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Bornstein, S.R.* ; Schuppenies, A.* ; Wong, M.L.* ; Licinio, J.*

Approaching the shared biology of obesity and depression: The stress axis as the locus of gene-environment interactions.

Mol. Psychiatry 11, 892-902 (2006)
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Obesity and depression are serious public health problems and also constitute cardiovascular disease risk factors. Research organizations have called for efforts to explore the interrelationship between obesity and depression. A useful starting point is the fact that in both disorders there is dysregulation of stress systems. We review molecular and clinical evidence indicating that the mediators of the stress response are a key locus for gene-environment interactions in the shared biology of depression and obesity. Scientific milestones include translational paradigms such as mice knockouts, imaging and pharmacogenomic approaches that can identify new therapeutic strategies for those burdened by these two afflictions of contemporary civilization. Perspectives for the future are promising. Our ability to dissect the underpinnings of common and complex diseases with shared substrates will be greatly enhanced by the Genes and Environment Initiative, the emerging Large Scale Studies of Genes and Environment in Common Disease, and the UK Biobank Project.
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Publication type Article: Journal article
Document type Scientific Article
Language english
Publication Year 2006
HGF-reported in Year 0
ISSN (print) / ISBN 1359-4184
e-ISSN 1476-5578
Quellenangaben Volume: 11, Issue: 10, Pages: 892-902 Article Number: , Supplement: ,
Publisher Nature Publishing Group
Reviewing status Peer reviewed
Institute(s) Institute of Pancreatic Islet Research (IPI)
PubMed ID 16880826
Erfassungsdatum 2006-12-31