… - Journal of neural …, 2020 - Springer
Physical exercise has been shown to exert antidepressant effects, but the mechanisms
underlying this effect are not completely elucidated. Therefore, we aimed at investigating the …

Lutein prevents corticosterone-induced depressive-like behavior in mice with the involvement of antioxidant and neuroprotective activities

ALB Zeni, A Camargo, AP Dalmagro - Pharmacology Biochemistry and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Depression is a neuropsychiatry medical condition with high prevalence, in which the
hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis dysfunction has been postulated as the main cause. The …