Article
Influence of COX-2 and OXTR polymorphisms on treatment outcome in treatment resistant depression.
Neuroscience letters - 10 May 2012
Mendlewicz Julien, Crisafulli Concetta, Calati Raffaella, Kocabas Neslihan Aygun, Massat Isabelle, Linotte Sylvie, Kasper Siegfried, Fink Martin, Sidoti Antonina, Scantamburlo Gabrielle, Ansseau Marc, Antonijevic Irina, Forray Carlos, Snyder Lenore, Bollen Joseph, Montgomery Stuart, Zohar Joseph, Souery Daniel, Serretti Alessandro
Abstract excerpt
Inflammatory pathways play a crucial role in the pathomechanisms of antidepressant efficacy. The aim of this study was to investigate whether a set of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2, rs5275 and rs20417) and oxytocin receptor (OXTR, rs53576 and rs2254298) gen...
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