Applications of calcium channel blockers in psychiatry: pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic aspects of treatment of bipolar disorder

SL Dubovsky - Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Introduction: Calcium channel blockers (CCBs) comprise a heterogeneous
group of medications that reduce calcium influx and attenuate cellular hyperactivity …

Association between clinically meaningful posttraumatic stress disorder improvement and risk of type 2 diabetes

JF Scherrer, J Salas, SB Norman, PP Schnurr… - JAMA …, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with increased risk of type 2
diabetes (T2D). Improvement in PTSD has been associated with improved self-reported …

Impact of major depression on cardiovascular outcomes for individuals with hypertension: prospective survival analysis in UK Biobank

N Graham, J Ward, D Mackay, JP Pell, J Cavanagh… - BMJ open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To assess whether a history of major depressive disorder (MDD) in middle-aged
individuals with hypertension influences first-onset cardiovascular disease outcomes …

Distinct effects of antihypertensives on depression in the real-world setting: a retrospective cohort study

YY Cao, X Xiang, J Song, YH Tian, MY Wang… - Journal of Affective …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Evidence is increasing that pathways of antihypertensives may have a role in
the pathogenesis of depression. However, how the class of antihypertensives affects …

Carotid artery stiffness and incident depressive symptoms: the Paris prospective study III

TT van Sloten, P Boutouyrie, M Tafflet, L Offredo… - Biological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Arterial stiffness may contribute to late-life depression via cerebral
microvascular damage, but evidence is scarce. No longitudinal study has evaluated the …

The Oxford study of Calcium channel Antagonism, Cognition, Mood instability and Sleep (OxCaMS): study protocol for a randomised controlled, experimental …

LZ Atkinson, L Colbourne, A Smith, CH Harmer… - Trials, 2019 - Springer
Background The discovery that voltage-gated calcium channel genes such as CACNA1C
are part of the aetiology of psychiatric disorders has rekindled interest in the therapeutic …

Somatic and sociodemographic predictors of depression outcome among depressed patients with coronary artery disease-a secondary analysis of the SPIRR-CAD …

F Vitinius, S Escherich, HC Deter, M Hellmich, J Jünger… - BMC psychiatry, 2019 - Springer
Background Depressive symptoms are common in patients with coronary artery disease
(CAD) and are associated with an unfavourable outcome. Establishing prognostic patient …

Risk of high blood pressure associated with objective insomnia and self-reported insomnia complaints in major depression: a study on 703 individuals

M Hein, JP Lanquart, G Loas, P Hubain… - Clinical and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Since few studies have investigated the risk of high blood pressure associated
with objective insomnia and self-reported insomnia complaints in major depression, the aim …

Association of depression with mortality in an elderly treated hypertensive population

EK Chowdhury, M Berk, MR Nelson… - International …, 2019 - cambridge.org
Background: Both elevated blood pressure and/or depression increase the risk of
cardiovascular disease and mortality. This study in treated elderly hypertensive patients …

Neuropeptidase activity in the frontal cortex of Wistar–Kyoto and spontaneously hypertensive rats treated with vasoactive drugs: a bilateral study

I Prieto, AB Segarra, AB Villarejo… - Journal of …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Methods: Using arylamide derivatives as substrates, we fluorometrically analysed the activity
of these enzymes in the left and right frontal cortex of control untreated Wistar–Kyoto (WKY) …