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ReviewAdvances in experimental medicine and biology2021

Epigenetics: A Missing Link Between Early Life Stress and Depression.

Kathleen Saavedra, Luis A Salazar

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Review in Advances in experimental medicine and biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Ferroptosis in depression: mechanisms, association, and therapeutic strategies.Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors.

Kathleen SaavedraCenter of Molecular Biology & Pharmacogenetics, Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile.
Luis A SalazarCenter of Molecular Biology & Pharmacogenetics, Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile. luis.salazar@ufrontera.cl.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Exposure to early life stress (ELS) represents a major risk factor for the development of psychiatric disorders, including depression. The susceptibility associated with ELS may result from persistent changes in gene transcription, which can occur through epigenetic mechanisms, such as DNA methylation, histone modifications, and microRNA expression. Animal models and reports in humans described that negative stimuli can alter the neurodevelopment of an individual, affecting their behavior and cognitive development. It is currently hypothesized that levels of environmental adversity in this early developmental period are able to shape the experience-dependent maturation of stress-regulating pathways leading to long-lasting alterations in stress responsivity during adulthood. Here, we review key findings from animal and clinical studies examining the effects of prenatal and postnatal environment in shaping development of the neuroendocrine regulation of stress and the role of epigenetic mechanisms in the predisposition of depression.

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Adverse Childhood ExperiencesMental DisordersAdultAnimalsDepressionDNA MethylationEpigenesis, GeneticFemaleHumansPregnancyStress, PsychologicalDepressionEarly life stressEpigeneticsmicroRNAsPrenatal stress

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