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creatine and Depression

creatine has been researched along with Depression in 53 studies

Depression: Depressive states usually of moderate intensity in contrast with MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER present in neurotic and psychotic disorders.

Research Excerpts

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"DASS depression scores were negatively associated (a) with concentrations of creatine (but not other metabolites) in the prefrontal cortex and (b) with grey matter volume in the right superior medial frontal gyrus."8.02Relationship between depression, prefrontal creatine and grey matter volume. ( Allen, P; Barker, H; Daniju, Y; Faulkner, P; Kozhuharova, P; Lythgoe, DJ; Morgenroth, E; Orlov, N; Paioni, SL, 2021)
"Creatine monohydrate is actively being researched for its antidepressant effects, yet little is known about the link between dietary creatine and depression risk."7.96Dietary creatine intake and depression risk among U.S. adults. ( Bakian, AV; Huber, RS; Kondo, D; Renshaw, PF; Scholl, L, 2020)
" However, there were no associations between NAA/Cr, Glu/Cr, or Gln/Cr and either depression severity or lamotrigine treatment."7.91Lamotrigine Therapy and Biomarkers of Cerebral Energy Metabolism in Older Age Bipolar Depression. ( Forester, BP; Harper, DG; Jensen, E; Mellen, EJ; Ravichandran, C; Silveri, M, 2019)
"Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy analysis showed that the ratio of glutamate/glutamine to creatine (Glx/Cr) in the right hippocampus was significantly increased in patients with moderate depression and correlated positively with HAMD scores."7.79Increased ratio of glutamate/glutamine to creatine in the right hippocampus contributes to depressive symptoms in patients with epilepsy. ( Chen, CZ; Cheng, WZ; Ding, J; Fan, W; Li, X; Liang, L; Mao, LY; Peng, WF; Wang, X, 2013)
"The intensity of convulsion was scored according to a seven-point scale ranging from stage 0-7."5.62Creatine attenuates seizure severity, anxiety and depressive-like behaviors in pentylenetetrazole kindled mice. ( Abiola, AL; Akhigbemen, AM; Chinazamoku, O; Igbe, I; Ogundepo, GE; Okwuofu, EO; Ozolua, RI, 2021)
"Creatine is an antioxidant, neuromodulator and key regulator of energy metabolism shown to improve depressive symptoms in humans and animals, especially in females."5.42Chronic high-dose creatine has opposing effects on depression-related gene expression and behavior in intact and sex hormone-treated gonadectomized male and female rats. ( Allen, PJ; DeBold, JF; Kanarek, RB; Rios, M, 2015)
"We investigated the antidepressant effect of creatine (CRE) and taurine (TAU) mixtures on behavioural changes and biomarkers in stress-induced depression in Drosophila melanogaster and a mouse model."3.96Creatine and taurine mixtures alleviate depressive-like behaviour in Drosophila melanogaster and mice via regulating Akt and ERK/BDNF pathways. ( Hong, KB; Jo, K; Kim, S; Suh, HJ, 2020)
" However, there were no associations between NAA/Cr, Glu/Cr, or Gln/Cr and either depression severity or lamotrigine treatment."3.91Lamotrigine Therapy and Biomarkers of Cerebral Energy Metabolism in Older Age Bipolar Depression. ( Forester, BP; Harper, DG; Jensen, E; Mellen, EJ; Ravichandran, C; Silveri, M, 2019)
"The benefits of creatine supplementation have been reported in a broad range of central nervous system diseases, including depression, although the mechanisms underlying these effects remain to be understood."3.85Creatine Prevents Corticosterone-Induced Reduction in Hippocampal Proliferation and Differentiation: Possible Implication for Its Antidepressant Effect. ( Azevedo, D; Brocardo, PS; Colla, A; Cunha, MP; de Oliveira, J; Gil-Mohapel, J; Pazini, FL; Ramos-Hryb, AB; Rodrigues, ALS; Rosa, JM, 2017)
" Concentrations of glutamate + glutamin (Glx), cholin (Cho), myoinositol (mIns), N-acetyl aspartate (NAA) expressed as ratio with creatine (Cr) and NAA were correlated with markers of disease activity (RIO score), Multiple Sclerosis Severity Scale (MSSS), Depressive-Severity Status Scale and Simple Numerical Fatigue Scale."3.85Hypothalamic damage in multiple sclerosis correlates with disease activity, disability, depression, and fatigue. ( Baranovičová, E; Bittšanský, M; Čierny, D; Hnilicová, P; Kantorová, E; Kurča, E; Nosáľ, V; Poláček, H; Sivák, Š; Zeleňák, K, 2017)
"Ketamine has emerged as a novel strategy to treat refractory depression, producing rapid remission, but elicits some side effects that limit its use."3.83Creatine, Similar to Ketamine, Counteracts Depressive-Like Behavior Induced by Corticosterone via PI3K/Akt/mTOR Pathway. ( Colla, AR; Cunha, MP; Lieberknecht, V; Oliveira, Á; Pazini, FL; Rodrigues, AL; Rosa, JM, 2016)
"The modulation of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) and L-arginine/nitric oxide (NO) pathway is a therapeutic strategy for treating depression and neurologic disorders that involves excitotoxicity."3.81The modulation of NMDA receptors and L-arginine/nitric oxide pathway is implicated in the anti-immobility effect of creatine in the tail suspension test. ( Bettio, LE; Budni, J; Cunha, MP; Lieberknecht, V; López, MG; Ludka, FK; Martín-de-Saavedra, MD; Oliveira, Á; Pazini, FL; Ramos-Hryb, AB; Rodrigues, AL; Rosa, JM; Tasca, CI, 2015)
"The benefits of creatine supplementation have been reported in a broad range of central nervous systems diseases, including depression."3.81Creatine, similarly to ketamine, affords antidepressant-like effects in the tail suspension test via adenosine A₁ and A2A receptor activation. ( Cunha, MP; Kaster, MP; Oliveira, Á; Pazini, FL; Ramos-Hryb, AB; Rodrigues, AL; Rosa, JM, 2015)
" Single-voxel magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) was employed to measure glutamate concentrations normalized to creatine (Glu/Cr) in dACC and basal ganglia of 31 patients with hepatitis C before and after ∼ 1 month of either no treatment (n = 14) or treatment with IFN-alpha (n = 17)."3.80IFN-alpha-induced cortical and subcortical glutamate changes assessed by magnetic resonance spectroscopy. ( Chen, X; Haroon, E; Hu, XP; Miller, AH; Pace, TW; Parekh, S; Spivey, JR; Woolwine, BJ, 2014)
"Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy analysis showed that the ratio of glutamate/glutamine to creatine (Glx/Cr) in the right hippocampus was significantly increased in patients with moderate depression and correlated positively with HAMD scores."3.79Increased ratio of glutamate/glutamine to creatine in the right hippocampus contributes to depressive symptoms in patients with epilepsy. ( Chen, CZ; Cheng, WZ; Ding, J; Fan, W; Li, X; Liang, L; Mao, LY; Peng, WF; Wang, X, 2013)
"The potential role of metabolic impairments in the pathophysiology of depression is motivating researchers to evaluate the treatment efficacy of creatine, a naturally occurring energetic and neuroprotective compound found in brain and muscle tissues."3.78Sex-specific antidepressant effects of dietary creatine with and without sub-acute fluoxetine in rats. ( Allen, PJ; D'Anci, KE; Kanarek, RB; Renshaw, PF, 2012)
"Patients with first-episode depression may have myo-inositol and phosphoric acid metabolism disorder in the thalamus and hypothalamus with malfunction of cellular osmotic pressure adjustment mechanism."3.75[Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy of the thalamus and hypothalamus in patients with first-episode depression]. ( Bai, XY; Ning, WD; Wu, XP; Xie, ZC; Yang, JL; Yang, R, 2009)
"To identify possible alterations in orbitofrontal cortex levels of cytosolic choline in adolescents with and without depression, 22 depressed and 43 control adolescents were recruited."3.70Increased orbitofrontal cortex levels of choline in depressed adolescents as detected by in vivo proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy. ( Beardslee, WR; Hennen, J; Katic, A; Moore, CM; Moore, JC; Renshaw, PF; Steingard, RJ; Vakili, K; Young, AD; Yurgelun-Todd, DA, 2000)
"The intensity of convulsion was scored according to a seven-point scale ranging from stage 0-7."1.62Creatine attenuates seizure severity, anxiety and depressive-like behaviors in pentylenetetrazole kindled mice. ( Abiola, AL; Akhigbemen, AM; Chinazamoku, O; Igbe, I; Ogundepo, GE; Okwuofu, EO; Ozolua, RI, 2021)
"Creatine treatment increased PGC-1α, FNDC5 and BDNF mRNA in the hippocampus as well as BDNF immunocontent."1.48Subchronic administration of creatine produces antidepressant-like effect by modulating hippocampal signaling pathway mediated by FNDC5/BDNF/Akt in mice. ( Cunha, MP; Lieberknecht, V; Pazini, FL; Rodrigues, ALS, 2018)
"Markers of nocturnal hypoxemia and SDB are associated with cerebral oxidative stress in older people at-risk for dementia, suggesting a potential mechanism by which SDB may contribute to brain degeneration, cognitive decline, and dementia."1.43Association of Anterior Cingulate Glutathione with Sleep Apnea in Older Adults At-Risk for Dementia. ( Cross, N; Duffy, SL; Grunstein, R; Hermens, DF; Hickie, IB; Lagopoulos, J; Lewis, SJ; Mowszowski, L; Naismith, SL; Terpening, Z, 2016)
"Creatine is an antioxidant, neuromodulator and key regulator of energy metabolism shown to improve depressive symptoms in humans and animals, especially in females."1.42Chronic high-dose creatine has opposing effects on depression-related gene expression and behavior in intact and sex hormone-treated gonadectomized male and female rats. ( Allen, PJ; DeBold, JF; Kanarek, RB; Rios, M, 2015)
"Major depression is common in older adults and associated with greater health care utilisation and increased risk of poor health outcomes."1.42Oxidative stress and depressive symptoms in older adults: A magnetic resonance spectroscopy study. ( Cockayne, N; Duffy, SL; Hermens, DF; Hickie, IB; Lagopoulos, J; Naismith, SL, 2015)
"Agitation and depression are among the commonest behavioural and psychological symptoms exhibited by Alzheimer's disease patients."1.39Differences in brain metabolism associated with agitation and depression in Alzheimer's disease. ( Fuh, JL; Hung, CW; Lirng, JF; Tsai, CF; Wang, SJ, 2013)
"Creatine was previously shown to produce an antidepressant-like effect in the tail suspension test through a modulation of the dopaminergic system."1.39Evidence for the involvement of 5-HT1A receptor in the acute antidepressant-like effect of creatine in mice. ( Cunha, MP; Machado, DG; Oliveira, Á; Pazini, FL; Rodrigues, AL, 2013)
"Creatine has been shown to play a significant role in health and disease."1.38Antidepressant-like effect of creatine in mice involves dopaminergic activation. ( Bettio, LE; Capra, JC; Cunha, MP; Jacinto, J; Machado, DG; Rodrigues, AL, 2012)
"Moreover, depression was significantly correlated with titers of autoantibodies against DNA, NMDA receptors and cardiolipin."1.35Depression is an early disease manifestation in lupus-prone MRL/lpr mice. ( Campbell, SR; Cui, MH; Gao, HX; Gulinello, M; Hee-Hwang, J; Putterman, C; Zong, P, 2009)

Research

Studies (53)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19905 (9.43)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's10 (18.87)29.6817
2010's30 (56.60)24.3611
2020's8 (15.09)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Faulkner, P1
Paioni, SL1
Kozhuharova, P1
Orlov, N1
Lythgoe, DJ1
Daniju, Y1
Morgenroth, E1
Barker, H1
Allen, P1
Xie, T1
Li, R1
Long, X1
Chen, J1
Ye, L1
Wang, J2
Jiang, G1
Lv, J1
Abdulla, ZI1
Pennington, JL1
Gutierrez, A1
Skelton, MR1
Bakian, AV1
Huber, RS1
Scholl, L1
Renshaw, PF4
Kondo, D1
Zhou, T1
Liu, J1
Shangguan, J1
Liu, X1
Li, Z1
Zhou, X1
Ren, Y1
Wang, C1
Kim, S2
Hong, KB1
Suh, HJ1
Jo, K1
Smith, GS1
Oeltzschner, G1
Gould, NF1
Leoutsakos, JS1
Nassery, N1
Joo, JH1
Kraut, MA1
Edden, RAE1
Barker, PB1
Wijtenburg, SA1
Rowland, LM1
Workman, CI1
Okwuofu, EO1
Ogundepo, GE1
Akhigbemen, AM1
Abiola, AL1
Ozolua, RI1
Igbe, I1
Chinazamoku, O1
Urrila, AS1
Hakkarainen, A1
Castaneda, A1
Paunio, T1
Marttunen, M1
Lundbom, N1
Freed, RD1
Hollenhorst, CN1
Weiduschat, N1
Mao, X1
Kang, G1
Shungu, DC1
Gabbay, V1
Cunha, MP8
Pazini, FL7
Lieberknecht, V3
Rodrigues, ALS2
Mellen, EJ1
Harper, DG1
Ravichandran, C1
Jensen, E1
Silveri, M1
Forester, BP1
Demartini, B1
Gambini, O1
Uggetti, C1
Cariati, M1
Cadioli, M1
Goeta, D1
Marceglia, S1
Ferrucci, R1
Priori, A1
Muelly, ER1
Moore, GJ1
Bunce, SC1
Mack, J1
Bigler, DC1
Morton, DH1
Strauss, KA1
Ezzati, A1
Zimmerman, ME1
Katz, MJ1
Lipton, RB1
Peng, WF1
Ding, J1
Mao, LY1
Li, X1
Liang, L1
Chen, CZ1
Cheng, WZ1
Fan, W1
Wang, X2
Chamard, E1
Henry, L1
Boulanger, Y1
Lassonde, M1
Théoret, H1
Tsai, CF1
Hung, CW1
Lirng, JF1
Wang, SJ1
Fuh, JL1
Haroon, E1
Woolwine, BJ1
Chen, X1
Pace, TW1
Parekh, S1
Spivey, JR1
Hu, XP1
Miller, AH1
Ludka, FK1
Rosa, JM5
Oliveira, Á5
Budni, J1
Ramos-Hryb, AB3
Bettio, LE3
Martín-de-Saavedra, MD1
López, MG1
Tasca, CI1
Rodrigues, AL6
Allen, PJ3
DeBold, JF1
Rios, M1
Kanarek, RB3
Kaster, MP1
Duffy, SL2
Lagopoulos, J2
Cockayne, N1
Hermens, DF2
Hickie, IB2
Naismith, SL2
Colla, AR1
Terpening, Z1
Lewis, SJ1
Grunstein, R1
Mowszowski, L1
Cross, N1
Azevedo, D1
Colla, A1
de Oliveira, J1
Brocardo, PS1
Gil-Mohapel, J1
Zhang, L2
Sui, R1
Zhang, Z2
Kantorová, E1
Poláček, H1
Bittšanský, M2
Baranovičová, E1
Hnilicová, P1
Čierny, D1
Sivák, Š1
Nosáľ, V1
Zeleňák, K1
Kurča, E1
Gao, HX1
Campbell, SR1
Cui, MH1
Zong, P1
Hee-Hwang, J1
Gulinello, M1
Putterman, C1
Duan, DM1
Tu, Y1
Chen, LP1
Wu, ZJ1
D'Anci, KE2
Yang, R1
Wu, XP1
Bai, XY1
Ning, WD1
Yang, JL1
Xie, ZC1
Valdés, M1
Collado, A1
Bargalló, N1
Vázquez, M1
Rami, L1
Gómez, E1
Salamero, M1
Bédard, MJ1
Chantal, S1
Li, YH1
Li, MH1
Lu, J1
Zhao, JG1
Sun, XJ1
Zhang, B1
Ye, JL1
Xi, G1
Hui, J1
Liu, S1
Zhang, X1
Teng, G1
Chan, KC1
Wu, EX1
Nie, B1
Shan, B1
Li, L1
Reynolds, GP1
Husarova, V1
Ondrejka, I1
Kerna, V1
Dobrota, D1
Machado, DG3
Capra, JC1
Jacinto, J1
Gruber, S1
Frey, R1
Mlynárik, V1
Stadlbauer, A1
Heiden, A1
Kasper, S1
Kemp, GJ1
Moser, E1
OYEN, I1
BOYLAN, JW1
PRYCE, IG1
Kleefstra, T1
Rosenberg, EH1
Salomons, GS1
Stroink, H1
van Bokhoven, H1
Hamel, BC1
de Vries, BB1
Gonul, AS1
Kitis, O1
Ozan, E1
Akdeniz, F1
Eker, C1
Eker, OD1
Vahip, S1
Crawford, B1
Gilliam, FG1
Maton, BM1
Martin, RC1
Sawrie, SM1
Faught, RE1
Hugg, JW1
Viikinsalo, M1
Kuzniecky, RI1
Hong, ST1
Choi, CB1
Park, C1
Hong, KS1
Cheong, C1
Jeon, YW1
Choe, BY1
Mu, J1
Xie, P1
Yang, ZS1
Yang, DL1
Lv, FJ1
Luo, TY1
Li, Y1
Bertolini, AM1
Santagostino, A1
Steingard, RJ1
Yurgelun-Todd, DA1
Hennen, J1
Moore, JC1
Moore, CM1
Vakili, K1
Young, AD1
Katic, A1
Beardslee, WR1
McNamee, HB1
Moody, JP1
Naylor, GJ1

Clinical Trials (2)

Trial Overview

TrialPhaseEnrollmentStudy TypeStart DateStatus
The Effect of Creatine Monohydrate on Persistent Post-concussive Symptoms - a Pilot Study Protocol[NCT05562232]45 participants (Anticipated)Interventional2022-10-01Not yet recruiting
Creatine Augmentation in Female & Male Veterans With Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor-Resistant Major Depressive Disorder[NCT01175616]Phase 40 participants (Actual)Interventional2012-09-30Withdrawn (stopped due to Study withdrawn from ClinicalTrials.gov.)
[information is prepared from clinicaltrials.gov, extracted Sep-2024]

Trials

2 trials available for creatine and Depression

ArticleYear
[Study on electroacupuncture treatment of depression by magnetic resonance imaging].
    Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion, 2009, Volume: 29, Issue:2

    Topics: Adult; Choline; Creatine; Depression; Electroacupuncture; Female; Frontal Lobe; Hippocampus; Humans;

2009
The effect of antidepressant treatment on N-acetyl aspartate levels of medial frontal cortex in drug-free depressed patients.
    Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry, 2006, Volume: 30, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Analysis of Variance; Antidepressive Agents; Aspartic Acid; Brain Mapping; Choline; Creatine;

2006

Other Studies

51 other studies available for creatine and Depression

ArticleYear
Relationship between depression, prefrontal creatine and grey matter volume.
    Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England), 2021, Volume: 35, Issue:12

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Creatine; Depression; Female; Gray Matter; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Ma

2021
Magnetic resonance imaging features of hippocampus and mechanism of neurocognitive dysfunction for antiepileptic drugs in treatment of depression rats.
    Bioengineered, 2022, Volume: 13, Issue:3

    Topics: Animals; Anticonvulsants; Aspartic Acid; Creatine; Depression; Hippocampus; Magnetic Resonance Imagi

2022
Creatine transporter knockout mice (Slc6a8) show increases in serotonin-related proteins and are resilient to learned helplessness.
    Behavioural brain research, 2020, 01-13, Volume: 377

    Topics: Animals; Anxiety; Behavior, Animal; Corpus Striatum; Creatine; Depression; Disease Models, Animal; E

2020
Dietary creatine intake and depression risk among U.S. adults.
    Translational psychiatry, 2020, 02-03, Volume: 10, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Creatine; Cross-Sectional Studies; Depression; Diet; Female; Humans; Nutrition Surveys

2020
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    BMC nephrology, 2020, 06-15, Volume: 21, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Aspartic Acid; Choline; Creatine; Depression; Female; Frontal Lobe; Humans; Kidney Failure, C

2020
Creatine and taurine mixtures alleviate depressive-like behaviour in Drosophila melanogaster and mice via regulating Akt and ERK/BDNF pathways.
    Scientific reports, 2020, 07-09, Volume: 10, Issue:1

    Topics: Animals; Antidepressive Agents; Behavior, Animal; Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor; Catecholamines;

2020
Neurotransmitters and Neurometabolites in Late-Life Depression: A Preliminary Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Study at 7T.
    Journal of affective disorders, 2021, 01-15, Volume: 279

    Topics: Aspartic Acid; Creatine; Depression; Depressive Disorder, Major; Glutamic Acid; Gyrus Cinguli; Human

2021
Creatine attenuates seizure severity, anxiety and depressive-like behaviors in pentylenetetrazole kindled mice.
    Metabolic brain disease, 2021, Volume: 36, Issue:4

    Topics: Animals; Anxiety; Convulsants; Creatine; Depression; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Glutathione;

2021
Frontal Cortex Myo-Inositol Is Associated with Sleep and Depression in Adolescents: A Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Study.
    Neuropsychobiology, 2017, Volume: 75, Issue:1

    Topics: Adolescent; Aspartic Acid; Creatine; Depression; Female; Frontal Lobe; Humans; Image Processing, Com

2017
A pilot study of cortical glutathione in youth with depression.
    Psychiatry research. Neuroimaging, 2017, Dec-30, Volume: 270

    Topics: Adolescent; Anhedonia; Aspartic Acid; Case-Control Studies; Child; Choline; Creatine; Depression; De

2017
Subchronic administration of creatine produces antidepressant-like effect by modulating hippocampal signaling pathway mediated by FNDC5/BDNF/Akt in mice.
    Journal of psychiatric research, 2018, Volume: 104

    Topics: Animals; Antidepressive Agents; bcl-2-Associated X Protein; Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor; Creat

2018
Lamotrigine Therapy and Biomarkers of Cerebral Energy Metabolism in Older Age Bipolar Depression.
    The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, 2019, Volume: 27, Issue:8

    Topics: Aged; Aging; Antipsychotic Agents; Aspartic Acid; Biomarkers; Bipolar Disorder; Cerebral Cortex; Cre

2019
Limbic neurochemical changes in patients with functional motor symptoms.
    Neurology, 2019, 07-02, Volume: 93, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Affective Symptoms; Anxiety; Case-Control Studies; Creatine; Depression; Female; Glutamic Aci

2019
Biochemical correlates of neuropsychiatric illness in maple syrup urine disease.
    The Journal of clinical investigation, 2013, Volume: 123, Issue:4

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Affect; Anxiety; Aspartic Acid; Attention; Brain; Case-Control Studies; Child; Ch

2013
Hippocampal correlates of depression in healthy elderly adults.
    Hippocampus, 2013, Volume: 23, Issue:12

    Topics: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aspartic Acid; Creatine; Depression; Female; Geriatrics; Hippocampus; Human

2013
Increased ratio of glutamate/glutamine to creatine in the right hippocampus contributes to depressive symptoms in patients with epilepsy.
    Epilepsy & behavior : E&B, 2013, Volume: 29, Issue:1

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Creatine; Depression; Epilepsy; Female; Functional Laterality; Glutamic Acid; Glu

2013
A follow-up study of neurometabolic alterations in female concussed athletes.
    Journal of neurotrauma, 2014, Feb-15, Volume: 31, Issue:4

    Topics: Aspartic Acid; Athletes; Athletic Injuries; Brain Chemistry; Brain Concussion; Creatine; Depression;

2014
Differences in brain metabolism associated with agitation and depression in Alzheimer's disease.
    East Asian archives of psychiatry : official journal of the Hong Kong College of Psychiatrists = Dong Ya jing shen ke xue zhi : Xianggang jing shen ke yi xue yuan qi kan, 2013, Volume: 23, Issue:3

    Topics: Aged; Alzheimer Disease; Aspartic Acid; Choline; Creatine; Depression; Female; Gyrus Cinguli; Humans

2013
IFN-alpha-induced cortical and subcortical glutamate changes assessed by magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
    Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 2014, Volume: 39, Issue:7

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Antiviral Agents; Brain; Creatine; Cytokines; Depression; Female; Glutamic Acid; Hepaci

2014
The modulation of NMDA receptors and L-arginine/nitric oxide pathway is implicated in the anti-immobility effect of creatine in the tail suspension test.
    Amino acids, 2015, Volume: 47, Issue:4

    Topics: Animals; Antidepressive Agents; Arginine; Creatine; Depression; Female; Hindlimb Suspension; Humans;

2015
Chronic high-dose creatine has opposing effects on depression-related gene expression and behavior in intact and sex hormone-treated gonadectomized male and female rats.
    Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior, 2015, Volume: 130

    Topics: Animals; Behavior, Animal; Creatine; Depression; Doublecortin Protein; Drug Synergism; Estradiol; Fe

2015
Creatine, similarly to ketamine, affords antidepressant-like effects in the tail suspension test via adenosine A₁ and A2A receptor activation.
    Purinergic signalling, 2015, Volume: 11, Issue:2

    Topics: Adenosine; Animals; Antidepressive Agents; Creatine; Depression; Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists;

2015
Oxidative stress and depressive symptoms in older adults: A magnetic resonance spectroscopy study.
    Journal of affective disorders, 2015, Jul-15, Volume: 180

    Topics: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Brain; Creatine; Depression; Depressive Disorder, Major; Female; Glutathion

2015
Creatine, Similar to Ketamine, Counteracts Depressive-Like Behavior Induced by Corticosterone via PI3K/Akt/mTOR Pathway.
    Molecular neurobiology, 2016, Volume: 53, Issue:10

    Topics: Animals; Antidepressive Agents; Behavior, Animal; Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor; Corticosterone;

2016
Association of Anterior Cingulate Glutathione with Sleep Apnea in Older Adults At-Risk for Dementia.
    Sleep, 2016, Apr-01, Volume: 39, Issue:4

    Topics: Aged; Aging; Biomarkers; Cognition Disorders; Cognitive Dysfunction; Creatine; Dementia; Depression;

2016
Creatine Prevents Corticosterone-Induced Reduction in Hippocampal Proliferation and Differentiation: Possible Implication for Its Antidepressant Effect.
    Molecular neurobiology, 2017, Volume: 54, Issue:8

    Topics: Animals; Antidepressive Agents; Behavior, Animal; Cell Differentiation; Cell Proliferation; Corticos

2017
Morphological and Metabolic Alteration of Cerebellum in Patients with Post-Stroke Depression.
    Cellular physiology and biochemistry : international journal of experimental cellular physiology, biochemistry, and pharmacology, 2016, Volume: 40, Issue:3-4

    Topics: Anisotropy; Case-Control Studies; Cerebellum; Choline; Creatine; Depression; Female; Humans; Magneti

2016
Hypothalamic damage in multiple sclerosis correlates with disease activity, disability, depression, and fatigue.
    Neurological research, 2017, Volume: 39, Issue:4

    Topics: Adult; Aging; Aspartic Acid; Case-Control Studies; Choline; Creatine; Cross-Sectional Studies; Depre

2017
Depression is an early disease manifestation in lupus-prone MRL/lpr mice.
    Journal of neuroimmunology, 2009, Feb-15, Volume: 207, Issue:1-2

    Topics: Animals; Aspartic Acid; Autoantibodies; Brain; Cardiolipins; Choline; Chromatin; Creatine; Depressio

2009
Chronic creatine supplementation alters depression-like behavior in rodents in a sex-dependent manner.
    Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 2010, Volume: 35, Issue:2

    Topics: Analysis of Variance; Animals; Antidepressive Agents; Body Temperature; Creatine; Depression; Diseas

2010
[Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy of the thalamus and hypothalamus in patients with first-episode depression].
    Nan fang yi ke da xue xue bao = Journal of Southern Medical University, 2009, Volume: 29, Issue:12

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Case-Control Studies; Choline; Creatine; Depression; Female; Humans; Hypothalamus

2009
Increased glutamate/glutamine compounds in the brains of patients with fibromyalgia: a magnetic resonance spectroscopy study.
    Arthritis and rheumatism, 2010, Volume: 62, Issue:6

    Topics: Anxiety; Brain; Brain Mapping; Chi-Square Distribution; Creatine; Depression; Female; Fibromyalgia;

2010
Brain magnetic resonance spectroscopy in obsessive-compulsive disorder: the importance of considering subclinical symptoms of anxiety and depression.
    Psychiatry research, 2011, Apr-30, Volume: 192, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Anxiety; Aspartic Acid; Brain; Brain Mapping; Choline; Creatine; Depression; Female; Function

2011
Glutamate level detection by magnetic resonance spectroscopy in patients with post-stroke depression.
    European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience, 2012, Volume: 262, Issue:1

    Topics: Aged; Aspartic Acid; Brain; Brain Mapping; Creatine; Depression; Female; Glutamic Acid; Humans; Inos

2012
Learning and memory alterations are associated with hippocampal N-acetylaspartate in a rat model of depression as measured by 1H-MRS.
    PloS one, 2011, Volume: 6, Issue:12

    Topics: Animals; Aspartic Acid; Behavior, Animal; Citalopram; Creatine; Depression; Disease Models, Animal;

2011
Sex-specific antidepressant effects of dietary creatine with and without sub-acute fluoxetine in rats.
    Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior, 2012, Volume: 101, Issue:4

    Topics: Animals; Antidepressive Agents; Behavior, Animal; Brain; Creatine; Depression; Dietary Supplements;

2012
Hippocampal neurometabolite changes in depression treatment: a (1)H magnetic resonance spectroscopy study.
    Psychiatry research, 2012, Mar-31, Volume: 201, Issue:3

    Topics: Adult; Antidepressive Agents; Aspartic Acid; Choline; Creatine; Depression; Female; Functional Later

2012
Antidepressant-like effect of creatine in mice involves dopaminergic activation.
    Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England), 2012, Volume: 26, Issue:11

    Topics: Animals; Antidepressive Agents; Creatine; Depression; Disease Models, Animal; Dopamine; Dopamine Ago

2012
Evidence for the involvement of 5-HT1A receptor in the acute antidepressant-like effect of creatine in mice.
    Brain research bulletin, 2013, Volume: 95

    Topics: Animals; Antidepressive Agents; Creatine; Depression; Depressive Disorder; Hindlimb Suspension; Huma

2013
The activation of α1-adrenoceptors is implicated in the antidepressant-like effect of creatine in the tail suspension test.
    Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry, 2013, Jul-01, Volume: 44

    Topics: Adrenergic Agents; alpha-Methyltyrosine; Analysis of Variance; Animals; Antidepressive Agents; Creat

2013
Quantification of metabolic differences in the frontal brain of depressive patients and controls obtained by 1H-MRS at 3 Tesla.
    Investigative radiology, 2003, Volume: 38, Issue:7

    Topics: Adult; Antidepressive Agents; Aspartic Acid; Case-Control Studies; Choline; Creatine; Depression; Fe

2003
Renal clearance in the unanesthetized guinea pig: depression of inulin clearance by creatinine.
    Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine. Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (New York, N.Y.), 1962, Volume: 111

    Topics: Creatine; Creatinine; Depression; Depressive Disorder; Guinea Pigs; Inulin; Kidney Function Tests

1962
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN 17-HYDROXYCORTICOSTEROID EXCRETION AND GLUCOSE UTILIZATION IN DEPRESSIONS.
    The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science, 1964, Volume: 110

    Topics: 17-Hydroxycorticosteroids; Adrenal Cortex Hormones; Blood Glucose; Body Weight; Carbohydrate Metabol

1964
Progressive intestinal, neurological and psychiatric problems in two adult males with cerebral creatine deficiency caused by an SLC6A8 mutation.
    Clinical genetics, 2005, Volume: 68, Issue:4

    Topics: Aged; Amino Acid Transport Disorders, Inborn; Brain; Creatine; Depression; Disease Progression; Fema

2005
DEPRESSION OF THE EXOGENOUS CREATININE/INULIN OR THIOSULFATE CLEARANCE RATIOS IN MAN BY DIODRAST AND p-AMINOHIPPURIC ACID.
    The Journal of clinical investigation, 1948, Volume: 27, Issue:2

    Topics: Creatine; Creatinine; Depression; Humans; Inulin; Iodopyracet; p-Aminohippuric Acid; Thiosulfates

1948
Hippocampal 1H-MRSI correlates with severity of depression symptoms in temporal lobe epilepsy.
    Neurology, 2007, Jan-30, Volume: 68, Issue:5

    Topics: Adult; Aspartic Acid; Biomarkers; Creatine; Depression; Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe; Female; Hippocampus

2007
Variation of the choline signal intensity in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex of rats exposed to the forced swimming test as detected by in vivo 1H MR spectroscopy.
    Journal of neuroscience methods, 2007, Sep-15, Volume: 165, Issue:1

    Topics: Animals; Aspartic Acid; Choline; Creatine; Depression; Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; Male; Prefro

2007
1H magnetic resonance spectroscopy study of thalamus in treatment resistant depressive patients.
    Neuroscience letters, 2007, Sep-20, Volume: 425, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Aspartic Acid; Choline; Creatine; Depression; Female; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

2007
[Deficiency of amino acid precursors of chemical mediators and of creatine in the aged].
    Minerva medica, 1981, Sep-08, Volume: 72, Issue:32

    Topics: Acetylcholine; Aged; Aging; Amino Acids; Creatine; Depression; Histamine; Humans; Nicotinic Acids; S

1981
Increased orbitofrontal cortex levels of choline in depressed adolescents as detected by in vivo proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
    Biological psychiatry, 2000, Dec-01, Volume: 48, Issue:11

    Topics: Adolescent; Aspartic Acid; Case-Control Studies; Choline; Creatine; Cytosol; Depression; Female; Fro

2000
Indoleamine metabolism in affective disorders: excretion of tryptamine, indoleacetic acid and 5-hydroxy-indoleacetic acid in depressive states.
    Journal of psychosomatic research, 1972, Volume: 16, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Affective Symptoms; Aged; Creatine; Depression; Female; Humans; Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid; Ind

1972