Post-COVID-19 depressive symptoms: epidemiology, pathophysiology, and pharmacological treatment

MG Mazza, M Palladini, S Poletti, F Benedetti - CNS drugs, 2022 - Springer
Abstract The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is still spreading worldwide
over 2 years since its outbreak. The psychopathological implications in COVID-19 survivors …

“LONG COVID”—A hypothesis for understanding the biological basis and pharmacological treatment strategy

B Jarrott, R Head, KG Pringle… - Pharmacology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Infection of humans with SARS‐CoV‐2 virus causes a disease known colloquially as
“COVID‐19” with symptoms ranging from asymptomatic to severe pneumonia. Initial …

Melatonin prevents neuroinflammation and relieves depression by attenuating autophagy impairment through FOXO3a regulation

T Ali, SU Rahman, Q Hao, W Li, Z Liu… - Journal of pineal …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a life‐threatening illness characterized by mood
changes and high rates of suicide. Although the role of neuroinflammation in MMD has been …

Digital automation of transdermal drug delivery with high spatiotemporal resolution

Y Wang, Z Chen, B Davis, W Lipman, S Xing… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Transdermal drug delivery is of vital importance for medical treatments. However, user
adherence to long-term repetitive drug delivery poses a grand challenge. Furthermore, the …

Melatonin: a neurotrophic factor?

A Miranda-Riestra, R Estrada-Reyes… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Melatonin, N-acetyl-5-hydroxytryptamine, is a hormone that synchronizes the internal
environment with the photoperiod. It is synthesized in the pineal gland and greatly depends …

[HTML][HTML] Antidepressant actions of melatonin and melatonin receptor agonist: Focus on pathophysiology and treatment

Y Wang, Y Jiang, M Zou, J Liu, H Zhao… - Behavioural brain research, 2022 - Elsevier
Depression has become one of the most commonly prevalent neuropsychiatric disorders,
and the main characteristics of depression are sleep disorders and melatonin secretion …

Further evidence of the melatonin calmodulin interaction: effect on CaMKII activity

J Argueta, H Solís-Chagoyán, R Estrada-Reyes… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Melatonin (MEL) is a pleiotropic indolamine that reaches multiple intracellular targets.
Among these, MEL binds to calmodulin (CaM) with high affinity. In presence of Ca2+, CaM …

Elevated prolactin secretion during proestrus in mice: Absence of a defined surge

HR Phillipps, Z Khant Aung… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Throughout the reproductive cycle in rodents, prolactin levels are generally low. In some
species, including rats, a prolactin surge occurs on proestrus with peak concentrations …

The roles of the circadian hormone melatonin in drug addiction

S Jia, X Guo, Z Chen, S Li, X Liu - Pharmacological Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Given the devastating social and health consequences of drug addiction and the limitations
of current treatments, a new strategy is needed. Circadian system disruptions are frequently …

Participation of Ca2+-Calmodulin–Dependent Protein Kinase II in the Antidepressant-Like Effects of Melatonin

A Miranda-Riestra, MG Cercós… - Molecular …, 2024 - molpharm.aspetjournals.org
Melatonin (N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine) is an indoleamine secreted by the pineal gland
during the dark phase of the photoperiod. Its main function is the synchronization of different …