Area of research
Behavioral Neuroscience · Biological Psychiatry
Research interest
Research interests include Stress Responses and Cortisol, Tryptophan and brain disorders, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms, and Treatment of Major Depression.
The dietary ligands, omega-3 fatty acid endocannabinoids and short-chain fatty acids prevent cytokine-induced reduction of human hippocampal neurogenesis and alter the expression of genes involved in neuroinflammation and neuroplasticity
Transcriptomic profiles in major depressive disorder: the role of immunometabolic and cell-cycle-related pathways in depression with different levels of inflammation
Disturbed sex hormone milieu in males and females with major depressive disorder and low-grade inflammation
Higher immune-related gene expression in major depression is independent of CRP levels: results from the BIODEP study
The interaction between kynurenine pathway, suicidal ideation and augmentation therapy with minocycline in patients with treatment-resistant depression
Modulation of microglial activation by antidepressants
Augmentation therapy with minocycline in treatment-resistant depression patients with low-grade peripheral inflammation: results from a double-blind randomised clinical trial
Gene expression studies in Depression development and treatment: an overview of the underlying molecular mechanisms and biological processes to identify biomarkers
The influence of comorbid depression and overweight status on peripheral inflammation and cortisol levels
A Modest Increase in 11C-PK11195-Positron Emission Tomography TSPO Binding in Depression Is Not Associated With Serum C-Reactive Protein or Body Mass Index
Whole-blood expression of inflammasome- and glucocorticoid-related mRNAs correctly separates treatment-resistant depressed patients from drug-free and responsive patients in the BIODEP study
PET imaging shows no changes in TSPO brain density after IFN-α immune challenge in healthy human volunteers
CSF1R inhibitor JNJ-40346527 attenuates microglial proliferation and neurodegeneration in P301S mice
Childhood trauma, HPA axis activity and antidepressant response in patients with depression
FoxO1, A2M, and TGF-β1: three novel genes predicting depression in gene X environment interactions are identified using cross-species and cross-tissues transcriptomic and miRNomic analyses