Signal Transduction in Affective Disorders
Recent progress in brain science has been remarkable, especially with regard to advances in the area of neuroscience. Particularly in the past decade, there have been many important discoveries about signal transduction in the brain. With this background, biological research in affective disorders h...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Tokyo
Springer Japan
1998, 1998
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1998 |
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Immunological Aspects of Mood Disorders: Interaction Between Cytokines and Intracellular Calcium Signaling
- Immunological Dysfunction in Mood Disorders
- Stress and Immunological Function
- Alteration of Immune Function and Mood
- Cytokines and Nitric Oxide Pathway
- Cytokines and Calcium Function
- Conclusion
- References
- The Role of G Proteins in the Pathophysiology and Treatment of Affective Disorders
- Changes in the Biological Hypotheses for the Pathophysiology of Manic-Depressive Illness
- Antidepressants and G Proteins
- Receptor Reconciliation Theory of the Action of Antidepressants
- Postmortem Study in Affective Disorders
- Postnatal Developmental Changes of G Protein in Human Brains
- Imbalance Hypothesis of G-Protein Function in Affective Disorders
- Selectivity of Treatment Drugs in the Light of Signal Transduction
- Conclusion
- References
- Protein Phosphorylation System in the Mechanism of Action of Antidepressants
- Participation of Cytoskeletal Elements in Neuronal Signal Transduction: New Insight into the Molecular Basis of Antidepressant Action
- Tubulin, G Proteins, and Adenylyl Cyclase Signal Transduction
- Tubulin - G Protein Interaction
- Cytoskeletal Elements and Antidepressant Drugs
- References
- In Vivo Investigations of Signal-Transduction Systems in Affective Disorders by Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
- Which Metabolites in Signal-Transduction Systems Can Be Measured by MRS?
- Clinical Applications of MRS to the Study of Signal-Transduction Systems
- Conclusion
- References
- Effects of Antidepressants on Transmembrane Signaling
- Role of G Proteins in Signal Transduction
- Effects of Chronic Administration of Antidepressants on Signal Transduction
- The Phospholipase C System in Affective Disorders
- Targets for Antidepressants
- References
- Serotonergic and Noradrenergic Neuromodulation in the Hippocampus and the Mechanism of Action of Antidepressants
- Pathophysiological Model of Affective Disorders and Monoaminergic Function
- Development of Novel Antidepressants and Their Pharmacological Profiles
- Modulation of Serotonergic Neurotransmission by SSRIs
- Convergence of Serotonergic and Noradrenergic Neurotransmission: Neurodynailiic Viewpoint
- Conclusion
- References
- Serotonin-2A Receptor Function in Affective Disorders
- Role of 5-HT2A Receptor Function in Etiology of Affective Disorders
- Calcium Mobilization and Affective Diosorders
- Mechanism of 5-HT2A Receptor Hyperfunction
- Conclusion
- References
- Protein Phosphorylation Systems
- cAMP-Dependent Phosphorylation System
- Effect of Antidepressant Treatment on the PKA System
- Effect of Antidepressant Treatment on Phosphorylation of Substrate Proteins for PKA
- Effect of Antidepressant Treatment on Phosphorylation of MAP2
- Effect of Antidepressant Treatment on Microtubule Assembly
- Conclusion
- References
- Stress and BDNF Signal Transduction: Implications for Stress-Related Psychiatric Disorders
- Physiological Functions of BDNF
- Regulation of BDNF Expression
- BDNF Signal Transduction Cascade
- Stress-Induced Hippocampal Cellular Damage
- Stress and BDNF
- Co-Administration of a Phosphodiesterase Inhibitor and the Response to Selective Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor
- Conclusion
- References
- Postreceptor Signal-Transduction Systems as Potential Targets of Lithium
- Lithium and Postreceptor Signal-Transduction
- Conclusion
- References