ReviewFrontiers in behavioral neuroscience2022
Estrogen, the Peripheral Immune System and Major Depression - A Reproductive Lifespan Perspective.
Review in Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience, 2022. 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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- Incomplete network restoration may be associated with higher relapse risk in women with major depressive disorder.Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences · 2026Article
- The emerging role of T cells in depression.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Review
- Research advances on estrogen deficiency leading to depression.Translational neuroscience · 2026Review
- Beyond Estrogen: Unraveling the Complexities of Hormonal Signaling Pathways in Alzheimer's Disease and Their Implications for Precision Therapy.Molecular neurobiology · 2025Review
- Mechanisms Underlying Treatment-Resistant Depression: Exploring Sex-Based Biological Differences.Journal of neurochemistry · 2025Review
- Involvement of Peripheral Serotonin in Blood Cells in Healthy Cyclical Mares of Different Ages.Veterinary sciences · 2025Article
- Effects of postpartum hormonal changes on the immune system and their role in recovery.Acta biochimica Polonica · 2025Review
- Considering the role of estradiol in the psychoneuroimmunology of perimenopausal depression.Brain, behavior, & immunity - health · 2024Article
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- Intermittent systemic exposure to lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation disrupts hippocampal long-term potentiation and impairs cognition in aging male mice.Brain, behavior, and immunity · 2023Article
- Antenatal depressive symptoms are strongly predicted by the severity of pre-menstrual syndrome: results of partial least squares analysis.International journal of clinical and health psychology : IJCHPArticle
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Abstract
Major depression is a significant medical issue impacting millions of individuals worldwide. Identifying factors contributing to its manifestation has been a subject of intense investigation for decades and several targets have emerged including sex hormones and the immune system. Indeed, an extensive body of literature has demonstrated that sex hormones play a critical role in modulating brain function and impacting mental health, especially among female organisms. Emerging findings also indicate an inflammatory etiology of major depression, revealing new opportunities to supplement, or even supersede, currently available pharmacological interventions in some patient populations. Given the established sex differences in immunity and the profound impact of fluctuations of sex hormone levels on the immune system within the female, interrogating how the endocrine, nervous, and immune systems converge to impact women's mental health is warranted. Here, we review the impacts of endogenous estrogens as well as exogenously administered estrogen-containing therapies on affect and immunity and discuss these observations in the context of distinct reproductive milestones across the female lifespan. A theoretical framework and important considerations for additional study in regards to mental health and major depression are provided.
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