The immune hypothesis of major depressive disorder in the light of cognitive functions

The immunological-inflammatory theory of major depressive disorder originated in the 1980s, yet it has become the focus of mainstream research today. Nevertheless, the results are controversial: postmortem immunohistochemical detection of central neuronal and glial markers has not led to a clear conclusion, the relationship with the therapeutic response is questionable, and the correlation between peripheral and central markers is poor. A possible solution is detecting inflammatory changes in vivo by positron emission tomography (PET) (e.g., TSPO binding). The importance of this method lies in its direct correlation with clinical changes and in the monitoring of the therapeutic response and its neurological correlates. Of particular importance is the link with cognitive symptoms and cognitive-behavioral therapy. In the present paper, we will highlight some critical results on this issue, showing that the presumed variation in microglia is associated with the cognitive symptoms accompanying mood disorders and provides an appropriate tool for the follow-up of clinical responses to cognitive therapy. We will also address the limitations of currently available methods (e.g., PET ligands' binding specificity, spatial resolution problems, and the possibility of monitoring immunological changes in vivo).

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:25

Enthalten in:

Neuropsychopharmacologia Hungarica : a Magyar Pszichofarmakologiai Egyesulet lapja = official journal of the Hungarian Association of Psychopharmacology - 25(2023), 2 vom: 01. Juni, Seite 92-100

Sprache:

Ungarisch

Weiterer Titel:

A major depresszív zavar immunológiai elmélete a kognitív funkciók tükrében

Beteiligte Personen:

Keri, Szabolcs [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Cognitive impairment
English Abstract
Inflammation
Journal Article
Major depressive disorder
Microglia
PET
Receptors, GABA
TSPO protein, human

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 28.07.2023

Date Revised 28.07.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM359947069