Search Results - "Müller, Ulf J"
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Reduced habenular volumes and neuron numbers in male heroin addicts: a post-mortem study
Published in European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience (01-08-2021)“…The Habenula is increasingly being investigated in addiction. Reduced volumes of other relevant brain regions in addiction, such as nucleus accumbens, globus…”
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Decreased quinolinic acid in the hippocampus of depressive patients: evidence for local anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective responses?
Published in European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience (01-06-2015)“…Disturbances of glutamatergic neurotransmission and mononuclear phagocyte system activation have been described uni- and bipolar depression (UD/BD). Linking…”
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Reduced microglial immunoreactivity for endogenous NMDA receptor agonist quinolinic acid in the hippocampus of schizophrenia patients
Published in Brain, behavior, and immunity (01-10-2014)“…Abstract Postmortem and positron emission tomography studies have indicated the pathophysiological involvement of microglial cells in schizophrenia. We…”
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Different distribution patterns of lymphocytes and microglia in the hippocampus of patients with residual versus paranoid schizophrenia: Further evidence for disease course-related immune alterations?
Published in Brain, behavior, and immunity (01-11-2012)“…Highlight ► Increased lymphocyte densities were identified in the hippocampus of patients with residual schizophrenia in contrast to increased microglia in…”
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Reduced anterior insular cortex volume in male heroin addicts: a postmortem study
Published in European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience (01-09-2023)“…We and others have observed reduced volumes of brain regions, including the nucleus accumbens, globus pallidus, hypothalamus, and habenula in opioid addiction…”
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Immune system and glucose metabolism interaction in schizophrenia: A chicken–egg dilemma
Published in Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry (03-01-2014)“…Impaired glucose metabolism and the development of metabolic syndrome contribute to a reduction in the average life expectancy of individuals with…”
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Deep brain stimulation of the nucleus accumbens for the treatment of addiction
Published in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (01-04-2013)“…Despite novel medications and other therapeutic strategies, addiction to psychotropic substances remains one of the most serious public health problems…”
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Reduced volumes of the external and internal globus pallidus in male heroin addicts: a postmortem study
Published in European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience (01-04-2019)“…Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the globus pallidus internus was recently proposed as a potential new treatment target for opioid addiction. DBS requires…”
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Total hypothalamic volume is reduced in postmortem brains of male heroin addicts
Published in European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience (01-04-2018)“…The hypothalamus is at the core of the stress responses systems of the brain. Most interestingly, even though changes of HPA-function have been observed in…”
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Postmortem volumetric analysis of the nucleus accumbens in male heroin addicts: implications for deep brain stimulation
Published in European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience (01-12-2015)“…Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the nucleus accumbens (NAc) is increasingly investigated in neuropsychiatric disorders. DBS requires computer-assisted 3D…”
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Absence of dopamine receptor serum autoantibodies in schizophrenia patients with an acute disease episode
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Decrease of serum S100B during an oral glucose tolerance test correlates inversely with the insulin response
Published in Psychoneuroendocrinology (01-01-2014)“…Summary Increased S100B serum levels have been considered as a marker of glial pathology, brain damage, and blood–brain-barrier impairment. However, S100B…”
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Increased S100B+ NK cell counts in acutely ill schizophrenia patients are correlated with the free cortisol index, but not with S100B serum levels
Published in Brain, behavior, and immunity (01-05-2012)“…Highlight ► The data suggest that increased S100B+ NK cell counts in schizophrenia patients may be linked with stress axis activation…”
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Counteracting incentive sensitization in severe alcohol dependence using deep brain stimulation of the nucleus accumbens: clinical and basic science aspects
Published in Frontiers in human neuroscience (2009)“…The ventral striatum/nucleus accumbens (NAcc) has been implicated in the craving for drugs and alcohol which is a major reason for relapse of addicted people…”
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Nucleus Accumbens Deep Brain Stimulation in Patients with Substance Use Disorders and Delay Discounting
Published in Brain sciences (27-01-2018)“…Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the nucleus accumbens (NAc) shows first promising results in patients with severe substance use disorder (SUD), a patient group…”
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Naturalistic comparison of clomethiazole and Diazepam treatment in alcohol withdrawal: effects on oxidative stress, inflammatory cytokines and hepatic biomarkers
Published in European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience (08-06-2024)“…Ethanol is metabolized by alcohol dehydrogenase to acetaldehyde and induces cytochrome P450 2E1 (CYP2E1), which generates reactive oxygen species that cause…”
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Ethical Considerations in Deep Brain Stimulation for the Treatment of Addiction and Overeating Associated With Obesity
Published in AJOB neuroscience (01-04-2013)“…The success of deep brain stimulation (DBS) for movement disorders and the improved understanding of the neurobiologic and neuroanatomic bases of psychiatric…”
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Homocysteine and serum markers of immune activation in primary dystonia
Published in Movement disorders (01-12-2005)“…The cause of primary dystonia remains unknown. Several reports point to immune system disturbances in primary dystonia and a recent study demonstrated…”
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Deep brain stimulation in psychiatry: ethical aspects
Published in Psychiatrische Praxis (01-07-2014)“…Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has been shown to be an efficacious treatment for many neurological conditions and has thus been expanded to psychiatric diseases…”
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