Epigenetic mechanisms affected by stress during adolescence and the increased risk for depression later in life: a systematic review
Overall, our systematic review provides early suggestive evidence on the role of epigenetic mechanisms in mediating the effects of SLE in adolescence and the consequent onset of depression-relevant symptoms in later life. However, the paucity and the heterogeneity of the findings highlight the need for additional studies to address this fundamental research question and provide solid evidence for causality.
Authors
- Nadia Cattane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6532-583X)
- Marta Da Pian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2499-8384)
- Giulia Treccani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7224-3445)
- Patrizia Genini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1238-5440)
- Annamaria Cattaneo
- Giulia Poggi
Institutions
- RELX Group (Netherlands) (NL)
- Philipps University of Marburg (DE)
- University of Milan (IT)
- Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (DE)
- University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (DE)
- Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli (IT)
- Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IT)
- University Psychiatric Hospital (SI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Molecular Psychiatry
- Published
- 2026-01-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41380-025-03414-1
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 22.24
Funders
- McGill University
- Universität Zürich