Sex differences in psychiatric disease: A focus on the glutamate system
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ReviewJournal
Date
2018-06-05Author
Wickens, MMBangasser, DA
Briand, LA
Subject
sex differencesglutamate
ADHD
Alzheimer'sdisease
schizophrenia
autism spectrum disorders (ASD)
depression
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10.3389/fnmol.2018.00197Abstract
© 2018 Wickens, Bangasser and Briand. Alterations in glutamate, the primary excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain, are implicated in several psychiatric diseases. Many of these psychiatric diseases display epidemiological sex differences, with either males or females exhibiting different symptoms or disease prevalence. However, little work has considered the interaction of disrupted glutamatergic transmission and sex on disease states. This review describes the clinical and preclinical evidence for these sex differences with a focus on two conditions that are more prevalent in women: Alzheimer’s disease and major depressive disorder, and three conditions that are more prevalent in men: schizophrenia, autism spectrum disorder, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. These studies reveal sex differences at multiple levels in the glutamate system including metabolic markers, receptor levels, genetic interactions, and therapeutic responses to glutamatergic drugs. Our survey of the current literature revealed a considerable need for more evaluations of sex differences in future studies examining the role of the glutamate system in psychiatric disease. Gaining a more thorough understanding of how sex differences in the glutamate system contribute to psychiatric disease could provide novel avenues for the development of sex-specific pharmacotherapies.Citation to related work
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