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Neuroinflammation-A Crucial Factor in the Pathophysiology of Depression-A Comprehensive Review.

Andreea Sălcudean, Cristina-Raluca Bodo, Ramona-Amina Popovici, Maria-Melania Cozma, Mariana Păcurar, Ramona-Elena Crăciun, Andrada-Ioana Crisan, Virgil-Radu Enatescu, Ileana Marinescu, Dora-Mihaela Cimpian and 4 more

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Review in Biomolecules, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 77 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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77citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
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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

77 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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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

14 authors.

Andreea SălcudeanDepartment of Ethics and Social Sciences, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures, 540142 Târgu Mureș, Romania.
Cristina-Raluca BodoDepartment of Ethics and Social Sciences, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures, 540142 Târgu Mureș, Romania.
Ramona-Amina PopoviciDepartment of Management and Communication in Dental Medicine, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Timisoara, 9 Revolutiei 1989 Bv., 300070 Timisoara, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-3852-9060
Maria-Melania CozmaDepartment of Ethics and Social Sciences, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures, 540142 Târgu Mureș, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-8372-0123
Mariana PăcurarOrthodontic Department, Faculty of Dental Medicine, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures, 540142 Târgu Mures, Romania.
Ramona-Elena CrăciunAssociation "Child and Childhood", 540472 Targu Mures, Romania.
Andrada-Ioana CrisanDoctoral School, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures, 540142 Târgu Mureș, Romania.
Virgil-Radu EnatescuDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Timisoara, 300041 Timisoara, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-0136-1142
Ileana MarinescuDiscipline of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 200349 Craiova, Romania.
Dora-Mihaela CimpianDepartment of Ethics and Social Sciences, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures, 540142 Târgu Mureș, Romania.
Andreea-Georgiana NanFirst Department of Psychiatry, Clinical County Hospital of Targu Mures, 540142 Târgu Mureș, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-9295-807X
Andreea-Bianca SasuFirst Department of Psychiatry, Clinical County Hospital of Targu Mures, 540142 Târgu Mureș, Romania.
Ramona-Camelia AnculiaDiscipline of Occupational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Timisoara, 300041 Timișoara, Romania.
Elena-Gabriela StreteDepartment of Psychiatry, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures, 540142 Târgu Mureș, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-2963-6793

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Depression is a multifactorial psychiatric condition with complex pathophysiology, increasingly linked to neuroinflammatory processes. The present review explores the role of neuroinflammation in depression, focusing on glial cell activation, cytokine signaling, blood-brain barrier dysfunction, and disruptions in neurotransmitter systems. The article highlights how inflammatory mediators influence brain regions implicated in mood regulation, such as the hippocampus, amygdala, and prefrontal cortex. The review further discusses the involvement of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, oxidative stress, and the kynurenine pathway, providing mechanistic insights into how chronic inflammation may underlie emotional and cognitive symptoms of depression. The bidirectional relationship between inflammation and depressive symptoms is emphasized, along with the role of peripheral immune responses and systemic stress. By integrating molecular, cellular, and neuroendocrine perspectives, this review supports the growing field of immunopsychiatry and lays the foundation for novel diagnostic biomarkers and anti-inflammatory treatment approaches in depression. Further research in this field holds promise for developing more effective and personalized interventions for individuals suffering from depression.

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DepressionInflammationNeuroinflammatory DiseasesAnimalsBlood-Brain BarrierBrainCytokinesHumansHypothalamo-Hypophyseal SystemOxidative StressPituitary-Adrenal SystemCytokinesastrocytescytokineshypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axismajor depressive disordermicroglianeuroinflammationneurotoxicityneurotransmitters

Identifiers

PMID40305200
PMCPMC12024626

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