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ArticleTranslational psychiatry2021

Depression patient-derived cortical neurons reveal potential biomarkers for antidepressant response.

Yishai Avior, Shiri Ron, Dana Kroitorou, Claudia Albeldas, Vitaly Lerner, Barbara Corneo, Erez Nitzan, Daphna Laifenfeld, Talia Cohen Solal

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Article in Translational psychiatry, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Functional precision psychiatry: iPSC-derived neurons as predictive assays for antidepressant response.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2026
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  8. Induce Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSC) Technology in Depression.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Yishai AviorGenetikaPlus Ltd, Givat Ram, Jerusalem, Israel.
Shiri RonGenetikaPlus Ltd, Givat Ram, Jerusalem, Israel.
Dana KroitorouGenetikaPlus Ltd, Givat Ram, Jerusalem, Israel.
Claudia AlbeldasGenetikaPlus Ltd, Givat Ram, Jerusalem, Israel.
Vitaly LernerThe Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.
Barbara CorneoColumbia Stem Cell Initiative Stem Cell Core, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5189-6749
Erez NitzanGenetikaPlus Ltd, Givat Ram, Jerusalem, Israel.ORCID 0000-0002-6184-4202
Daphna LaifenfeldGenetikaPlus Ltd, Givat Ram, Jerusalem, Israel.
Talia Cohen SolalGenetikaPlus Ltd, Givat Ram, Jerusalem, Israel. talia@genetikaplus.com.ORCID 0000-0001-9525-5732

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Major depressive disorder is highly prevalent worldwide and has been affecting an increasing number of people each year. Current first line antidepressants show merely 37% remission, and physicians are forced to use a trial-and-error approach when choosing a single antidepressant out of dozens of available medications. We sought to identify a method of testing that would provide patient-specific information on whether a patient will respond to a medication using in vitro modeling. Patient-derived lymphoblastoid cell lines from the Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression study were used to rapidly generate cortical neurons and screen them for bupropion effects, for which the donor patients showed remission or non-remission. We provide evidence for biomarkers specific for bupropion response, including synaptic connectivity and morphology changes as well as specific gene expression alterations. These biomarkers support the concept of personalized antidepressant treatment based on in vitro platforms and could be utilized as predictors to patient response in the clinic.

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Major Depressive DisorderAntidepressive AgentsBiomarkersDepressionHumansNeuronsTreatment OutcomeAntidepressive AgentsBiomarkers

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PMID33795631
PMCPMC8016835

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