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ReviewCNS neuroscience & therapeutics2025

Connexin43 and Its Regulation of Astrocyte Gap Junction Function: Influencing Depression Progression by Mediating Electrical and Chemical Signals.

Hongbin Wang, Cong Chen, Yuting Lin, Zhifeng Tian, Zihan Yan, Xuan Zeng, Yantao Yang, Meiyu Lin, Qidi Ai, Xuan Liu and 2 more

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Review in CNS neuroscience & therapeutics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Hongbin WangHunan Engineering Technology Center of Standardization and Function of Chinese Herbal Decoction Pieces, School of Pharmacy, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China.
Cong ChenSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China.
Yuting LinHunan Engineering Technology Center of Standardization and Function of Chinese Herbal Decoction Pieces, School of Pharmacy, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China.
Zhifeng TianHunan Engineering Technology Center of Standardization and Function of Chinese Herbal Decoction Pieces, School of Pharmacy, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China.
Zihan YanHunan Engineering Technology Center of Standardization and Function of Chinese Herbal Decoction Pieces, School of Pharmacy, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China.
Xuan ZengHunan Engineering Technology Center of Standardization and Function of Chinese Herbal Decoction Pieces, School of Pharmacy, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China.
Yantao YangHunan Engineering Technology Center of Standardization and Function of Chinese Herbal Decoction Pieces, School of Pharmacy, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China.
Meiyu LinHunan Engineering Technology Center of Standardization and Function of Chinese Herbal Decoction Pieces, School of Pharmacy, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China.
Qidi AiHunan Engineering Technology Center of Standardization and Function of Chinese Herbal Decoction Pieces, School of Pharmacy, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China.
Xuan LiuHunan Engineering Technology Center of Standardization and Function of Chinese Herbal Decoction Pieces, School of Pharmacy, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China.
Songwei YangHunan Engineering Technology Center of Standardization and Function of Chinese Herbal Decoction Pieces, School of Pharmacy, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4040-1215
Naihong ChenHunan Engineering Technology Center of Standardization and Function of Chinese Herbal Decoction Pieces, School of Pharmacy, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China.ORCID 0009-0001-6442-8191

Funding

China Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2025M773919First-class Discipline Project of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Hunan University of Chinese MedicineInnovative Postgraduate Projects of Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2024CX17National Natural Science Foundation of China 82304750Outstanding Youth Project of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine Z2023XJYQ02Research Start-up Plan Project of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDepression is a common mental illness with a high relapse rate, which has a serious negative impact on national economic development and happiness. At present, the pathogenesis of depression is still unclear, and there are inevitable limitations in first-line clinical treatment. Therefore, it is very important to clarify the pathological mechanism of depression for the development of safe and effective antidepressants.

objectiveIn recent years, considerable research has shown that connexin43 (Cx43) and its regulated astrocyte gap junction (GJ) dysfunction are closely related to the occurrence and development of depression. This review aims to summarize the mechanisms by which Cx43 and its-mediated astrocytic GJs contribute to depression progression, focusing on their regulatory roles in transmitting electrical signals (K

conclusionCx43 and the gap junctions it regulates in astrocytes play a pivotal role in the pathophysiology of depression by influencing both electrical and chemical signaling between neurons. Further investigation into its mechanisms may offer novel therapeutic approaches for depression.

Indexed as

AstrocytesConnexin 43DepressionGap JunctionsAnimalsDisease ProgressionHumansSignal TransductionConnexin 43astrocytechemical signalconnexin43depressionelectrical signalgap junction

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PMID40913332
PMCPMC12413488

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