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ReviewTranslational psychiatry2020

The stress-Wnt-signaling axis: a hypothesis for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and therapy approaches.

Cristine Marie Yde Ohki, Leoni Grossmann, Emma Alber, Tanushree Dwivedi, Gregor Berger, Anna Maria Werling, Susanne Walitza, Edna Grünblatt

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Review in Translational psychiatry, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Cristine Marie Yde OhkiDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital of Psychiatry, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland.
Leoni GrossmannDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital of Psychiatry, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland.
Emma AlberDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital of Psychiatry, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland.
Tanushree DwivediDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital of Psychiatry, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland.
Gregor BergerDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital of Psychiatry, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland.
Anna Maria WerlingDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital of Psychiatry, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland.
Susanne WalitzaDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital of Psychiatry, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8161-8683
Edna GrünblattDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital of Psychiatry, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland. edna.gruenblatt@kjpd.uzh.ch.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8505-7265

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common psychiatric neurodevelopmental disorders in children and adolescents. Although ADHD has been studied for nearly a century, the cause and pathophysiology of ADHD is yet largely unknown. However, findings from previous studies have resulted in the formation of a new hypothesis: Apart from the well-known multifactorial etiology of ADHD, recent evidence suggests that the interaction between genetic and environmental factors and especially Wnt- and mTOR-signaling pathways might have an important role in the pathophysiology of ADHD. The Wnt-signaling pathway is known to orchestrate cellular proliferation, polarity, and differentiation, and the mTOR pathway is involved in several significant processes of neurodevelopment and synaptic plasticity. As a result, dysregulations of these pathways in a time-dependent manner could lead to neurodevelopmental delays, resulting in ADHD phenotype. This review presents further evidence supporting our hypothesis by combining results from studies on ADHD and Wnt- or mTOR-signaling and the influence of genetics, methylphenidate treatment, Omega-3 supplementation, and stress.

Indexed as

Attention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityCentral Nervous System StimulantsMethylphenidateNeurodevelopmental DisordersAdolescentChildHumansPhenotypeWnt Signaling PathwayCentral Nervous System StimulantsMethylphenidate

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PMID32948744
PMCPMC7501308

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