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Depression
Researchers from University of Helsinki publish new studies and findings in the area of depression
March 2nd, 2007
Investigators publish new data in the report "Chronic antidepressant treatment selectively increases expression of plasticity-related proteins in the hippocampus and medial prefrontal cortex of the rat." According to a study from Helsinki, Finland, "Antidepressants protect against hippocampal volume loss in humans and reverse stress-induced atrophic changes in animals thus supporting the hypothesis that the pathophysiology of stress-related disorders such as depression involves reductions in neuronal connectivity and this effect is reversible by antidepressant treatment. However, it is unclear which brain areas demonstrate such alterations in plasticity in response to antidepressant...
Source: Drug Week (2007-03-02)
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