2019
Grape‐derived polyphenols produce antidepressant effects via VGF‐ and BDNF‐dependent mechanisms
Jiang C, Sakakibara E, Lin W, Wang J, Pasinetti GM, Salton SR. Grape‐derived polyphenols produce antidepressant effects via VGF‐ and BDNF‐dependent mechanisms. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2019, 1455: 196-205. PMID: 31074515, PMCID: PMC6834858, DOI: 10.1111/nyas.14098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDepression-like behaviorAntidepressant efficacyTLQP-62VGF-derived peptide TLQP-62Stress-induced depression-like behaviorsBDNF-dependent mechanismAntidepressant-like effectsChronic variable stressGrape-derived polyphenolsAntidepressant actionAntidepressant effectsBDNF expressionNaive miceDorsal hippocampusPolyphenol preparationsFloxed miceVGF expressionPrior knockdownEfficacyVGFMiceMolecular mechanismsRecent studiesVariable stressBDNF
2013
The role of neurotrophins in major depressive disorder
Jiang C, Salton S. The role of neurotrophins in major depressive disorder. Translational Neuroscience 2013, 4: 46-58. PMID: 23691270, PMCID: PMC3656715, DOI: 10.2478/s13380-013-0103-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrain-derived neurotrophic factorDepressive behaviorRole of neurotrophinsMajor depressive disorderTransgenic mouse modelStability of synapsesComplex brain circuitryAntidepressant effectsDendritic lengthSpine densityNeurotrophic factorDepressive disorderNeuronal cytoarchitectureNucleus accumbensMouse modelAnalyses of knockoutBrain circuitryPrefrontal cortexNeurotrophinsGrowth factorSingle nucleotide polymorphismsCritical modulatorHuman genetic studiesSubtle alterationsNucleotide polymorphisms