Translational evidence for lithium-induced brain plasticity and neuroprotection in the treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders

Abstract Increasing evidence indicates lithium (Li+) efficacy in neuropsychiatry, pointing to overlapping mechanisms that occur within distinct neuronal populations. In fact, the same pathway depending on which circuitry operates may fall in the psychiatric and/or neurological domains. Li+ restores...

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Main Authors: Stefano Puglisi-Allegra, Stefano Ruggieri, Francesco Fornai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-07-01
Series:Translational Psychiatry
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-021-01492-7