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ReviewCellular and molecular neurobiology2022

The Roles of Serotonin in Neuropsychiatric Disorders.

Mahsa Pourhamzeh, Fahimeh Ghasemi Moravej, Mehrnoosh Arabi, Elahe Shahriari, Soraya Mehrabi, Richard Ward, Reza Ahadi, Mohammad Taghi Joghataei

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Review in Cellular and molecular neurobiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 181 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
181citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
20.8field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

181 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 324 citations in OpenAlex.

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121 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Mahsa PourhamzehDivision of Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6712-7220
Fahimeh Ghasemi MoravejDepartment of Biology and Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3878-3082
Mehrnoosh ArabiDivision of Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2867-7916
Elahe ShahriariFaculty of Medicine, Department of Physiology, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1956-4354
Soraya MehrabiDivision of Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8555-726X
Richard WardDepartment of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9827-7889
Reza AhadiDepartment of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. ahadi.r@iums.ac.ir.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3484-9606
Mohammad Taghi JoghataeiDivision of Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. joghataei.mt@iums.ac.ir.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0492-8239
Iran University of Medical Sciences · IRShahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences · IRUniversity of Wisconsin–Milwaukee · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The serotonergic system extends throughout the central nervous system (CNS) and the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. In the CNS, serotonin (5-HT, 5-hydroxytryptamine) modulates a broad spectrum of functions, including mood, cognition, anxiety, learning, memory, reward processing, and sleep. These processes are mediated through 5-HT binding to 5-HT receptors (5-HTRs), are classified into seven distinct groups. Deficits in the serotonergic system can result in various pathological conditions, particularly depression, schizophrenia, mood disorders, and autism. In this review, we outlined the complexity of serotonergic modulation of physiologic and pathologic processes. Moreover, we provided experimental and clinical evidence of 5-HT's involvement in neuropsychiatric disorders and discussed the molecular mechanisms that underlie these illnesses and contribute to the new therapies.

Indexed as

Mental DisordersSerotoninHumansReceptors, SerotoninReceptors, SerotoninSerotonin5-HTMood DisordersNervous System DiseasesSerotonin pathwaySSRI

Identifiers

PMID33651238
PMCPMC11421740
OpenAlexW3134734702

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Registered trials

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