Microglia in depression: an overview of microglia in the pathogenesis and treatment of depression

H Wang, Y He, Z Sun, S Ren, M Liu, G Wang… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Major depressive disorder is a highly debilitating psychiatric disorder involving the
dysfunction of different cell types in the brain. Microglia are the predominant resident …

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 …

Mitochondrial impairment: A common motif in neuropsychiatric presentation? The link to the tryptophan–kynurenine metabolic system

M Tanaka, Á Szabó, E Spekker, H Polyák, F Tóth… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nearly half a century has passed since the discovery of cytoplasmic inheritance of human
chloramphenicol resistance. The inheritance was then revealed to take place maternally by …

Immune influencers in action: metabolites and enzymes of the tryptophan-kynurenine metabolic pathway

M Tanaka, F Tóth, H Polyák, Á Szabó, Y Mándi… - Biomedicines, 2021 - mdpi.com
The tryptophan (TRP)-kynurenine (KYN) metabolic pathway is a main player of TRP
metabolism through which more than 95% of TRP is catabolized. The pathway is activated …

The kynurenine pathway in major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia: a meta-analysis of 101 studies

W Marx, AJ McGuinness, T Rocks, A Ruusunen… - Molecular …, 2021 - nature.com
The importance of tryptophan as a precursor for neuroactive compounds has long been
acknowledged. The metabolism of tryptophan along the kynurenine pathway and its …

Exercise benefits on Alzheimer's disease: State-of-the-science

PL Valenzuela, A Castillo-García, JS Morales… - Ageing research …, 2020 - Elsevier
Although there is no unanimity, growing evidence supports the value of regular physical
exercise to prevent Alzheimer's disease as well as cognitive decline in affected patients …

Peripheral markers of depression

A Nobis, D Zalewski, N Waszkiewicz - Journal of clinical medicine, 2020 - mdpi.com
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is a leading cause of disability worldwide, creating a high
medical and socioeconomic burden. There is a growing interest in the biological …

Tryptophan-kynurenine metabolism: a link between the gut and brain for depression in inflammatory bowel disease

LM Chen, CH Bao, Y Wu, SH Liang, D Wang… - Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which mainly includes ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's
disease (CD), is a group of chronic bowel diseases that are characterized by abdominal …

An integrated meta-analysis of peripheral blood metabolites and biological functions in major depressive disorder

J Pu, Y Liu, H Zhang, L Tian, S Gui, Y Yu, X Chen… - Molecular …, 2021 - nature.com
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a serious mental illness, characterized by high
morbidity, which has increased in recent decades. However, the molecular mechanisms …

Bacterial metabolites of human gut microbiota correlating with depression

OV Averina, YA Zorkina, RA Yunes, AS Kovtun… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Depression is a global threat to mental health that affects around 264 million people
worldwide. Despite the considerable evolution in our understanding of the pathophysiology …