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Chen VCH, Shen CY, Liang SHY, Li ZH, Hsieh MH, Tyan YS, Lu ML, Lee Y, McIntyre RS, Weng JC. Assessment of brain functional connectome alternations and correlation with depression and anxiety in major depressive disorders. PeerJ 2017; 5:e3147. [PMID: 29181274 PMCID: PMC5702252 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.3147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2016] [Accepted: 03/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Major depressive disorder (MDD) is highly prevalent, recurrent, and associated with functional impairment, morbidity, and mortality. Herein, we aimed to identify disruptions in functional connectomics among subjects with MDD by using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI). Sixteen subjects with MDD and thirty health controls completed resting-state fMRI scans and clinical assessments (e.g., Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD) and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)). We found higher amplitude of low frequency fluctuations (ALFF) bilaterally in the hippocampus and amygdala among MDD subjects when compared to healthy controls. Using graph theoretical analysis, we found decreased clustering coefficient, local efficiency, and transitivity in the MDD patients. Our findings suggest a potential biomarker for differentiating individuals with MDD from individuals without MDD.
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- Vincent Chin-Hung Chen
- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.,Current affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.,Department of Medical Imaging, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.,Section of Child Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Taoyuan, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Chung Shan Medical University and Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.,Department of Medical Imaging, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Wan Fang Hospital & School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Mood Disorder Psychopharmacology Unit, University Health Network, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Mood Disorder Psychopharmacology Unit, University Health Network, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Departments of Psychiatry and Pharmacology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Current affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan.,Department of Medical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.,Department of Medical Imaging, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.,Current affiliation: Department of Medical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Murrough JW, Abdallah CG, Mathew SJ. Targeting glutamate signalling in depression: progress and prospects. Nat Rev Drug Discov 2017; 16:472-486. [PMID: 28303025 DOI: 10.1038/nrd.2017.16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 296] [Impact Index Per Article: 42.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Major depressive disorder (MDD) is severely disabling, and current treatments have limited efficacy. The glutamate N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) antagonist ketamine was recently repurposed as a rapidly acting antidepressant, catalysing the vigorous investigation of glutamate-signalling modulators as novel therapeutic agents for depressive disorders. In this Review, we discuss the progress made in the development of such modulators for the treatment of depression, and examine recent preclinical and translational studies that have investigated the mechanisms of action of glutamate-targeting antidepressants. Fundamental questions remain regarding the future prospects of this line of drug development, including questions concerning safety and tolerability, efficacy, dose-response relationships and therapeutic mechanisms.
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- James W Murrough
- Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program, Department of Psychiatry; Fishberg Department of Neuroscience; and Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029, USA
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- Clinical Neuroscience Division, VA National Center for PTSD; Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, USA
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- Mental Health Care Line, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center; Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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Schwartz J, Murrough JW, Iosifescu DV. Ketamine for treatment-resistant depression: recent developments and clinical applications. EVIDENCE-BASED MENTAL HEALTH 2016; 19:35-8. [PMID: 27053196 PMCID: PMC10699412 DOI: 10.1136/eb-2016-102355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2016] [Revised: 03/14/2016] [Accepted: 03/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Approximately one-third of patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) do not respond to existing antidepressants, and those who do generally take weeks to months to achieve a significant effect. There is a clear unmet need for rapidly acting and more efficacious treatments. We will review recent developments in the study of ketamine, an old anaesthetic agent which has shown significant promise as a rapidly acting antidepressant in treatment-resistant patients with unipolar MDD, focusing on clinically important aspects such as dose, route of administration and duration of effect. Additional evidence suggests ketamine may be efficacious in patients with bipolar depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and acute suicidal ideation. We then discuss the safety of ketamine, in which most neuropsychiatric, neurocognitive and cardiovascular disturbances are short lasting; however, the long-term effects of ketamine are still unclear. We finally conclude with important information about ketamine for primary and secondary physicians as evidence continues to emerge for its potential use in clinical settings, underscoring the need for further investigation of its effects.
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- Jaclyn Schwartz
- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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