Genetics of eating disorders in the genome-wide era

HJ Watson, AB Palmos, A Hunjan, JH Baker… - Psychological …, 2021 - cambridge.org
Enabled by advances in high throughput genomic sequencing and an unprecedented level
of global data sharing, molecular genetic research is beginning to unlock the biological …

Stem cell models for context-specific modeling in psychiatric disorders

C Seah, LM Huckins, KJ Brennand - Biological Psychiatry, 2023 - Elsevier
Genome-wide association studies reveal the complex polygenic architecture underlying
psychiatric disorder risk, but there is an unmet need to validate causal variants, resolve their …

[HTML][HTML] Food restriction and hyperactivity induce changes in corticolimbic brain dopamine and serotonin levels in female rats

E Giunti, R Collu, S Dedoni, MP Castelli… - Behavioural Brain …, 2023 - Elsevier
Compelling data support altered dopamine (DA) and serotonin (5-HT) signaling in anorexia
nervosa (AN). However, their exact role in the etiopathogenesis of AN has yet to be …

[HTML][HTML] Biallelic mutations in the death domain of PIDD1 impair caspase-2 activation and are associated with intellectual disability

TI Sheikh, N Vasli, S Pastore, K Kharizi… - Translational …, 2021 - nature.com
PIDD1 encodes p53-Induced Death Domain protein 1, which acts as a sensor surveilling
centrosome numbers and p53 activity in mammalian cells. Early results also suggest a role …

[HTML][HTML] From desire to dread—a neurocircuitry based model for food avoidance in anorexia nervosa

GKW Frank - Journal of clinical medicine, 2021 - mdpi.com
Anorexia nervosa is a severe psychiatric illness associated with food avoidance. Animal
models from Berridge et al. over the past decade showed that environmental ambience …

[HTML][HTML] Microstructural imaging and transcriptomics of the basal forebrain in first-episode psychosis

MTM Park, P Jeon, L French, K Dempster… - Translational …, 2022 - nature.com
Cholinergic dysfunction has been implicated in the pathophysiology of psychosis and
psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, depression, and bipolar disorder. The basal …

Hypothalamic subregion alterations in anorexia nervosa and obesity: Association with appetite‐regulating hormone levels

H Alzaid, JJ Simon, G Brugnara… - … Journal of Eating …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Anorexia nervosa (AN) and obesity are weight‐related disorders with imbalances
in energy homeostasis that may be due to hormonal dysregulation. Given the importance of …

Microgliosis: a double‐edged sword in the control of food intake

J Salvi, P Andreoletti, E Audinat, E Balland… - The FEBS …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Maintaining energy balance is essential for survival and health. This physiological function
is controlled by the brain, which adapts food intake to energy needs. Indeed, the brain …

[HTML][HTML] Regulation of appetite-related neuropeptides by herbal medicines: research using microarray and network pharmacology

JH Lee, D Jang, MJ Lee, MS Shin, CE Kim… - Applied Biological …, 2023 - Springer
Anorexia means loss of appetite and is a state whereby a desire to eat is either reduced or
eliminated resulting in reducing or stopping food intake. Sipjeondaebo-tang (SDT) and …

The Biology of Anorexia Nervosa: A New Narrative Overview

K Skowron, M Kurnik-Łucka, K Gil - Eating Disorders, 2022 - Springer
Anorexia nervosa, one of the most deadly mental disorders, is a pathophysiologically
complex mosaic of numerous extensively investigated pathways, and the current state of …