Gyu Hyeon Baek1, Dayeon Kim1, Geurim Son1

  • 1Graduate School of Medical Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, 34051, Korea.

Molecular psychiatry
|August 22, 2025
PubMed
まとめ

双極性障害 (BD) は,特にアストロサイトにおける脳の代謝変化を伴う. この研究では,神経機能とリチウム反応に影響を与えるBDアストロサイトにおける代謝機能障害と脂質の蓄積が確認されました.

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