According modern biological hypotheses of the pathogenesis of affective disorders, hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis dysfunction play a special role in the pathogenesis of this condition. Our study shows that the range of neuroprotective neurosteroids is gender- and nosology-dependent. Patients with affective disorders have reduced levels of dehydroepiandrosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate; the most pronounced defi ciency of neuroprotective neurosteroids is typical of patients with a single depressive episode. Reduced levels of neurosteroids producing an anabolic effect probably indicate depletion of adaptive capacities of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal system in affective disorders.
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Translated from Byulleten’ Eksperimental’noi Biologii i Meditsiny, Vol. 158, No. 11, pp. 587–590, November, 2014
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Levchuk, L.A., Vyalova, N.M., Ivanova, S.A. et al. Serum Levels of Neurosteroids in Patients with Affective Disorders. Bull Exp Biol Med 158, 638–640 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10517-015-2825-9
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