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ReviewJournal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996)2019

miRNAs in depression vulnerability and resilience: novel targets for preventive strategies.

Nicola Lopizzo, Valentina Zonca, Nadia Cattane, Carmine Maria Pariante, Annamaria Cattaneo

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Review in Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Nicola LopizzoBiological Psychiatry Unit, IRCCS Istituto Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli, Via Pilastroni 4, 25125, Brescia, Italy.
Valentina ZoncaBiological Psychiatry Unit, IRCCS Istituto Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli, Via Pilastroni 4, 25125, Brescia, Italy.
Nadia CattaneBiological Psychiatry Unit, IRCCS Istituto Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli, Via Pilastroni 4, 25125, Brescia, Italy.
Carmine Maria ParianteStress, Psychiatry and Immunology Laboratory, Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, Coldharbour Lane, London, SE5 9NU, UK.
Annamaria CattaneoBiological Psychiatry Unit, IRCCS Istituto Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli, Via Pilastroni 4, 25125, Brescia, Italy. annamaria.cattaneo@kcl.ac.uk.

Funding

Medical Research Council G108/603
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The exposure to stressful experiences during the prenatal period and through the first years of life is known to affect the brain developmental trajectories, leading to an enhanced vulnerability for the development of several psychiatric disorders later in life. However, not all the subjects exposed to the same stressful experience develop a pathologic condition, as some of them, activating coping strategies, become more resilient. The disclosure of mechanisms associated with stress vulnerability or resilience may allow the identification of novel biological processes and potential molecules that, if properly targeted, may prevent susceptibility or potentiate resilience. Over the last years, miRNAs have been proposed as one of the epigenetic mechanisms mediating the long-lasting effects of stress. Accordingly, they are associated with the development of stress vulnerability or resilience-related strategies. Moreover, miRNAs have been proposed as possible biomarkers able to identify subjects at high risk to develop depression and to predict the response to pharmacological treatments. In this review, we aimed to provide an overview of findings from studies in rodents and humans focused on the involvement of miRNAs in the mechanisms of stress response with the final goal to identify distinct sets of miRNAs involved in stress vulnerability or resilience. In addition, we reviewed studies on alterations of miRNAs in the context of depression, showing data on the involvement of miRNAs in the pathogenesis of the disease and in the efficacy of pharmacological treatments, discussing the potential utility of miRNAs as peripheral biomarkers able to predict the treatment response.

Indexed as

DepressionEpigenesis, GeneticGenetic Predisposition to DiseasePrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsResilience, PsychologicalStress, PsychologicalAnimalsFemaleHumansMicroRNAsPregnancyMicroRNAsAntidepressant responseDepressionmiRNAsPreventive strategiesStress resilienceStress vulnerability

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PMID31350592
PMCPMC6746676

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