2025
Understanding depression in autism: the role of subjective perception and anterior cingulate cortex volume
Hao Y, Banker S, Trayvick J, Barkley S, Peters A, Thinakaran A, McLaughlin C, Gu X, Schiller D, Foss-Feig J. Understanding depression in autism: the role of subjective perception and anterior cingulate cortex volume. Molecular Autism 2025, 16: 9. PMID: 39930465, PMCID: PMC11812218, DOI: 10.1186/s13229-025-00638-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior cingulate cortexAutism spectrum disorderSelf-reported depressionAnterior cingulate cortex volumeCo-occurring depressionAmygdala volumeAutism symptomsSocial functioningCingulate cortex volumeSocial interaction taskSocial interactionSocial interaction behaviorClinically diagnosed depressionHeterogeneity of autism spectrum disorderSubjective perceptionHeightened self-awarenessAutistic young adultsASD adultsDepressive phenotypeSocial deficitsCingulate cortexCross-sectional natureSocial impairmentPrevalence of depressionASD individualsIn Silico Pharmacogenomic Assessment of Glucagon-like Peptide-1 (GLP1) Agonists and the Genetic Addiction Risk Score (GARS) Related Pathways: Implications for Suicidal Ideation and Substance Use Disorder
Sharafshah A, Lewandrowski K, Gold M, Fuehrlein B, Ashford J, Thanos P, Wang G, Hanna C, Cadet J, Gardner E, Khalsa J, Braverman E, Baron D, Elman I, Dennen C, Bowirrat A, Pinhasov A, Modestino E, Carney P, Cortese R, Fiorelli R, Schmidt S, Pollack A, Badgaiyan R, Blum K. In Silico Pharmacogenomic Assessment of Glucagon-like Peptide-1 (GLP1) Agonists and the Genetic Addiction Risk Score (GARS) Related Pathways: Implications for Suicidal Ideation and Substance Use Disorder. Current Neuropharmacology 2025, 23: 974-995. PMID: 39865816, PMCID: PMC12174944, DOI: 10.2174/011570159x349579241231080602.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenetic Addiction Risk ScoreSubstance use disordersReward Deficiency SyndromeAlcohol use disorderSuicidal ideationDepressive phenotypeGlucagon-like peptide-1Use disorderAnti-addictive compoundsGLP1R agonistsAntiaddictive effectsDopamine signalingDopaminergic signalingGlucagon-like peptide-1 agonistsRisk scoreDopamine regulationDopamine homeostasisGlucagon-like peptide-1 receptorEmpirical clinical studiesPeptide-1 receptorIdeationDeficiency syndromeDisordersLong-term inductionTherapeutic advantage
2018
Profiling changes in cortical astroglial cells following chronic stress
Simard S, Coppola G, Rudyk CA, Hayley S, McQuaid RJ, Salmaso N. Profiling changes in cortical astroglial cells following chronic stress. Neuropsychopharmacology 2018, 43: 1961-1971. PMID: 29907879, PMCID: PMC6046043, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-018-0105-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic variable stressDepressive-like behaviorPerineuronal netsAstroglial cellsAstroglial plasticityCortical astroglial cellsAstroglial cell functionModel of depressionAstroglial contributionNeuroplasticity hypothesisAstroglial changesCortical astrogliaAntidepressant potentialDepressive behaviorSwim testGFAP expressionDepressive phenotypeNeuronal plasticityGlutamate recyclingCorticosterone levelsRibosome affinity purificationSynaptic plasticityGrowth factor signalingChronic stressDegradation of PNNs
2016
The role of genes involved in stress, neural plasticity, and brain circuitry in depressive phenotypes: Convergent findings in a mouse model of neglect
Montalvo-Ortiz JL, Bordner KA, Carlyle BC, Gelernter J, Simen AA, Kaufman J. The role of genes involved in stress, neural plasticity, and brain circuitry in depressive phenotypes: Convergent findings in a mouse model of neglect. Behavioural Brain Research 2016, 315: 71-74. PMID: 27506655, PMCID: PMC5396458, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2016.08.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsDepressionDisease Models, AnimalGene Expression RegulationInhibitor of Differentiation ProteinsMaleMaternal DeprivationMaze LearningMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred DBAMicroarray AnalysisNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronal PlasticityPrefrontal CortexReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateRNA, MessengerStress, PsychologicalSwimmingConceptsTubulin Polymerization Promoting ProteinRole of genesGene expression dataEpigenetic changesGene expressionPhenotype dataExpression dataPrefrontal cortex tissueGenesSecondary analysisMedial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) tissueGlutamate NMDA receptorsAdult male miceId-3Early life stressPhenotypeSwimming testMale miceNMDA receptorsDepression riskMaternal separationMouse modelDepressive phenotypeBrain circuitryBehavioral differences
2010
Reduced ventral striatal/ventral pallidal serotonin1B receptor binding potential in major depressive disorder
Murrough JW, Henry S, Hu J, Gallezot JD, Planeta-Wilson B, Neumaier JF, Neumeister A. Reduced ventral striatal/ventral pallidal serotonin1B receptor binding potential in major depressive disorder. Psychopharmacology 2010, 213: 547-553. PMID: 20480149, PMCID: PMC3139174, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-010-1881-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressive disorderMajor depressive episodeDepressive disorderPositron emission tomography scanningCurrent major depressive episodeHealthy control groupSpecific receptor subtypesHealthy control participantsHeteroreceptor functionMethodsTen participantsSerotonin1B receptorsAntidepressant actionΓ-amino butyric acidDepressive episodeGlutamate systemReceptor subtypesVentral pallidumNucleus accumbensDepressive phenotypeReceptor radioligandTherapeutic rationaleMDD groupControl groupDysfunctional rewardTomography scanning
2006
A Role for MAP Kinase Signaling in Behavioral Models of Depression and Antidepressant Treatment
Duman CH, Schlesinger L, Kodama M, Russell DS, Duman RS. A Role for MAP Kinase Signaling in Behavioral Models of Depression and Antidepressant Treatment. Biological Psychiatry 2006, 61: 661-670. PMID: 16945347, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2006.05.047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalysis of VarianceAniline CompoundsAnimalsAntidepressive AgentsBehavior, AnimalBenzamidesBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorDepressionDisease Models, AnimalDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug InteractionsEnzyme InhibitorsHelplessness, LearnedHindlimb SuspensionMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase KinasesMotor ActivitySignal TransductionSwimmingConceptsBrain-derived neurotrophic factorAntidepressant-like effectsAntidepressant treatmentSwim testBDNF heterozygous knockout miceDepressive-like behaviorDepressive-like phenotypeTail suspension testEffects of desipramineHeterozygous knockout miceDepressive behavioral phenotypeEffect of inhibitionRodent behavioral modelsMouse behavioral modelsHeterozygous gene deletionAntidepressant mechanismAcute administrationAcute blockadeNeurotrophic factorAntidepressant drugsSuspension testDepressive phenotypeKnockout miceMEK inhibitionMEK inhibitors
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