Open AccessAngiogenesis inhibition and depression in older men
Author(s) -
Osvaldo P. Almeida,
Andrew H. Ford,
Leon Flicker,
Graeme J. Hankey,
Bu B. Yeap,
Paula Clancy,
Jonathan Golledge
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of psychiatry and neuroscience
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.767
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 1488-2434
pISSN - 1180-4882
DOI - 10.1503/jpn.130158
Subject(s) - depression (economics) , angiogenesis , psychology , medicine , psychiatry , gerontology , clinical psychology , economics , macroeconomics
Cardiovascular diseases have been associated with depression in later life, and a potential mechanism is inhibition of angiogenesis. We designed this study to determine if depression is associated with higher serum concentration of endostatin, an endogenous angiogenesis inhibitor.
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