Cells,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
13(19), P. 1644 - 1644
Published: Oct. 2, 2024
Over
the
past
two
decades,
epigenetic
regulation
has
become
a
rapidly
growing
and
influential
field
in
biology
medicine.
One
key
mechanism
involves
acetylation
deacetylation
of
lysine
residues
on
histone
core
proteins
other
critical
that
regulate
gene
expression
cellular
signaling.
Although
deacetylases
(HDACs)
have
received
significant
attention,
roles
individual
HDAC
isoforms
pathogenesis
psychiatric
diseases
still
require
further
research.
This
is
particularly
true
with
regard
to
sirtuins,
class
III
HDACs.
Sirtuins
unique
functional
activity
normal
neurophysiology,
as
well
mechanisms
addiction,
mood
disorders,
neuropsychiatric
abnormalities.
review
aims
elucidate
differences
catalytic
structure
function
seven
sirtuins
they
relate
psychiatry.
Widely
used
rodent
anxiety
assays
like
the
elevated
plus
maze
(EPM)
and
open
field
test
(OFT)
are
conflated
with
rodents'
natural
preference
for
dark
over
light
environments
or
protected
spaces.
The
EPM
OFT
have
been
decades
but
often
criticized
by
behavioral
scientists.
Years
ago,
two
revised
were
designed
to
improve
upon
"classic"
tests
excluding
possibility
avoid
escape
aversion.
3-D
radial
arm
(3DR)
(3Doft)
utilize
continual
motivational
conflict
better
model
anxiety;
each
consist
of
an
space
connected
ambiguous
paths
toward
uncertain
escape.
Despite
their
utility,
not
caught
on.
This
could
be
because
no
study
yet
has
directly
compared
classic
in
same
animals.
To
remedy
this,
we
contrasted
behavior
from
a
battery
(EPM,
OFT,
3DR,
3Doft
sociability
test)
mice
defined
genetically
isogenic
strain,
environmentally
postnatal
experience.
One
major
motivation
this
work
is
inform
future
studies
offering
transparent
look
at
individual
outcomes
on
these
assays,
as
there
one-size-fits-all
assess
anxiety-like
behavior.
Findings
suggest
that
may
sufficiently
characterize
differences
across
groups,
3DR
advantageous
investigating
more
nuanced
such
those
stemming
environmental
factors.
Finally,
exposure
multiple
significantly
affected
sociability,
highlighting
concerns
designing
interpreting
batteries
tests.
European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Aug. 27, 2024
Abstract
Treatment
response
and
resistance
in
major
depressive
disorder
(MDD)
show
a
significant
genetic
component,
but
previous
studies
had
limited
power
also
due
to
MDD
heterogeneity.
This
literature
review
focuses
on
the
factors
associated
with
treatment
outcomes
MDD,
exploring
their
overlap
those
clinically
relevant
symptom
dimensions.
We
searched
PubMed
for:
(1)
genome-wide
association
(GWASs)
or
whole
exome
sequencing
(WESs)
that
investigated
efficacy
MDD;
(2)
examining
between
specific
dimensions;
(3)
GWASs
of
identified
13
one
WES
reporting
several
loci,
genes,
gene
sets
involved
expression,
immune
system
regulation,
synaptic
transmission
plasticity,
neurogenesis
differentiation.
Nine
dimensions
were
poor
studied
by
(anxiety,
neuroticism,
anhedonia,
cognitive
functioning,
melancholia,
suicide
attempt,
psychosis,
sleep,
sociability).
Four
genes
both
these
dimensions:
CGREF1
(anxiety);
MCHR1
(neuroticism);
FTO
NRXN3
(sleep).
Other
overlapping
signals
found
when
considering
suggestively
outcomes.
Genetic
showed
convergence
at
level
biological
processes,
despite
no
replication
variant
level.
The
interest
may
point
shared
mechanisms
potential
targets
for
new
treatments
tailored
individual
patient’s
clinical
profile.
Cells,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
13(19), P. 1644 - 1644
Published: Oct. 2, 2024
Over
the
past
two
decades,
epigenetic
regulation
has
become
a
rapidly
growing
and
influential
field
in
biology
medicine.
One
key
mechanism
involves
acetylation
deacetylation
of
lysine
residues
on
histone
core
proteins
other
critical
that
regulate
gene
expression
cellular
signaling.
Although
deacetylases
(HDACs)
have
received
significant
attention,
roles
individual
HDAC
isoforms
pathogenesis
psychiatric
diseases
still
require
further
research.
This
is
particularly
true
with
regard
to
sirtuins,
class
III
HDACs.
Sirtuins
unique
functional
activity
normal
neurophysiology,
as
well
mechanisms
addiction,
mood
disorders,
neuropsychiatric
abnormalities.
review
aims
elucidate
differences
catalytic
structure
function
seven
sirtuins
they
relate
psychiatry.