Peripheral indices of oxidative stress are correlated with hippocampal volume in major depression and in controls

Peripheral indices of oxidative stress are correlated with hippocampal volume in major depression and in controls

Oxidative stress (an imbalance between free radicals and the ability to neutralize them with antioxidants) occurs in several mental illnesses, including major depression (MDD). A major antioxidant in humans is glutathione peroxidase, which reduces GSSH to GSH, increasing glutathione's abi...

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Main Authors: Owen M. Wolkowitz, Synthia H. Mellon, Yali Su, Victor I. Reus, Scott Mackin, Heather M. Burke, Rebecca Rosser, John Coetzee, Elissa S. Epel, Steven P. Hamilton, Craig J. Nelson, Laura Mahan, Michelle Coy, Michael W. Weiner, Susanne Mueller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2012-09-01
Series:European Journal of Psychotraumatology
Subjects:
oxidative stress
depression
hippocampus
glutathione peroxidase

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