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Quintanilla B, Zarate CA, Pillai A. Ketamine's mechanism of action with an emphasis on neuroimmune regulation: can the complement system complement ketamine's antidepressant effects? Mol Psychiatry 2024; 29:2849-2858. [PMID: 38575806 DOI: 10.1038/s41380-024-02507-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2023] [Accepted: 02/29/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024]
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Over 300 million people worldwide suffer from major depressive disorder (MDD). Unfortunately, only 30-40% of patients with MDD achieve complete remission after conventional monoamine antidepressant therapy. In recent years, ketamine has revolutionized the treatment of MDD, with its rapid antidepressant effects manifesting within a few hours as opposed to weeks with conventional antidepressants. Many research endeavors have sought to identify ketamine's mechanism of action in mood disorders; while many studies have focused on ketamine's role in glutamatergic modulation, several studies have implicated its role in regulating neuroinflammation. The complement system is an important component of the innate immune response vital for synaptic plasticity. The complement system has been implicated in the pathophysiology of depression, and studies have shown increases in complement component 3 (C3) expression in the prefrontal cortex of suicidal individuals with depression. Given the role of the complement system in depression, ketamine and the complement system's abilities to modulate glutamatergic transmission, and our current understanding of ketamine's anti-inflammatory properties, there is reason to suspect a common link between the complement system and ketamine's mechanism of action. This review will summarize ketamine's anti- inflammatory roles in the periphery and central nervous system, with an emphasis on complement system regulation.
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- Brandi Quintanilla
- Pathophysiology of Neuropsychiatric Disorders Program, Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), Houston, TX, USA
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- Experimental Therapeutics and Pathophysiology Branch, Intramural Research Program, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Pathophysiology of Neuropsychiatric Disorders Program, Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), Houston, TX, USA.
- Research and Development, Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, Augusta, GA, USA.
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AL-Hasnawi SMJ, Noori MA, AL-Haidari AF, Hussain MJ. Increased Serum Terminal Complements Complex Levels in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Children. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES 2024; 49:229-236. [PMID: 38680220 PMCID: PMC11053251 DOI: 10.30476/ijms.2023.97556.2934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Revised: 03/03/2023] [Accepted: 04/22/2023] [Indexed: 05/01/2024]
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Background Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a widespread neuropsychiatric disorder in both children and adolescents, which is associated with social isolation and poor academic performance. Complement proteins are regarded as a major player in inflammation and disease development for several neuropsychiatric diseases such as schizophrenia and bipolar diseases. As clarified by previous data, increased levels of complement molecules and other immunological markers as cytokines were demonstrated in these disorders. Limited studies have investigated complement proteins particularly terminal complement complex or membrane attack complex (C5b-9) among ADHD patients. The present research aims to elucidate the association between C5b-9 complex protein and ADHD. Methods This is a cross-sectional study. Sera were collected from Al-Hussain Teaching Medical City in Holy Karbala, Iraq, during 2019-2020. Sera were tested for C5-b9 using commercial kits by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Results In 90 participants included in the study, a significant increment in C5b-9 levels among ADHD patients (P=0.019) was observed. Patients with positive C5b-9 levels had a 2.76 times higher risk of developing ADHD than control subjects. The diagnostic utility for C5b-9 was statistically significant with 71.11% sensitivity, 55.6% specificity, and a high negative predictive value (97.3%). Conclusion The study concluded elevation of the C5b-9 terminal complements complex levels in ADHD patients, which could point to the association of complement proteins as inflammatory markers with the ADHD disease process.
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- Institute of Liver Studies, King’s College London, School of Medicine, King’s College Hospital, London, SE5 9RS, UK
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Tang S, Hu W, Zou H, Luo Q, Deng W, Cao S. The complement system: a potential target for the comorbidity of chronic pain and depression. Korean J Pain 2024; 37:91-106. [PMID: 38433474 PMCID: PMC10985490 DOI: 10.3344/kjp.23284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2023] [Revised: 11/28/2023] [Accepted: 12/16/2023] [Indexed: 03/05/2024] Open
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The mechanisms of the chronic pain and depression comorbidity have gained significant attention in recent years. The complement system, widely involved in central nervous system diseases and mediating non-specific immune mechanisms in the body, remains incompletely understood in its involvement in the comorbidity mechanisms of chronic pain and depression. This review aims to consolidate the findings from recent studies on the complement system in chronic pain and depression, proposing that it may serve as a promising shared therapeutic target for both conditions. Complement proteins C1q, C3, C5, as well as their cleavage products C3a and C5a, along with the associated receptors C3aR, CR3, and C5aR, are believed to have significant implications in the comorbid mechanism. The primary potential mechanisms encompass the involvement of the complement cascade C1q/C3-CR3 in the activation of microglia and synaptic pruning in the amygdala and hippocampus, the role of complement cascade C3/C3a-C3aR in the interaction between astrocytes and microglia, leading to synaptic pruning, and the C3a-C3aR axis and C5a-C5aR axis to trigger inflammation within the central nervous system. We focus on studies on the role of the complement system in the comorbid mechanisms of chronic pain and depression.
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- Shanshan Tang
- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
- Department of Pain Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
- Department of Pain Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
- Department of Pain Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
- Department of Pain Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
- Department of Pain Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
- Guizhou Key Laboratory of Anesthesia and Organ Protection, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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Huo Y, Chen J, Zhang A, Zhou C, Cao W. Roles of complement system in psychiatric disorders. ZHONG NAN DA XUE XUE BAO. YI XUE BAN = JOURNAL OF CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY. MEDICAL SCIENCES 2023; 48:1539-1545. [PMID: 38432883 PMCID: PMC10929894 DOI: 10.11817/j.issn.1672-7347.2023.230109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2023] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
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The complement system is an important part of the innate immune system, including more than 50 secretory proteins and membrane-bound proteins, and it contributes to the clearance of apoptotic cells and invading pathogens to limit inflammatory immune responses and maintaining brain homeostasis. Complement activity is strictly regulated to protect cells from random attacks or to prevent the deposition of complement proteins in physiological cases. However, overactivation or abnormal regulation of the complement cascade in the brain can lead to neuronal damage and brain dysfunction. Recent studies have pointed out that changes in complement molecules exist in patients with psychiatric diseases and play an important role in the occurrence and development of diseases by regulating the function of neurons and glial cells. Therefore, summarizing the latest research progress of complement system in psychiatric diseases such as schizophrenia, autism spectrum disorder, major depression, bipolar disorder and anxiety disorder can provide new ideas for preventing and controlling psychiatric diseases caused by abnormal activation of complement system.
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- Yajie Huo
- Clinical Anatomy and Reproductive Medicine Application Institute, Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang Hunan 421001, China.
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- Clinical Anatomy and Reproductive Medicine Application Institute, Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang Hunan 421001, China
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- Clinical Anatomy and Reproductive Medicine Application Institute, Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang Hunan 421001, China
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- Clinical Anatomy and Reproductive Medicine Application Institute, Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang Hunan 421001, China
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- Clinical Anatomy and Reproductive Medicine Application Institute, Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang Hunan 421001, China.
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Yu H, Ni P, Tian Y, Zhao L, Li M, Li X, Wei W, Wei J, Du X, Wang Q, Guo W, Deng W, Ma X, Coid J, Li T. Association of the plasma complement system with brain volume deficits in bipolar and major depressive disorders. Psychol Med 2023; 53:6102-6112. [PMID: 36285542 DOI: 10.1017/s0033291722003282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Inflammation plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of major depressive disorder (MDD) and bipolar disorder (BD). This study aimed to examine whether the dysregulation of complement components contributes to brain structural defects in patients with mood disorders. METHODS A total of 52 BD patients, 35 MDD patients, and 53 controls were recruited. The human complement immunology assay was used to measure the levels of complement factors. Whole brain-based analysis was performed to investigate differences in gray matter volume (GMV) and cortical thickness (CT) among the BD, MDD, and control groups, and relationships were explored between neuroanatomical differences and levels of complement components. RESULTS GMV in the medial orbital frontal cortex (mOFC) and middle cingulum was lower in both patient groups than in controls, while the CT of the left precentral gyrus and left superior frontal gyrus were affected differently in the two disorders. Concentrations of C1q, C4, factor B, factor H, and properdin were higher in both patient groups than in controls, while concentrations of C3, C4 and factor H were significantly higher in BD than in MDD. Concentrations of C1q, factor H, and properdin showed a significant negative correlation with GMV in the mOFC at the voxel-wise level. CONCLUSIONS BD and MDD are associated with shared and different alterations in levels of complement factors and structural impairment in the brain. Structural defects in mOFC may be associated with elevated levels of certain complement factors, providing insight into the shared neuro-inflammatory pathogenesis of mood disorders.
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- Hua Yu
- Department of Neurobiology, Affiliated Mental Health Center & Hangzhou Seventh People's Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- NHC and CAMS Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, MOE Frontier Science Center for Brain Science and Brain-machine Integration, School of Brain Science and Brain Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- The Psychiatric Laboratory and Mental Health Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P R China
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- The Psychiatric Laboratory and Mental Health Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P R China
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- The Psychiatric Laboratory and Mental Health Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P R China
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- The Psychiatric Laboratory and Mental Health Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P R China
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- Department of Neurobiology, Affiliated Mental Health Center & Hangzhou Seventh People's Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- NHC and CAMS Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, MOE Frontier Science Center for Brain Science and Brain-machine Integration, School of Brain Science and Brain Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Neurobiology, Affiliated Mental Health Center & Hangzhou Seventh People's Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- NHC and CAMS Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, MOE Frontier Science Center for Brain Science and Brain-machine Integration, School of Brain Science and Brain Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- The Psychiatric Laboratory and Mental Health Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P R China
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- Suzhou Psychiatry Hospital, Affiliated Guangji Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215137, Jiangsu, China
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- The Psychiatric Laboratory and Mental Health Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P R China
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- Department of Neurobiology, Affiliated Mental Health Center & Hangzhou Seventh People's Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- NHC and CAMS Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, MOE Frontier Science Center for Brain Science and Brain-machine Integration, School of Brain Science and Brain Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Neurobiology, Affiliated Mental Health Center & Hangzhou Seventh People's Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- NHC and CAMS Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, MOE Frontier Science Center for Brain Science and Brain-machine Integration, School of Brain Science and Brain Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- The Psychiatric Laboratory and Mental Health Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P R China
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- The Psychiatric Laboratory and Mental Health Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P R China
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- Department of Neurobiology, Affiliated Mental Health Center & Hangzhou Seventh People's Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- NHC and CAMS Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, MOE Frontier Science Center for Brain Science and Brain-machine Integration, School of Brain Science and Brain Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Shen Y, Kong L, Lai J, Hu S. Shifting levels of peripheral inflammatory profiles as an indicator for comorbid multiple autoimmune diseases and bipolar disorder: a case report. BMC Psychiatry 2023; 23:375. [PMID: 37248479 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-023-04820-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2023] [Accepted: 04/26/2023] [Indexed: 05/31/2023] Open
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Autoimmune diseases (AID) cause inflammatory changes in the peripheral blood, which might be a predisposing factor for the development of comorbid bipolar disorder (BD). The levels of peripheral inflammatory indicators and cytokines may also serve as potential biomarkers for predicting BD susceptibility and the efficacy of antipsychotics in patients with AID. Herein, we present the case of a 43-year-old female who has suffered from AID for over 16 years and was recently diagnosed with "bipolar and related disorder due to another medical condition".
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- Yuting Shen
- Department of Psychiatry, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310003, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310003, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310003, China.
- The Key Laboratory of Mental Disorder's Management in Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, 310003, China.
- Brain Research Institute of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310003, China.
- Zhejiang Engineering Center for Mathematical Mental Health, Hangzhou, 310003, China.
- Department of Neurobiology, NHC and CAMS Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, School of Brain Science and Brian Medicine, and MOE Frontier Science Center for Brain Science and Brain-Machine Integration, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310003, China.
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- Department of Psychiatry, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310003, China.
- The Key Laboratory of Mental Disorder's Management in Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, 310003, China.
- Brain Research Institute of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310003, China.
- Zhejiang Engineering Center for Mathematical Mental Health, Hangzhou, 310003, China.
- Department of Neurobiology, NHC and CAMS Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, School of Brain Science and Brian Medicine, and MOE Frontier Science Center for Brain Science and Brain-Machine Integration, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310003, China.
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Abdolmaleky HM, Martin M, Zhou JR, Thiagalingam S. Epigenetic Alterations of Brain Non-Neuronal Cells in Major Mental Diseases. Genes (Basel) 2023; 14:896. [PMID: 37107654 PMCID: PMC10137903 DOI: 10.3390/genes14040896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Revised: 03/22/2023] [Accepted: 04/06/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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The tissue-specific expression and epigenetic dysregulation of many genes in cells derived from the postmortem brains of patients have been reported to provide a fundamental biological framework for major mental diseases such as autism, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depression. However, until recently, the impact of non-neuronal brain cells, which arises due to cell-type-specific alterations, has not been adequately scrutinized; this is because of the absence of techniques that directly evaluate their functionality. With the emergence of single-cell technologies, such as RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) and other novel techniques, various studies have now started to uncover the cell-type-specific expression and DNA methylation regulation of many genes (e.g., TREM2, MECP2, SLC1A2, TGFB2, NTRK2, S100B, KCNJ10, and HMGB1, and several complement genes such as C1q, C3, C3R, and C4) in the non-neuronal brain cells involved in the pathogenesis of mental diseases. Additionally, several lines of experimental evidence indicate that inflammation and inflammation-induced oxidative stress, as well as many insidious/latent infectious elements including the gut microbiome, alter the expression status and the epigenetic landscapes of brain non-neuronal cells. Here, we present supporting evidence highlighting the importance of the contribution of the brain's non-neuronal cells (in particular, microglia and different types of astrocytes) in the pathogenesis of mental diseases. Furthermore, we also address the potential impacts of the gut microbiome in the dysfunction of enteric and brain glia, as well as astrocytes, which, in turn, may affect neuronal functions in mental disorders. Finally, we present evidence that supports that microbiota transplantations from the affected individuals or mice provoke the corresponding disease-like behavior in the recipient mice, while specific bacterial species may have beneficial effects.
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- Hamid Mostafavi Abdolmaleky
- Department of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA;
- Department of Surgery, Nutrition/Metabolism Laboratory, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY 10461, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Nutrition/Metabolism Laboratory, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Department of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA;
- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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Sierra DP, Tripathi A, Pillai A. Dysregulation of complement system in neuropsychiatric disorders: A mini review. Biomark Neuropsychiatry 2022; 7. [PMID: 37123465 PMCID: PMC10136364 DOI: 10.1016/j.bionps.2022.100056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Complement system is one of the most important defense mechanisms of the innate immune system. In addition to their roles in immune regulation, complement proteins are also involved in neurodevelopment and adult brain plasticity. Complement dysregulation has been shown in neurodevelopmental disorders including schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorder as well as in mood disorders. A number of clinical as well as genetic studies suggest the role of complement proteins in the cortical thinning and excessive synaptic pruning frequently associated with schizophrenia. The changes in complement proteins are also associated with the pathophysiology of autism spectrum disorder, major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder, but warrant further research. In addition, rodent models suggest a strong case for complement system in anxiety-like behavior. In this article, we review the recent findings on the role of complement system in neuropsychiatric disorders. The possible uses for future complement targeted therapies are also discussed.
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- Danny Perez Sierra
- Pathophysiology of Neuropsychiatric Disorders Program, Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), Houston, TX, USA
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- Pathophysiology of Neuropsychiatric Disorders Program, Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), Houston, TX, USA
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- Pathophysiology of Neuropsychiatric Disorders Program, Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), Houston, TX, USA
- Research and Development, Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, Augusta, GA, USA
- Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, USA
- Correspondence to: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA. (A. Pillai)
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Fernandes BS, Dai Y, Jia P, Zhao Z. Charting the proteome landscape in major psychiatric disorders: From biomarkers to biological pathways towards drug discovery. Eur Neuropsychopharmacol 2022; 61:43-59. [PMID: 35763977 PMCID: PMC9378550 DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2022.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2022] [Revised: 06/03/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Schizophrenia (SZ), bipolar disorder (BD), and major depressive disorder (MDD) are major mental disorders that affect a significant proportion of the global population. Advancing our knowledge of the pathophysiology of these disorders and identifying biomarkers are urgent needs for developing objective diagnostic tests and new therapeutics. In this study, we performed a systematic review and then extracted, curated, and analyzed proteomics data from published studies, aiming to assess the proteome in peripheral blood of individuals with SZ, BD, or MDD. Then, we performed pathway and network analyses to illuminate the biological themes concatenated by the differentially expressed proteins by systematically interrogating the literature to uncover biological pathways with more robust biological meaning. We identified 486 differentially expressed proteins from 51 studies across the three disorders with 9,423 participants. The great majority of pathways were common to SZ, BD, and MDD. They were related to the immune system, including signaling by interleukins, Toll-like receptor signaling pathway, and complement cascade, and to signal transduction, notably MAPK1/MAPK3 signaling, PI3K-Akt Signaling Pathway, Focal Adhesion-PI3K-Akt-mTOR-signaling, rhodopsin-like receptors, GPCR signaling, and the JAK-STAT signaling pathway. Other shared pathways included advanced glycosylation end-product receptor signaling, Regulation of Insulin-like Growth Factor, cholesterol metabolism, and IL-17 signaling pathway. Pathways shared between SZ and BD were integrin cell-surface interactions, GRB2:SOS provides linkage to MAPK signaling for integrins, and syndecan interactions. Shared between BD and MDD were the NRF2 pathway and signaling by EGFR pathways. Our findings advance our understanding of the protein variations and associations with these disorders, which are useful for accelerating biomarker development and drug discovery.
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- Brisa S Fernandes
- Center for Precision Health, School of Biomedical Informatics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Center for Precision Health, School of Biomedical Informatics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Center for Precision Health, School of Biomedical Informatics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Center for Precision Health, School of Biomedical Informatics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA; Human Genetics Center, School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA; MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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Ziani PR, Feiten JG, Goularte JF, Colombo R, Antqueviezc B, Géa LP, Rosa AR. Potential Candidates for Biomarkers in Bipolar Disorder: A Proteomic Approach through Systems Biology. CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY AND NEUROSCIENCE 2022; 20:211-227. [PMID: 35466093 PMCID: PMC9048014 DOI: 10.9758/cpn.2022.20.2.211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2021] [Revised: 07/02/2021] [Accepted: 07/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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- Paola Rampelotto Ziani
- Laboratory of Molecular Psychiatry, Hospital Clinic of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brasil
- Postgraduate Program in Biological Sciences: Pharmacology and Therapeutics - Institute of Basic Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brasil
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- Laboratory of Molecular Psychiatry, Hospital Clinic of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brasil
- Postgraduate Program in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brasil
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- Laboratory of Molecular Psychiatry, Hospital Clinic of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brasil
- University of Caxias do Sul, Caxias do Sul, Brasil
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- Laboratory of Molecular Psychiatry, Hospital Clinic of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brasil
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Laboratory of Molecular Psychiatry, Hospital Clinic of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brasil
- Postgraduate Program in Biological Sciences: Pharmacology and Therapeutics - Institute of Basic Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brasil
- Postgraduate Program in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brasil
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Waszczuk K, Kucharska-Mazur J, Tyburski E, Rek-Owodziń K, Plichta P, Rudkowski K, Podwalski P, Grąźlewski T, Mak M, Misiak B, Michalczyk A, Tarnowski M, Sielatycka K, Szczęśniak A, Łuczkowska K, Dołęgowska B, Budkowska M, Ratajczak MZ, Samochowiec J. Psychopathology and Stem Cell Mobilization in Ultra-High Risk of Psychosis and First-Episode Psychosis Patients. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19106001. [PMID: 35627537 PMCID: PMC9141672 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19106001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2022] [Revised: 05/07/2022] [Accepted: 05/13/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Although regenerative and inflammatory processes are involved in the etiopathogenesis of many psychiatric disorders, their roles are poorly understood. We investigate the potential role of stem cells (SC) and factors influencing the trafficking thereof, such as complement cascade (CC) components, phospholipid substrates, and chemokines, in the etiology of schizophrenia. We measured sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P), stromal-derived factor 1 (SDF-1), and CC cleavage fragments (C3a, C5a, and C5b-C9; also known as the membrane attack complex) in the peripheral blood of 49 unrelated patients: 9 patients with ultra-high risk of psychosis (UHR), 22 patients with first-episode psychosis (FEP), and 18 healthy controls (HC). When compared with the HC group, the UHR and FEP groups had higher levels of C3a. We found no significant differences in hematopoietic SC, very small embryonic-like stem cell (VSEL), C5a, S1P, or SDF-1 levels in the UHR and FEP groups. However, among FEP patients, there was a significant positive correlation between VSELs (CD133+) and negative symptoms. These preliminary findings support the role of the immune system and regenerative processes in the etiology of schizophrenia. To establish the relevance of SC and other factors affecting the trafficking thereof as potential biomarkers of schizophrenia, more studies on larger groups of individuals from across the disease spectrum are needed.
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- Katarzyna Waszczuk
- Department of Psychiatry, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Broniewskiego 26, 71-460 Szczecin, Poland; (J.K.-M.); (K.R.); (P.P.); (T.G.); (A.M.); (J.S.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel./Fax: +48-91-35-11-322
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- Department of Psychiatry, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Broniewskiego 26, 71-460 Szczecin, Poland; (J.K.-M.); (K.R.); (P.P.); (T.G.); (A.M.); (J.S.)
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- Department of Health Psychology, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Broniewskiego 26, 71-460 Szczecin, Poland; (E.T.); (K.R.-O.); (P.P.); (M.M.)
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- Department of Health Psychology, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Broniewskiego 26, 71-460 Szczecin, Poland; (E.T.); (K.R.-O.); (P.P.); (M.M.)
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- Department of Health Psychology, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Broniewskiego 26, 71-460 Szczecin, Poland; (E.T.); (K.R.-O.); (P.P.); (M.M.)
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- Department of Psychiatry, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Broniewskiego 26, 71-460 Szczecin, Poland; (J.K.-M.); (K.R.); (P.P.); (T.G.); (A.M.); (J.S.)
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- Department of Psychiatry, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Broniewskiego 26, 71-460 Szczecin, Poland; (J.K.-M.); (K.R.); (P.P.); (T.G.); (A.M.); (J.S.)
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- Department of Psychiatry, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Broniewskiego 26, 71-460 Szczecin, Poland; (J.K.-M.); (K.R.); (P.P.); (T.G.); (A.M.); (J.S.)
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- Department of Health Psychology, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Broniewskiego 26, 71-460 Szczecin, Poland; (E.T.); (K.R.-O.); (P.P.); (M.M.)
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- Department of Psychiatry, Division of Consultation Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-367 Wroclaw, Poland;
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- Department of Psychiatry, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Broniewskiego 26, 71-460 Szczecin, Poland; (J.K.-M.); (K.R.); (P.P.); (T.G.); (A.M.); (J.S.)
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- Department of Physiology, Pomeranian University of Medicine, Powstańców Wielkopolskich 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland;
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- Institute of Biology, Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences, University of Szczecin, Felczaka 3c, 71-415 Szczecin, Poland;
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Powstańców Wielkopolskich 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland; (A.S.); (B.D.)
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- Department of General Pathology, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Powstańców Wielkopolskich 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland;
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Powstańców Wielkopolskich 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland; (A.S.); (B.D.)
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- Department of Medical Analytics, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Powstańców Wielkopolskich 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland;
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- Stem Cell Institute at James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292, USA;
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- Department of Psychiatry, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Broniewskiego 26, 71-460 Szczecin, Poland; (J.K.-M.); (K.R.); (P.P.); (T.G.); (A.M.); (J.S.)
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Rodrigues JE, Martinho A, Santos V, Santa C, Madeira N, Martins MJ, Pato CN, Macedo A, Manadas B. Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on MS-Based Proteomics Applied to Human Peripheral Fluids to Assess Potential Biomarkers of Bipolar Disorder. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:5460. [PMID: 35628270 PMCID: PMC9141521 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23105460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Revised: 05/06/2022] [Accepted: 05/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Bipolar disorder (BD) is a clinically heterogeneous condition, presenting a complex underlying etiopathogenesis that is not sufficiently characterized. Without molecular biomarkers being used in the clinical environment, several large screen proteomics studies have been conducted to provide valuable molecular information. Mass spectrometry (MS)-based techniques can be a powerful tool for the identification of disease biomarkers, improving prediction and diagnosis ability. Here, we evaluate the efficacy of MS proteomics applied to human peripheral fluids to assess BD biomarkers and identify relevant networks of biological pathways. Following PRISMA guidelines, we searched for studies using MS proteomics to identify proteomic differences between BD patients and healthy controls (PROSPERO database: CRD42021264955). Fourteen articles fulfilled the inclusion criteria, allowing the identification of 266 differentially expressed proteins. Gene ontology analysis identified complement and coagulation cascades, lipid and cholesterol metabolism, and focal adhesion as the main enriched biological pathways. A meta-analysis was performed for apolipoproteins (A-I, C-III, and E); however, no significant differences were found. Although the proven ability of MS proteomics to characterize BD, there are several confounding factors contributing to the heterogeneity of the findings. In the future, we encourage the scientific community to use broader samples and validation cohorts, integrating omics with bioinformatics tools towards providing a comprehensive understanding of proteome alterations, seeking biomarkers of BD, and contributing to individualized prognosis and stratification strategies, besides aiding in the differential diagnosis.
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- Joao E. Rodrigues
- CNC—Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal; (J.E.R.); (A.M.); (C.S.); (M.J.M.)
- CIBB—Centre for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology, University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal;
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- CNC—Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal; (J.E.R.); (A.M.); (C.S.); (M.J.M.)
- CIBB—Centre for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology, University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal;
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- CIBB—Centre for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology, University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal;
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal;
- Psychiatry Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, 3004-561 Coimbra, Portugal
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- CNC—Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal; (J.E.R.); (A.M.); (C.S.); (M.J.M.)
- CIBB—Centre for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology, University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal;
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal;
- Psychiatry Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, 3004-561 Coimbra, Portugal
- CIBIT—Coimbra Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Translational Research, University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal
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- CNC—Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal; (J.E.R.); (A.M.); (C.S.); (M.J.M.)
- CIBB—Centre for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology, University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal;
- Medical Services, University of Coimbra Medical Services, 3004-517 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA;
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal;
- Psychiatry Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, 3004-561 Coimbra, Portugal
- CIBIT—Coimbra Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Translational Research, University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal
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- CNC—Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal; (J.E.R.); (A.M.); (C.S.); (M.J.M.)
- CIBB—Centre for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology, University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal;
- III Institute for Interdisciplinary Research, University of Coimbra (IIIUC), 3030-789 Coimbra, Portugal
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Madeshiya AK, Whitehead C, Tripathi A, Pillai A. C1q deletion exacerbates stress-induced learned helplessness behavior and induces neuroinflammation in mice. Transl Psychiatry 2022; 12:50. [PMID: 35105860 PMCID: PMC8807734 DOI: 10.1038/s41398-022-01794-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2021] [Revised: 12/10/2021] [Accepted: 01/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Increased levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines have been reported in postmortem brain samples and in the blood of depressed subjects. However, the inflammatory pathways that lead to depressive-like symptoms are not well understood. Using the learned helplessness (LH) model of depression, we examined the role of C1q, the initiator of classical complement pathway in mediating stress-induced depressive-like behavior in mice. We observed no significant changes in social behavior, despair behavior, spatial memory, and aggressive behavior between the wild type (WT) and C1q knockout (KO) mice. However, C1q deletion exacerbated the inescapable electric foot shock-induced learned helplessness behavior in mice. We found significant reductions in C1q mRNA levels in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) of WT helpless mice as compared to the naïve mice. Increased levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines were found in the PFC of C1q KO mice. These findings suggest that classical complement pathway-mediated learned helplessness behavior is accompanied by neuroinflammatory changes under stressful conditions.
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- Amit Kumar Madeshiya
- grid.267308.80000 0000 9206 2401Pathophysiology of Neuropsychiatric Disorders Program, Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), Houston, TX USA ,grid.410427.40000 0001 2284 9329Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA USA
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- grid.410427.40000 0001 2284 9329Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA USA ,grid.413830.d0000 0004 0419 3970Research and Development, Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, Augusta, GA USA
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- grid.267308.80000 0000 9206 2401Pathophysiology of Neuropsychiatric Disorders Program, Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), Houston, TX USA ,grid.410427.40000 0001 2284 9329Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA USA
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- Pathophysiology of Neuropsychiatric Disorders Program, Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), Houston, TX, USA. .,Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, USA. .,Research and Development, Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, Augusta, GA, USA.
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Neuropsychiatric diseases have traditionally been studied from brain, and mind-centric perspectives. However, mounting epidemiological and clinical evidence shows a strong correlation of neuropsychiatric manifestations with immune system activation, suggesting a likely mechanistic interaction between the immune and nervous systems in mediating neuropsychiatric disease. Indeed, immune mediators such as cytokines, antibodies, and complement proteins have been shown to affect various cellular members of the central nervous system in multitudinous ways, such as by modulating neuronal firing rates, inducing cellular apoptosis, or triggering synaptic pruning. These observations have in turn led to the exciting development of clinical therapies aiming to harness this neuro-immune interaction for the treatment of neuropsychiatric disease and symptoms. Besides the clinic, important theoretical fundamentals can be drawn from the immune system and applied to our understanding of the brain and neuropsychiatric disease. These new frameworks could lead to novel insights in the field and further potentiate the development of future therapies to treat neuropsychiatric disease.
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Aytac HM, Yazar MS, Erol A, Pehlivan S. Investigation of inflammation related gene polymorphism of the mannose-binding lectin 2 in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. NEUROSCIENCES (RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA) 2021; 26:346-356. [PMID: 34663707 PMCID: PMC9037773 DOI: 10.17712/nsj.2021.4.20200050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Accepted: 07/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the association between mannose-binding lectin 2 (MBL2) codon 54 polymorphism and clinical features of patients diagnosed with schizophrenia (SCZ) or bipolar disorder (BD). METHODS One hundred and eighteen patients with SCZ, 100 patients with BD, and 100 healthy volunteers were included in the case-control study. The patients consecutively admitted to the outpatient clinic in December 2017-May 2018 and were evaluated with some scales for clinical parameters. Polymerase chain reaction and RFLP were used to determine MBL2 polymorphism in DNA material. RESULTS The MBL2 gene polymorphism distributions in SCZ or BD patients were significantly different from the control group. The heterozygous genotype percentages were significantly higher in the control group than in the SCZ or BD patients (OR: 0.450; 95% Cl: 0.243-0.830; p=0.010; OR: 0.532; 95%Cl: 0.284-0.995; p=0.047, respectively), and there were statistically significant differences in the MBL2 polymorphism distributions between treatment-responsive SCZ or BD patients and treatment-resistant patients diagnosed with SCZ or BD. The heterozygous genotype percentages were also significantly higher in the treatment-responsive group than in the treatment-resistant group in SCZ or BD patients (OR: 7.857; 95% Cl: 1.006-61.363; p=0.023; OR: 8.782; 95% Cl: 1.114-69.197; p=0.016, respectively). CONCLUSION The presence of a heterozygous MBL2 genotype seems to be favorable both in terms of the absence of SCZ and BD in the healthy population and treatment response for Turkish patients.
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- Hasan M. Aytac
- From the Department of Psychiatry (Aytac), Basaksehir Cam and Sakura City Hospital, from the Department of Psychiatry (Yazar), the Bakirkoy Research and Training Hospital for Psychiatry, Neurology and Neurosurgery; from the Department of Medical Biology (Erol, Pehlivan), Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
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- From the Department of Psychiatry (Aytac), Basaksehir Cam and Sakura City Hospital, from the Department of Psychiatry (Yazar), the Bakirkoy Research and Training Hospital for Psychiatry, Neurology and Neurosurgery; from the Department of Medical Biology (Erol, Pehlivan), Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
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- From the Department of Psychiatry (Aytac), Basaksehir Cam and Sakura City Hospital, from the Department of Psychiatry (Yazar), the Bakirkoy Research and Training Hospital for Psychiatry, Neurology and Neurosurgery; from the Department of Medical Biology (Erol, Pehlivan), Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
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- From the Department of Psychiatry (Aytac), Basaksehir Cam and Sakura City Hospital, from the Department of Psychiatry (Yazar), the Bakirkoy Research and Training Hospital for Psychiatry, Neurology and Neurosurgery; from the Department of Medical Biology (Erol, Pehlivan), Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Thapa A, Adamiak M, Bujko K, Ratajczak J, Abdel-Latif AK, Kucia M, Ratajczak MZ. Danger-associated molecular pattern molecules take unexpectedly a central stage in Nlrp3 inflammasome-caspase-1-mediated trafficking of hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells. Leukemia 2021; 35:2658-2671. [PMID: 33623143 PMCID: PMC8410600 DOI: 10.1038/s41375-021-01158-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2020] [Revised: 12/14/2020] [Accepted: 01/25/2021] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Like their homing after transplantation to bone marrow (BM), the mobilization of hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells (HSPCs) is still not fully understood, and several overlapping pathways are involved. Several years ago our group proposed that sterile inflammation in the BM microenvironment induced by pro-mobilizing agents is a driving force in this process. In favor of our proposal, both complement cascade (ComC)-deficient and Nlrp3 inflammasome-deficient mice are poor G-CSF and AMD3100 mobilizers. It is also known that the Nlrp3 inflammasome mediates its effects by activating caspase-1, which is responsible for proteolytic activation of interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and interleukin-18 (IL-18) and their release from cells along with several danger-associated molecular pattern molecules (DAMPs). We observed in the past that IL-1β and IL-18 independently promote mobilization of HSPCs. In the current work we demonstrated that caspase-1-KO mice are poor mobilizers, and, to our surprise, administration of IL-1β or IL-18, as in the case of Nlrp3-KO animals, does not correct this defect. Moreover, neither Caspase-1-KO nor Nlrp3-KO mice properly activated the ComC to execute the mobilization process. Interestingly, mobilization in these animals and activation of the ComC were both restored after injection of the DAMP cocktail eATP+HGMB1+S100A9, the components of which are normally released from cells in an Nlrp3 inflammasome-caspase-1-dependent manner. In addition, we report that caspase-1-deficient HSPCs show a decrease in migration in response to BM homing factors and engraft more poorly after transplantation. These results for the first time identify caspase-1 as an orchestrator of HSPC trafficking.
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- Arjun Thapa
- Stem Cell Institute at James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Center for Preclinical Studies and Technology, Department of Regenerative Medicine at Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Stem Cell Institute at James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Stem Cell Institute at James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Gill Heart Institute, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Stem Cell Institute at James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
- Center for Preclinical Studies and Technology, Department of Regenerative Medicine at Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Stem Cell Institute at James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA.
- Center for Preclinical Studies and Technology, Department of Regenerative Medicine at Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
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Jones GH, Vecera CM, Pinjari OF, Machado-Vieira R. Inflammatory signaling mechanisms in bipolar disorder. J Biomed Sci 2021; 28:45. [PMID: 34112182 PMCID: PMC8194019 DOI: 10.1186/s12929-021-00742-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2021] [Accepted: 06/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Bipolar disorder is a decidedly heterogeneous and multifactorial disease, with a high individual and societal burden. While not all patients display overt markers of elevated inflammation, significant evidence suggests that aberrant immune signaling contributes to all stages of the disease, and likely explains the elevated rates of comorbid inflammatory illnesses seen in this population. While individual systems have been intensely studied and targeted, a relative paucity of attention has been given to the interconnecting role of inflammatory signals therein. This review presents an updated overview of some of the most prominent pathophysiologic mechanisms in bipolar disorder, from mitochondrial, endoplasmic reticular, and calcium homeostasis, to purinergic, kynurenic, and hormonal/neurotransmitter signaling, showing inflammation to act as a powerful nexus between these systems. Several areas with a high degree of mechanistic convergence within this paradigm are highlighted to present promising future targets for therapeutic development and screening.
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- Gregory H Jones
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), 1941 East Road, Houston, TX, 77054, USA.
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), 1941 East Road, Houston, TX, 77054, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), 1941 East Road, Houston, TX, 77054, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), 1941 East Road, Houston, TX, 77054, USA
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Mongan D, Sabherwal S, Susai SR, Föcking M, Cannon M, Cotter DR. Peripheral complement proteins in schizophrenia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of serological studies. Schizophr Res 2020; 222:58-72. [PMID: 32456884 PMCID: PMC7594643 DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2020.05.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2020] [Revised: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 05/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND There is renewed focus on the complement system in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia. In addition to providing aetiological insights, consistently dysregulated complement proteins in serum or plasma may have clinical utility as biomarkers. METHODS We performed a systematic literature review searching PubMed, Embase and PsycINFO for studies measuring complement system activity or complement protein concentrations in serum or plasma from patients with schizophrenia compared to controls. Random-effects meta-analyses were performed to calculate pooled effect estimates (Hedges' g standardised mean difference [SMD]) for complement proteins whose concentrations were measured in three or more studies. The review was pre-registered on the PROSPERO database (CRD42018109012). RESULTS Database searching identified 1146 records. Fifty-eight full-text articles were assessed for eligibility and 24 studies included. Seven studies measured complement system activity. Activity of the classical pathway did not differ between cases and controls in four of six studies, and conflicting results were noted in two studies of alternative pathway activity. Twenty studies quantified complement protein concentrations of which complement components 3 (C3) and 4 (C4) were measured in more than three studies. Meta-analyses showed no evidence of significant differences between cases and controls for 11 studies of C3 (SMD 0.04, 95% confidence interval [CI] -0.29-0.36) and 10 studies of C4 (SMD 0.10, 95% CI -0.21-0.41). CONCLUSIONS Serological studies provide mixed evidence regarding dysregulation of the complement system in schizophrenia. Larger studies of a longitudinal nature, focusing on early phenotypes, could provide further insights regarding the potential role of the complement system in psychotic disorders.
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- David Mongan
- Department of Psychiatry, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
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ATP-Nlrp3 Inflammasome-Complement Cascade Axis in Sterile Brain Inflammation in Psychiatric Patients and its Impact on Stem Cell Trafficking. Stem Cell Rev Rep 2020; 15:497-505. [PMID: 31020518 PMCID: PMC6647482 DOI: 10.1007/s12015-019-09888-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Recent evidence indicates that the occurrence of psychiatric disorders in patients is linked to a local “sterile” inflammation of brain or due to a systemic inflammation process that affects the central nervous system. This is supported by the observation that in peripheral blood of psychotic patients are detectable several mediators and markers of inflammation as well as clinical data on correlations between systemic chronic inflammatory processes and psychiatric disorders. This may explain why some reported anti-inflammatory treatment strategies have beneficial effects on ameliorating psychotic events. In this review we will present a concept that aberrant purinergic signaling and increases in extracellular level of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) in the brain parenchyma may lead to activation of Nlrp3 inflammasome in microglia cells and as a consequence microglia released danger associated molecular pattern (DAMP) proteins activate complement cascade (ComC) in mannan binding lectin (MBL) – dependent manner. Activation of ATP-Nlrp3 inflammasome-ComC axis may also orchestrate trafficking of stem cells released from bone marrow into peripheral blood observed in psychotic patients. Based on this, the ATP-Nlrp3 inflammasome-ComC axis may become a target for new therapeutic approaches, which justifies the development and clinical application of efficient anti-inflammatory treatment strategies targeting this axis in psychiatry.
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Markers of Regenerative Processes in Patients with Bipolar Disorder: A Case-control Study. Brain Sci 2020; 10:brainsci10070408. [PMID: 32629800 PMCID: PMC7408571 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci10070408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2020] [Revised: 06/27/2020] [Accepted: 06/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Progress in medical science has allowed the discovery of many factors affecting the pathogenesis of bipolar disorder, and among the most recent research directions are found regenerative and inflammatory processes. The role of regenerative processes remains particularly poorly explored, but available data encourage further research, which may explain the pathogenesis of bipolar disorder (BD). The aim of this study was to evaluate the mobilization of stem cells into peripheral blood, in patients with bipolar disorder during stable phase, not treated with lithium salts. The study included 30 unrelated individuals with the diagnosis of bipolar disorder, with disease duration of at least 10 years, not treated with lithium salts for at least five years prior to the study. The control group consisted of 30 healthy subjects, matched for age, sex, body mass index (BMI), origin, socio-demographic factors and nicotine use. Blood samples underwent cytometric analyses to assess concentrations of: Very Small Embryonic Like (VSEL) CD34+, VSEL AC133+, HSC CD34+, HSC AC133+. There were no significant differences in stem cell levels between patients with BD and healthy controls. However, the level of VSEL cells AC133 + was significantly higher in type I BD patients compared to healthy controls. Our results indicate a disturbance in regenerative processes in patients with bipolar disorder.
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Grinde D, Øverland T, Lima K, Schjalm C, Mollnes TE, Abrahamsen TG. Complement Activation in 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome. J Clin Immunol 2020; 40:515-523. [PMID: 32152940 PMCID: PMC7142058 DOI: 10.1007/s10875-020-00766-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2019] [Accepted: 02/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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The 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11.2 del), also known as DiGeorge syndrome, is a genetic disorder with an estimated incidence of 1:3000 to 1:6000 births. These patients may suffer from affection of many organ systems with cardiac malformations, immunodeficiency, hypoparathyroidism, autoimmunity, palate anomalies, and psychiatric disorders being the most frequent. The importance of the complement system in 22q11.2 del has not been investigated. The objective of this study was to evaluate the complement system in relation to clinical and immunological parameters in patients. A national cohort of patients (n = 69) with a proven heterozygous deletion of chromosome 22q11.2 and a group of age and sex matched controls (n = 56) were studied. Functional capacity of the classical, lectin, and alternative pathways of the complement system as well as complement activation products C3bc and terminal complement complex (TCC) were accessed and correlated to clinical features. All patients in our study had normal complement activation in both classical and alternative pathways. The frequency of mannose-binding lectin deficiency was comparable to the normal population. The patients had significantly raised plasma levels of C3bc and a slight, but not significant, increase in TCC compared with controls. This increase was associated with the presence of psychiatric disorders in patients. The present study shows no complement deficiencies in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. On the contrary, there are signs of increased complement activation in these patients. Complement activation is particularly associated with the presence of psychiatric disorders.
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Affiliation(s)
- Dina Grinde
- Department of Pediatric Research, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
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- Department of Pediatric Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Pediatric Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Endocrinology, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway
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- Department of Immunology, Oslo University Hospital and University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Immunology, Oslo University Hospital and University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.,Research Laboratory, Nordland Hospital, Bodø, and K.G. Jebsen TREC, University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway.,Centre of Molecular Inflammation Research, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Center for Rare Diseases, Division of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Neuroinflammation in CNS diseases: Molecular mechanisms and the therapeutic potential of plant derived bioactive molecules. PHARMANUTRITION 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.phanu.2020.100176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The development of regenerative medicine has provided new perspectives in many scientific fields, including psychiatry. Stem cell research is getting us closer to discovering the biological foundation of mental disorders. In this chapter, we consider the information relating to stem cells and factors involved in their trafficking in peripheral blood in some psychiatric disorders (major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, anxiety disorder, and alcohol dependence). The authors also include the implementation of current research regarding neurogenesis in adult brain and induced pluripotent stem cells in investigating concerns in etiopathogenesis of mental disorders as well as the implication of research for treatment of these disorders.
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