ReviewAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)2022
Glymphatic Dysfunction Induced Oxidative Stress and Neuro-Inflammation in Major Depression Disorders.
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- Effects of caffeine on neuroinflammation in anxiety and depression: a systematic review of rodent studies.Translational psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Association between atherogenic index of plasma and depression risk: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Vortioxetine Improves Brain Glymphatic System Function, Functional Connectivity, and Cognitive Functions in Major Depressive Disorder.Depression and anxiety · 2025Trial
- Modulation of depression through the neurobiological underpinnings of the glymphatic-rumination relationship.Psychological medicine · 2026Article
- Physical exercise as a non-pharmacological strategy to enhance glymphatic function.IBRO neuroscience reports · 2026Review
- Glymphatic Dysfunction and Related Brain Structure Changes in Major Depressive Disorder: Effects of Glymphatic Function in Mediating Neuroinflammation.Psychiatry investigation · 2026Article
- Developmental Alterations in the Diffusion Tensor Imaging Analysis Along the Perivascular Space Index Suggest Possible Glymphatic-Related Mechanisms Underlying Excitation/Inhibition Imbalance and Psychosis Vulnerability in 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome.Biological psychiatry global open science · 2026Article
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- Running out the clock: Circadian rhythm dysfunction in cognitive disease.International review of neurobiology · 2026Review
- Oxymatrine alleviates symptoms in high-fat diet and STZ-induced SD rats with painful diabetic neuropathy by reducing inflammation and oxidative stress.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Article
- The emerging role of ubiquitin-proteasome system dysfunction in the pathogenesis of perioperative neurocognitive disorders: a narrative review.Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience · 2026Review
- Agitation, Alzheimer's disease, and autophagy: mechanistic insights into aging pathways, gut microbiome, and artificial intelligence.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Glymphatic system bridges peripheral and central nervous system changes in classic trigeminal neuralgia.Brain communications · 2026Article
- Chronic Stress and Astrocyte Dysfunction in Depression: Molecular Mechanisms and Gene Expression Changes.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Glymphatic System Dysregulation as a Key Contributor to Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- The brain washing system in sepsis-associated encephalopathy.Journal of neuroinflammation · 2025Review
- When the Stars Misfire: Astrocytic Dysfunctions in Major Depressive Disorder.Neurochemical research · 2025Review
- NHANES 2005-2018 data reveal high albumin-bilirubin scores are associated with depression.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
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Abstract
Major Depression disorder (MDD) is a potentially life-threatening mental illness, however, many patients have a poor response to current treatments. Recent studies have suggested that stress- or trauma-induced oxidative stress and inflammation could be important factors involved in the development of MDD, but the mechanisms remain unclear. We showed that the glymphatic system is a recently discovered structure in the brain that may be involved in the clearance of large molecular and cell debris in extracellular space. In addition, the glymphatic system can help with the removal of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and cytokines such as IL-1β and HIF-1α. Glymphatic impairment can lead to ROS accumulation in the microenvironment, inducing cellular injury signaling and activating NLRP3 in microglia to induce inflammation and, thus, many brain diseases, including psychiatric disorders. Therefore, trauma-induced glymphatic impairment could induce oxidative stress and inflammation, and thus MDD. This paper will review recent advances with regard to stress-induced glymphatic system impairment and ROS-mediated inflammation in MDD.
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