Candidate biomarkers in psychiatric disorders: state of the field

A Abi‐Dargham, SJ Moeller, F Ali… - World …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The field of psychiatry is hampered by a lack of robust, reliable and valid biomarkers that can
aid in objectively diagnosing patients and providing individualized treatment …

Brain-wide changes in excitation-inhibition balance of major depressive disorder: a systematic review of topographic patterns of GABA-and glutamatergic alterations

YT Hu, ZL Tan, D Hirjak, G Northoff - Molecular Psychiatry, 2023 - nature.com
The excitation-inhibition (E/I) imbalance is an important molecular pathological feature of
major depressive disorder (MDD) as altered GABA and glutamate levels have been found in …

Inflammation, stress and depression: an exploration of ketamine's therapeutic profile

JN Johnston, MS Greenwald, ID Henter, C Kraus… - Drug discovery today, 2023 - Elsevier
Highlights•Chronic stress, depression and inflammation have been consistently
linked.•Stress-induced inflammatory states can contribute to treatment resistance.•Ketamine …

Reduction of higher-order occipital GABA and impaired visual perception in acute major depressive disorder

XM Song, XW Hu, Z Li, Y Gao, X Ju, DY Liu… - Molecular …, 2021 - nature.com
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a complex state-dependent psychiatric illness for which
biomarkers linking psychophysical, biochemical, and psychopathological changes remain …

Early Life Stress and Major Depressive Disorder—An Update on Molecular Mechanisms and Synaptic Impairments

AG Bertollo, ACL Galvan, C Dallagnol, AD Cortez… - Molecular …, 2024 - Springer
Early life stress (ELS), characterized as abuse, neglect, and abandonment, can cause
several adverse consequences in the lives of affected individuals. ELS experiences can …

[HTML][HTML] Inhibitory and excitatory neurotransmitter systems in depressed and healthy: A positron emission tomography and magnetic resonance spectroscopy study

J Persson, A Wall, J Weis, M Gingnell, G Antoni… - Psychiatry Research …, 2021 - Elsevier
The Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and glutamate (Glu) neurotransmitter systems are
implicated in depression. While previous studies found reduced GABA levels, and a …

Imbalance of multiple neurotransmitter pathways leading to depression-like behavior and cognitive dysfunction in the triple transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer …

M Zhang, L Liu, Y Xu, W Wang, N Qiu, F Zhang… - Metabolic Brain …, 2023 - Springer
Depression is among the most frequent psychiatric comorbid conditions in Alzheimer
disease (AD). However, pharmacotherapy for depressive disorders in AD is still a big …

Harmonization of multi-scanner in vivo magnetic resonance spectroscopy: ENIGMA consortium task group considerations

AD Harris, H Amiri, M Bento, R Cohen… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Magnetic resonance spectroscopy is a powerful, non-invasive, quantitative imaging
technique that allows for the measurement of brain metabolites that has demonstrated utility …

Differences in quantification of the metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 across bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder

SE Holmes, RH Asch, MT Davis, N DellaGioia… - Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Understanding the neurobiology underlying bipolar disorder (BD) versus major
depressive disorder (MDD) is crucial for accurate diagnosis and for driving the discovery of …

[HTML][HTML] Functional MRI correlates of stroop N-back test underpin the diagnosis of major depression

D Simeonova, R Paunova, K Stoyanova… - Journal of Integrative …, 2022 - imrpress.com
Introduction: In the current study, we used the Stroop Color and Word Test (SCWT)
combined with an n-back component in functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in …