Depression as a microglial disease

R Yirmiya, N Rimmerman, R Reshef - Trends in neurosciences, 2015 - cell.com
Despite decades of intensive research, the biological mechanisms that causally underlie
depression are still unclear, and therefore the development of novel effective antidepressant …

Cortisol and major depressive disorder—translating findings from humans to animal models and back

LS Nandam, M Brazel, M Zhou, DJ Jhaveri - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a global problem for which current pharmacotherapies
are not completely effective. Hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis dysfunction has …

Gene–stress–epigenetic regulation of FKBP5: clinical and translational implications

AS Zannas, T Wiechmann, NC Gassen… - …, 2016 - nature.com
Stress responses and related outcomes vary markedly across individuals. Elucidating the
molecular underpinnings of this variability is of great relevance for developing individualized …

Allele-specific FKBP5 DNA demethylation mediates gene–childhood trauma interactions

T Klengel, D Mehta, C Anacker, M Rex-Haffner… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
Although the fact that genetic predisposition and environmental exposures interact to shape
development and function of the human brain and, ultimately, the risk of psychiatric …

Understanding the molecular mechanisms underpinning gene by environment interactions in psychiatric disorders: the FKBP5 model

N Matosin, T Halldorsdottir, EB Binder - Biological psychiatry, 2018 - Elsevier
Epidemiologic and genetic studies suggest common environmental and genetic risk factors
for a number of psychiatric disorders, including depression, bipolar disorder, and …

The role of DNA methylation in stress-related psychiatric disorders

T Klengel, J Pape, EB Binder, D Mehta - Neuropharmacology, 2014 - Elsevier
Epigenetic modifications in response to traumatic experience and stress are emerging as
important factors in the long-term biological trajectories leading to stress-related psychiatric …

Gene–environment interactions at the FKBP5 locus: sensitive periods, mechanisms and pleiotropism

AS Zannas, EB Binder - Genes, Brain and Behavior, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Psychiatric phenotypes are multifactorial and polygenic, resulting from the complex interplay
of genes and environmental factors that act cumulatively throughout an organism's lifetime …

Stress induced microglial activation contributes to depression

B Li, W Yang, T Ge, Y Wang, R Cui - Pharmacological research, 2022 - Elsevier
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a debilitating neuropsychological disorder, which has
caused serious health and socio-economic burdens worldwide. A growing body of evidence …

Selective inhibitors of the FK506-binding protein 51 by induced fit

S Gaali, A Kirschner, S Cuboni, J Hartmann… - Nature chemical …, 2015 - nature.com
Abstract The FK506-binding protein 51 (FKBP51, encoded by the FKBP5 gene) is an
established risk factor for stress-related psychiatric disorders such as major depression …

The specific role of reactive astrocytes in stroke

L Li, J Zhou, L Han, X Wu, Y Shi, W Cui… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Astrocytes are essential in maintaining normal brain functions such as blood brain barrier
(BBB) homeostasis and synapse formation as the most abundant cell type in the central …