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ReviewPflugers Archiv : European journal of physiology2013

Sex-dependent pathophysiology as predictors of comorbidity of major depressive disorder and cardiovascular disease.

S A Tobet, R J Handa, J M Goldstein

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Review in Pflugers Archiv : European journal of physiology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
21citing papers in PubMed
5.4field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Impacts of prenatal resiquimod exposure during late gestation on rat offspring development and behavior.American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology · 2026
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  9. Sex differences in major depression and comorbidity of cardiometabolic disorders: impact of prenatal stress and immune exposures.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2019
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

S A TobetDepartment of Biomedical Sciences and School of Biomedical Engineering, Colorado State University, 1617 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA. Stuart.Tobet@colostate.edu
R J Handa
J M Goldstein
Colorado State University · USHarvard University · USUniversity of Arizona · US

Funding

Sex-Specific Programming of the HPA Axis by GlucocorticoidsP50MH082679 · NIMH · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI GOLDSTEIN, JILL M · 2007 to 2011
$5.9M
Fetal Antecedents to Depression and Risk for CVDR01MH074679 · NIMH · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI GOLDSTEIN, JILL M · 2007 to 2011
$3.7M
NIMH NIH HHS P50 MH082679NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH074679
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There is a strong and growing literature showing that key aspects of brain development may be critical antecedents of adult physiology and behavior or may lead to physiological and psychiatric disorders in adulthood. Many are significantly influenced by sex-dependent factors. Neurons of the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) of the hypothalamus occupy a key position in regulating homeostatic, neuroendocrine, and behavioral functions. This brain area is a critical link for our understanding of the etiology of a number of disorders with components ranging from mood to feeding and energy balance and to autonomic nervous system regulation. Thus, based on common brain circuitry, the PVN may be a critical anatomical intersection for understanding comorbidities among depression, obesity, and cardiovascular risk. Historically, the majority of approaches to brain development examine neuronal, glial, and vascular factors independently, with notably less emphasis on vascular contributions. The realization that the PVN undergoes a unique vascular developmental process places added value on discerning the cellular and molecular mechanisms that drive its late-onset angiogenesis and further implications for neuronal differentiation and function. This has ramifications in humans for understanding chronic, and sometimes fatal, comorbidities that share sex-dependent biological bases in development through functional and anatomical intersections with the hypothalamus.

Indexed as

Sex CharacteristicsBrainCardiovascular DiseasesComorbidityFemaleHumansMajor Depressive DisorderMale

Identifiers

PMID23503726
PMCPMC3654035
OpenAlexW2025370024

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