A Review on Depression


Methodology

Authors


  • Lavanya Yaidikar


    Seven Hills College of Pharmacy
    Venkatramapuram, Tirupati -517561
    Chittoor District
    AndhraPradesh

  • Anil Kumar D

  • Santhrani Thakur

  • Niranjanbabu Mudhuluru

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7439/ijpr.v7i1.3790

Abstract

Depression is the leading cause of disability with a prevalence of more than 20% worldwide. It is associated with change in mood, loss of pleasure, inability to concentrate, lack of energy, sleep disturbance, guilty and suicidal tendency. The exact mechanism of depression is not known till now, but many hypothesis were implicated in the pathogenesis of depression which includes monoamino, GABAergic, glucocorticoid, neurotrophic, inflammatory hypothesis. The present review emphasized on different hypothesis for better understanding the pathogenesis of depression and identifying potential targets for screening of drugs for antidepressant activity.

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Published

2017-01-30

How to Cite

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Yaidikar L, D AK, Thakur S, Mudhuluru N. . Int J of Pharmc Res [Internet]. 2017Jan.30 [cited 2020Jul.5];7(1):01-5. Available from: https://ssjournals.net/index.php/ijpr/article/view/3790

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 1 (2017): Jan

Section

Review Article

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