Effects of the high-affinity corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor 1 antagonist R121919 in major depression: the first 20 patients treated

AW Zobel, T Nickel, HE Künzel, N Ackl… - Journal of psychiatric …, 2000 - Elsevier
Clinical and preclinical data suggest that unrestrained secretion of corticoctropin-releasing
hormone (CRH) in the CNS produces several signs and symptoms of depression and anxiety …

Cortisol response in the combined dexamethasone/CRH test as predictor of relapse in patients with remitted depression: a prospective study

AW Zobel, T Nickel, A Sonntag, M Uhr… - Journal of psychiatric …, 2001 - Elsevier
The development and course of depression is causally linked to impairment of central
regulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) system. Previous research …

Genome-wide pharmacogenetics of antidepressant response in the GENDEP project

…, ER Larsen, TG Schulze, A Zobel… - American Journal of …, 2010 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objective The purpose of this study was to identify genetic variants underlying the considerable
individual differences in response to antidepressant treatment. The authors performed a …

Evidence for a relationship between genetic variants at the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) locus and major depression

…, M Deschner, C Schmäl, S Höfels, A Zobel… - Biological …, 2005 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Previous genetic studies investigating a possible involvement of variations
at the brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gene locus in major depressive disorder (…

Measuring depression: comparison and integration of three scales in the GENDEP study

…, J Perez, J Mendlewicz, JGE Janzing, A Zobel… - Psychological …, 2008 - cambridge.org
BackgroundA number of scales are used to estimate the severity of depression. However,
differences between self-report and clinician rating, multi-dimensionality and different …

Adverse reactions to antidepressants

…, J Strohmaier, N Perroud, A Zobel… - The British Journal of …, 2009 - cambridge.org
BackgroundAdverse drug reactions are important determinants of non-adherence to
antidepressant treatment but their assessment is complicated by overlap with depressive symptoms …

Prediction of medium-term outcome by cortisol response to the combined dexamethasone-CRH test in patients with remitted depression

AW Zobel, A Yassouridis… - American Journal of …, 1999 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
OBJECTIVE: Current hypotheses hold that mechanisms underlying abnormal hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical
(HPA) function are causal factors in the precipitation of depression. If …

Genetic predictors of response to antidepressants in the GENDEP project

…, TG Schulze, P Kalember, A Zobel… - The …, 2009 - nature.com
The objective of the Genome-based Therapeutic Drugs for Depression study is to investigate
the function of variations in genes encoding key proteins in serotonin, norepinephrine, …

Differential efficacy of escitalopram and nortriptyline on dimensional measures of depression

…, A Placentino, M Rietschel, A Zobel… - The British Journal of …, 2009 - cambridge.org
BackgroundTricyclic antidepressants and serotonin reuptake inhibitors are considered to be
equally effective, but differences may have been obscured by internally inconsistent …

Impact of polymorphisms of cytochrome-P450 isoenzymes 2C9, 2C19 and 2D6 on plasma concentrations and clinical effects of antidepressants in a naturalistic …

…, M Müller, C Hiemke, N Freymann, A Zobel… - European journal of …, 2004 - Springer
Objective This evaluation focuses on polymorphisms of the cytochrome-P450 (CYP) isoenzymes
2C9, 2C19 and 2D6 and their association with plasma concentrations within a typical …