Efficacy and safety of anti-inflammatory agents for the treatment of major depressive disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

S Bai, W Guo, Y Feng, H Deng, G Li, H Nie… - Journal of Neurology …, 2020 - jnnp.bmj.com
Objectives To systematically review the efficacy and safety of anti-inflammatory agents for
patients with major depressive disorders. Methods We searched the literature to identify …

Inflammation as a treatment target in mood disorders

BDM Jones, ZJ Daskalakis, AF Carvalho… - BJPsych …, 2020 - cambridge.org
BackgroundMood disorders, ie major depressive disorder (MDD) and bipolar disorders, are
leading sources of disability worldwide. Currently available treatments do not yield …

Minocycline and celecoxib as adjunctive treatments for bipolar depression: a multicentre, factorial design randomised controlled trial

MI Husain, IB Chaudhry, AB Khoso, MO Husain… - The Lancet …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background Several small studies suggest that the adjunctive use of anti-inflammatory
agents might improve depressive symptoms in bipolar disorder. However, there are few well …

Accelerated aging in bipolar disorder: A comprehensive review of molecular findings and their clinical implications

GR Fries, MJ Zamzow, T Andrews, O Pink… - Neuroscience & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Bipolar disorder (BD) has been associated with clinical signs of accelerated aging, which
potentially underlies its association with several age-related medical conditions, such as …

Reduced neuronal cAMP in the nucleus accumbens damages blood-brain barrier integrity and promotes stress vulnerability

Y Zhang, W Lu, Z Wang, R Zhang, Y Xie, S Guo… - Biological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Studies have suggested that chronic social stress specifically downregulates
endothelial tight junction protein expression in the nucleus accumbens (NAc), thus …

Modulation of the inflammatory response benefits treatment-resistant bipolar depression: a randomized clinical trial

A Halaris, A Cantos, K Johnson, M Hakimi… - Journal of affective …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective The goal of this study was to reduce treatment resistance and enhance
antidepressant response in patients with treatment-resistant bipolar depression (TRBDD) by …

[HTML][HTML] Extracellular vesicle biomarkers reveal inhibition of neuroinflammation by infliximab in association with antidepressant response in adults with bipolar …

RB Mansur, F Delgado-Peraza, M Subramaniapillai… - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Accumulating evidence suggests that neuroinflammation is involved in bipolar disorder (BD)
pathogenesis. The tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) antagonist infliximab was recently …

[HTML][HTML] Efficacy of the whole-body cryotherapy as add-on therapy to pharmacological treatment of depression—a randomized controlled trial

J Rymaszewska, KM Lion, L Pawlik-Sobecka… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Accumulating evidence indicates the effectiveness of cryogenic temperature
interventions in rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, fibromyalgia, multiple sclerosis …

[HTML][HTML] Minocycline as adjunctive treatment for treatment-resistant depression: study protocol for a double blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trial (MINDEP2)

MI Husain, C Cullen, M Umer, AF Carvalho, S Kloiber… - BMC psychiatry, 2020 - Springer
Background Available evidence suggests that adjunctive treatment with immunomodulatory
medications may be effective in the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD). A pilot …

[HTML][HTML] Inflammatory proteins and clinical response to psychological therapy in patients with depression: an exploratory study

R Strawbridge, L Marwood, S King, AH Young… - Journal of clinical …, 2020 - mdpi.com
In people with depression, immune dysfunctions have been linked with treatment non-
response, but examinations of psychological therapy outcomes, particularly longitudinal …