ArticleTranslational psychiatry2018
Brain monoamine oxidase A in seasonal affective disorder and treatment with bright light therapy.
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- Seasonal Variation in the Brain μ-Opioid Receptor Availability.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2021Article
- "Shedding Light on Light": A Review on the Effects on Mental Health of Exposure to Optical Radiation.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Review
- PET evaluation of light-induced modulation of microglial activation and GLP-1R expression in depressive rats.Translational psychiatry · 2021Article
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Abstract
Increased cerebral monoamine oxidase A (MAO-A) levels have been shown in non-seasonal depression using positron emission tomography (PET). Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a sub-form of major depressive disorder and is typically treated with bright light therapy (BLT). The serotonergic system is affected by season and light. Hence, this study aims to assess the relevance of brain MAO-A levels to the pathophysiology and treatment of SAD. Changes to cerebral MAO-A distribution (1) in SAD in comparison to healthy controls (HC), (2) after treatment with BLT and (3) between the seasons, were investigated in 24 patients with SAD and 27 HC using [
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