2022
Differences in Quantification of the Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 5 Across Bipolar Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder
Holmes S, Asch R, Davis M, DellaGioia N, Pashankar N, Gallezot J, Nabulsi N, Matuskey D, Sanacora G, Carson R, Blumberg H, Esterlis I. Differences in Quantification of the Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 5 Across Bipolar Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder. Biological Psychiatry 2022, 93: 1099-1107. PMID: 36764853, PMCID: PMC10164841, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2022.10.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressive disorderMetabotropic glutamate receptor 5Glutamate receptor 5MGluR5 availabilityBipolar disorderPositron emission tomographyHC groupDepressive disorderReceptor 5Emission tomographyHealthy control individualsPossible treatment targetsGlutamate transmissionBD depressionTreatment strategiesBD groupMGluR5Depressive symptomsNovel treatmentsCognitive alterationsTreatment targetsSynaptic plasticityControl individualsAccurate diagnosisSignificant negative correlation
2019
Lower synaptic density is associated with depression severity and network alterations
Holmes SE, Scheinost D, Finnema SJ, Naganawa M, Davis MT, DellaGioia N, Nabulsi N, Matuskey D, Angarita GA, Pietrzak RH, Duman RS, Sanacora G, Krystal JH, Carson RE, Esterlis I. Lower synaptic density is associated with depression severity and network alterations. Nature Communications 2019, 10: 1529. PMID: 30948709, PMCID: PMC6449365, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-09562-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressive disorderPost-traumatic stress disorderLower synaptic densitySynaptic densityPositron emission tomographyFunctional connectivityNetwork alterationsSynaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2ASymptoms of depressionSynaptic lossDepressive disorderHealthy controlsNerve terminalsDepressive symptomsDepression severityUnmedicated individualsSynaptic connectionsEmission tomographyStress disorderVivo evidenceSymptomsDepressionSeverityDisordersAlterations
2012
Bupropion pre-treatment of endotoxin-induced depressive symptoms
DellaGioia N, Devine L, Pittman B, Hannestad J. Bupropion pre-treatment of endotoxin-induced depressive symptoms. Brain Behavior And Immunity 2012, 31: 197-204. PMID: 23064079, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2012.10.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual analog scaleInflammatory cytokinesDepressive symptomsSerum levelsMontgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating ScaleSerotonin reuptake inhibitor citalopramLow-dose lipopolysaccharideReuptake inhibitor citalopramCross-over studyDepression Rating ScaleTotal MADRS scoreDopamine reuptake inhibitorInnate immune responseInnate immune systemIntravenous LPSLPS administrationReuptake inhibitorsAnalog scaleMADRS scoresHealthy subjectsImmune responseBupropionImmune systemCytokinesLPSGlucose Metabolism in the Insula and Cingulate Is Affected by Systemic Inflammation in Humans
Hannestad J, Subramanyam K, Dellagioia N, Planeta-Wilson B, Weinzimmer D, Pittman B, Carson RE. Glucose Metabolism in the Insula and Cingulate Is Affected by Systemic Inflammation in Humans. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2012, 53: 601-607. PMID: 22414635, PMCID: PMC3717572, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.111.097014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNormalized glucose metabolismMontgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating ScalePeak cytokine levelsSystemic inflammationDepression Rating ScaleDepressive symptomsGlucose metabolismCytokine levelsFDG-PETRating ScaleSystemic inflammatory responseCerebral metabolic rateMild depressive symptomsRight anterior cingulateTumor necrosis factorRight anterior insulaSerum levelsInflammatory cytokinesEndotoxin administrationInterleukin-6Inflammatory responseNecrosis factorCingulate subregionsHealthy subjectsInflammation
2011
The Effect of Antidepressant Medication Treatment on Serum Levels of Inflammatory Cytokines: A Meta-Analysis
Hannestad J, DellaGioia N, Bloch M. The Effect of Antidepressant Medication Treatment on Serum Levels of Inflammatory Cytokines: A Meta-Analysis. Neuropsychopharmacology 2011, 36: 2452-2459. PMID: 21796103, PMCID: PMC3194072, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2011.132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressive disorderInflammatory cytokinesSerum levelsAntidepressant treatmentInterleukin-6Depressive symptomsIL-1βCytokine levelsDepressive episodeDiagnosis of MDDTumor necrosis factor alphaPharmacological antidepressant treatmentAntidepressant medication treatmentClasses of antidepressantsStratified subgroup analysisIL-1 betaNecrosis factor alphaNormalization of levelsReuptake inhibitorsMedication treatmentPharmacological treatmentSubgroup analysisBrain dysfunctionDepressive disorderFactor alpha
2009
A critical review of human endotoxin administration as an experimental paradigm of depression
DellaGioia N, Hannestad J. A critical review of human endotoxin administration as an experimental paradigm of depression. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 2009, 34: 130-143. PMID: 19666048, PMCID: PMC2795398, DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2009.07.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune system activationEndotoxin administrationSystem activationImmune stimuliDepressive symptomsInnate immune system activationElicit depressive symptomsInterferon-alpha treatmentCommon final pathwayPotential molecular pathwaysImmunologic abnormalitiesImmune depressionVaccine administrationInflammatory cytokinesDepression paradigmDepressed patientsFinal pathwaySymptomsDepression researchAdministrationDepressionMolecular pathwaysBehavioral changesActivationRodents