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miRNAs in depression vulnerability and resilience: novel targets for preventive strategies

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Lopizzo, Nicola, Zonca, Valentina, Cattane, Nadia, Pariante, Carmine Maria, Cattaneo, Annamaria·2019·Journal of Neural Transmission

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The exposure to stressful experiences during the prenatal period and through the first years of life is known to affect the brain developmental trajectories, leading to an enhanced vulnerability for the development of several psychiatric disorders later in life. However, not all the subjects exposed to the same stressful experience develop a pathologic condition, as some of them, activating coping strategies, become more resilient. The disclosure of mechanisms associated with stress vulnerability or resilience may allow the identification of novel biological processes and potential molecules that, if properly targeted, may prevent susceptibility or potentiate resilience. Over the last years, miRNAs have been proposed as one of the epigenetic mechanisms mediating the long-lasting effects of stress. Accordingly, they are associated with the development of stress vulnerability or resilience-related strategies. Moreover, miRNAs have been proposed as possible biomarkers able to identify subjects at high risk to develop depression and to predict the response to pharmacological treatments. In this review, we aimed to provide an overview of findings from studies in rodents and humans focused on the involvement of miRNAs in the mechanisms of stress response with the final goal to identify distinct sets of miRNAs involved in stress vulnerability or resilience. In addition, we reviewed studies on alterations of miRNAs in the context of depression, showing data on the involvement of miRNAs in the pathogenesis of the disease and in the efficacy of pharmacological treatments, discussing the potential utility of miRNAs as peripheral biomarkers able to predict the treatment response.

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  • MiRNAs may mediate these effects in depression by influencing neuronal production, differentiation, proliferation, and synaptic plasticity.

    “MiRNAs may mediate these effects in depression by influencing neuronal production, differentiation, proliferation and synaptic plasticity.258”

    From Epigenetic regulation in major depression and other stress-related disorders: molecular mechanisms, clinical relevance and therapeutic potential (2023) · cites this paper as [258]

    The “Stress, depression, and miRNAs” section links miRNAs to depression vulnerability and to cell proliferation and differentiation generally. The sections on stress vulnerability and human studies also discuss miRNAs in neurogenesis, synapse formation, and neuroplasticity-related mechanisms. Our copy does not specifically establish that miRNAs mediate depression through all four named neuronal processes, particularly synaptic plasticity. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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Authors
Lopizzo, N., Zonca, V., Cattane, N., Pariante, C. M., & Cattaneo, A.
Affiliations
  • Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli (IT)
  • King's College London (GB)
Corresponding author
Cattaneo, Annamaria
Venue
Journal of Neural Transmission
Published
2019-07-26
Volume
126
Issue
9
Pages
1241-1258
ISSN
  • 0300-9564 (ISSN-L)
  • 1435-1463
OpenAlex
W2966670099
Cited by
37
References
126
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 7
FWCI
0.58
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Journal of Neural Transmission (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Archivio Istituzionale della Ricerca (Universita Degli Studi Di Milano) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • Research Portal (King's College London) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
Ministero della Salute (Ricerca Corrente)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › MicroRNA in disease regulation
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Behavioral Neuroscience › Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Treatment of Major Depression
Keywords
microRNA, depression, stress vulnerability, resilience, early life stress, prenatal stress, epigenetics, stress response, biomarkers, treatment response prediction, depression pathogenesis, preventive strategies
MeSH terms
Animals, Depression, Female, Humans, Pregnancy, Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects, Stress, Psychological, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, MicroRNAs, Epigenesis, Genetic, Resilience, Psychological

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