title: Hippocampal neurogenesis and antidepressive therapy: shocking relations.
abstract: Speculations on the involvement of hippocampal neurogenesis, a form of neuronal plasticity, in the aetiology of depression and the mode of action of antidepressive therapies, started to arise more than a decade ago. But still, conclusive evidence that adult neurogenesis contributes to antidepressive effects of pharmacological and physical therapies has not been generated yet. This review revisits recent findings on the close relation between the mode(s) of action of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), a powerful intervention used as second-line treatment of major depression disorders, and the neurogenic response to ECT. Following application of electroconvulsive shocks, intricate interactions between neurogenesis, angiogenesis, and microglia activation, the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and the secretion of neurotrophic factors have been documented. Furthermore, considering the fact that neurogenesis strongly diminishes along aging, we investigated the response to electroconvulsive shocks in young as well as in aged cohorts of mice.
authors: Paracelsus Medical University, Institute of Experimental Neuroregeneration, Spinal Cord Injury and Tissue Regeneration Center Salzburg (SCI-TReCS), Strubergasse 22, 5020 Salzburg, Austria.
authors: Peter
authors: P
authors: Rotheneichner
authors: Paracelsus Medical University, Institute of Molecular Regenerative Medicine, Spinal Cord Injury and Tissue Regeneration Center Salzburg (SCI-TReCS), Strubergasse 22, 5020 Salzburg, Austria.
authors: Simona
authors: S
authors: Lange
authors: Paracelsus Medical University, Institute of Experimental Neuroregeneration, Spinal Cord Injury and Tissue Regeneration Center Salzburg (SCI-TReCS), Strubergasse 22, 5020 Salzburg, Austria.
authors: Anna
authors: A
authors: O'Sullivan
authors: Paracelsus Medical University, Institute of Molecular Regenerative Medicine, Spinal Cord Injury and Tissue Regeneration Center Salzburg (SCI-TReCS), Strubergasse 22, 5020 Salzburg, Austria.
authors: Julia
authors: J
authors: Marschallinger
authors: Paracelsus Medical University, Institute of Experimental Neuroregeneration, Spinal Cord Injury and Tissue Regeneration Center Salzburg (SCI-TReCS), Strubergasse 22, 5020 Salzburg, Austria.
authors: Pia
authors: P
authors: Zaunmair
authors: University Clinics of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy I, Paracelsus Medical University, Ignaz-Harrer-Straße 79, 5020 Salzburg, Austria.
authors: Christian
authors: C
authors: Geretsegger
authors: Paracelsus Medical University, Institute of Molecular Regenerative Medicine, Spinal Cord Injury and Tissue Regeneration Center Salzburg (SCI-TReCS), Strubergasse 22, 5020 Salzburg, Austria.
authors: Ludwig
authors: L
authors: Aigner
authors: Paracelsus Medical University, Institute of Experimental Neuroregeneration, Spinal Cord Injury and Tissue Regeneration Center Salzburg (SCI-TReCS), Strubergasse 22, 5020 Salzburg, Austria.
authors: Sebastien
authors: 0000-0002-8486-6412
authors: S
authors: Couillard-Despres
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy; D004777:Environment; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007030:Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System / Q000502:physiology; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors / Q000097:blood; D058953:Neural Stem Cells / Q000502:physiology; D055495:Neurogenesis / Q000502:physiology*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D009414:Nerve Growth Factors