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Current status and future prospects for epigenetic psychopharmacology

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Boks, Marco P., de Jong, Noëlle M., Kas, Martien J.H., Vinkers, Christiaan H., Fernandes, Cathy, Kahn, René S., Mill, Jonathan, Ophoff, Roel A.·2012·Epigenetics

Abstract

Mounting evidence suggest that epigenetic regulation of brain functions is important in the etiology of psychiatric disorders. These epigenetic regulatory mechanisms, such as DNA methylation and histone acetylation, are influenced by many pharmaceutical compounds including psychiatric drugs. It is therefore of interest to investigate how psychiatric drugs are of influence and what the potential is of new epigenetic drugs for psychiatric disorders. With this targeted review we summarize the current state of knowledge in order to provide insight in this developing field. Several traditional psychiatric drugs have been found to alter the epigenome and in a variety of animal studies, experimental compounds with epigenetic targets have been investigated as potential psychiatric drugs. After discussion of the most relevant epigenetic mechanisms we present the evidence for epigenetic effects for the most relevant classes of drugs.

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Boks, M. P., de Jong, N. M., Kas, M. J. H., Vinkers, C. H., Fernandes, C., Kahn, R. S., Mill, J., & Ophoff, R. A.
Affiliations
  • Utrecht University (NL)
  • University Medical Center Utrecht (NL)
  • King's College London (GB)
  • University of California, Los Angeles (US)
Corresponding author
Boks, Marco P.
Venue
Epigenetics
Published
2012-01
Volume
7
Issue
1
Pages
20-28
ISSN
  • 1559-2294 (ISSN-L)
  • 1559-2308
OpenAlex
W1980556194
Cited by
89
References
82
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FWCI
0.93
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Epigenetics (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Research Portal (King's College London) (submittedVersion)
  • Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression
  • U.S. Public Health Service (R01 MG078075)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (RO1 MG078075)
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01DA028526)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
Keywords
DNA methylation, histone acetylation, psychiatric medication, epigenetic drugs, mental illness, epigenome, animal models
MeSH terms
Animals, Mental Disorders, Histones, Humans, Psychopharmacology, DNA Methylation, Histone Code, Epigenesis, Genetic

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