Imaging the role of inflammation in mood and anxiety-related disorders

JC Felger - Current neuropharmacology, 2018 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Studies investigating the impact of a variety of inflammatory stimuli on the brain
and behavior have reported evidence that inflammation and release of inflammatory …

The origin of NMDA receptor hypofunction in schizophrenia

K Nakazawa, K Sapkota - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor (NMDAR) hypofunction plays a key role in
pathophysiology of schizophrenia. Since NMDAR hypofunction has also been reported in …

[HTML][HTML] Dysregulation of kynurenine metabolism is related to proinflammatory cytokines, attention, and prefrontal cortex volume in schizophrenia

J Kindler, CK Lim, CS Weickert, D Boerrigter… - Molecular …, 2020 - nature.com
The kynurenine pathway (KP) of tryptophan (TRP) catabolism links immune system
activation with neurotransmitter signaling. The KP metabolite kynurenic acid (KYNA) is …

Meta-analysis of cerebrospinal fluid cytokine and tryptophan catabolite alterations in psychiatric patients: comparisons between schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and …

AK Wang, BJ Miller - Schizophrenia bulletin, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Introduction: Schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder (MDD) have all
been associated with immune system dysfunction, including aberrant cerebrospinal fluid …

[HTML][HTML] Inflammation effects on motivation and motor activity: role of dopamine

JC Felger, MT Treadway - Neuropsychopharmacology, 2017 - nature.com
Motivational and motor deficits are common in patients with depression and other psychiatric
disorders, and are related to symptoms of anhedonia and motor retardation. These deficits in …

Kynurenine pathway in depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis

K Ogyu, K Kubo, Y Noda, Y Iwata, S Tsugawa… - Neuroscience & …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abnormalities of the kynurenine (KYN) pathway may be implicated in the pathophysiology of
depression. However, the relationships between depression and each metabolite of the …

[HTML][HTML] Role of IL-6 in the regulation of neuronal development, survival and function

KK Kummer, M Zeidler, T Kalpachidou, M Kress - Cytokine, 2021 - Elsevier
The pleiotropic cytokine interleukin-6 (IL-6) is emerging as a molecule with both beneficial
and destructive potentials. It can exert opposing actions triggering either neuron survival …

[HTML][HTML] Peripheral and central kynurenine pathway abnormalities in major depression

ER Paul, L Schwieler, S Erhardt, S Boda… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Considerable data relate major depressive disorder (MDD) with aberrant immune system
functioning. Pro-inflammatory cytokines facilitate metabolism of tryptophan along the …

Neuroinflammation in schizophrenia: meta-analysis of in vivo microglial imaging studies

TR Marques, AH Ashok, T Pillinger… - Psychological …, 2019 - cambridge.org
BackgroundConverging lines of evidence implicate an important role for the immune system
in schizophrenia. Microglia are the resident immune cells of the central nervous system and …

C-reactive protein is increased in schizophrenia but is not altered by antipsychotics: meta-analysis and implications

BS Fernandes, J Steiner, HG Bernstein, S Dodd… - Molecular …, 2016 - nature.com
The inflammatory hypothesis of schizophrenia (SZ) posits that inflammatory processes and
neural–immune interactions are involved in its pathogenesis, and may underpin some of its …