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ISSN |
2220-3206 (online) |
Open Access |
This article is an open-access article which was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
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© The Author(s) 2017. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA |
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http://www.wjgnet.com |
Category |
Psychiatry |
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Review |
Article Title |
Understanding the pathophysiology of postpartum psychosis: Challenges and new approaches
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Manuscript Source |
Invited Manuscript |
All Author List |
William Davies |
Funding Agency and Grant Number |
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Medical Research Council Centre for Neuropsychiatri Genetics and Genomics |
MR/L010305/1 |
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Corresponding Author |
Dr. William Davies, School of Psychology, Cardiff University, Tower Building 70, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, United Kingdom. daviesw4@cardiff.ac.uk |
Key Words |
CCN3; Immune system; Steroid sulfatase; Nephroblastoma-overexpressed; Mouse; Animal model; Risk factor |
Core Tip |
Postpartum psychosis is a severe psychiatric condition affecting a small proportion of women shortly after childbirth. The pathophysiological mechanisms underlying risk for the condition are extremely poorly-defined, but may include perturbed immune function, altered tryptophan metabolism and serotonergic dysfunction. Here, I critically review evidence underlying these assumptions, and discuss a novel model for postpartum psychosis risk, involving maternal deficiency for the enzyme steroid sulfatase, and overexpression of the CCN gene family, based upon emerging data from a recently-developed mouse animal model. Identifying and characterising predictive biomarkers for postpartum psychosis risk will help to ensure prompt clinical intervention if required. |
Publish Date |
2017-06-22 11:06 |
Citation |
Davies W. Understanding the pathophysiology of postpartum psychosis: Challenges and new approaches. World J Psychiatr 2017; 7(2): 77-88 |
URL |
http://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3206/full/v7/i2/77.htm |
DOI |
http://dx.doi.org/10.5498/wjp.v7.i2.77 |
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