Hiroaki Hori

TL;DR: An integrated schema of the pathological and recovery processes of depression is illustrated and several lines of evidence from postmortem studies, animal studies, blood levels, and genetic studies suggest that BDNF is involved in the pathogenesis of depression and in the mechanism of action of biological treatments for depression.

TL;DR: The present findings suggest that IL-6 of central origin is associated with the pathophysiology of schizophrenia and MDD, although confounding effect of smoking status can not be entirely excluded.

TL;DR: Evidence suggestive of increased inflammation in PTSD is summarized and possible mechanisms of inflammation in this disorder are examined in terms of two different but interrelated perspectives: putative causes of increased proinflammatory activities and potential consequences that inflammation generates.

TL;DR: The findings suggest that the Val158Met polymorphism of the COMT gene might contribute to morphological abnormalities in schizophrenia.

TL;DR: The chronic consumption of the ketogenic formula was suggested to have positive effects on verbal memory and processing speed in patients with AD and showed significant improvement in their immediate and delayed logical memory tests compared to their baseline scores.