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Cell atrophy and loss in depression: reversal by antidepressant treatment

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Banasr, Mounira, Dwyer, Jason M, Duman, Ronald S·2011·Current Opinion in Cell Biology

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Depression is associated with structural alterations in limbic brain regions that control emotion and mood. Studies of chronic stress in animal models and postmortem tissue from depressed subjects demonstrate that these structural alterations result from atrophy and loss of neurons and glial cells. These findings indicate that depression and stress-related mood disorders can be considered mild neurodegenerative disorders. Importantly, there is evidence that these structural alterations can be blocked or even reversed by elimination of stress and by antidepressant treatments. A major focus of current investigations is to characterize the molecular signaling pathways and factors that underlie these effects of stress, depression, and antidepressant treatment. Recent advances in this research area are discussed and potential novel targets for antidepressant development are highlighted.

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  • Reported mechanisms potentially underlying cell loss include glutamate/glutamine cycling, blunted neurogenesis, decreased neurotrophic factor expression, and upregulation of pro-apoptotic pathways.

    “Currently, reported mechanisms potentially underlying cell loss include, but are not limited to, glutamate/glutamine cycling (see section on Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Neuroplasticity), blunted neurogenesis, decreased neurotrophic factor expression and upregulation of pro-apoptotic pathways72.”

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Authors
Banasr, M., Dwyer, J. M., & Duman, R. S.
Affiliations
Yale University (US)
Corresponding author
Duman, Ronald S
Venue
Current Opinion in Cell Biology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2011-12
Volume
23
Issue
6
Pages
730-737
ISSN
0955-0674 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2077208751
Cited by
201
References
79
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.72
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Current Opinion in Cell Biology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH093897, R01MH045481)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Treatment of Major Depression
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Behavioral Neuroscience › Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Biological Psychiatry › Tryptophan and brain disorders
Keywords
depression, neuronal atrophy, neurodegeneration, chronic stress, antidepressant treatment, limbic system, molecular pathways, antidepressant targets
MeSH terms
Animals, Antidepressive Agents, Atrophy, Brain, Depression, Depressive Disorder, Humans, Neuroglia, Neurons, Mood Disorders

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