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Project Number: | I01BX001149-05A2 |
Title: | Lipid raft localization of Gsa as a biomarker for depression and therapeutic response |
Principal Investigator: | Mark Rasenick |
Location: | Chicago, IL |
Congressional District Code: | 7 |
Research Service: | Biomedical Laboratory R&D |
Project Period: | October 2016 - March 2021 |
FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $0 |
Total Award Amount (all years): |
$1,041,722 |
Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: Every day, 22 veterans complete suicide, primarily due to the ramifications of untreated depression. Due to fear and stigma, many do not seek treatment. For those who do, about one third of the time, no drug offers relief and even those antidepressants that do work often require 6-8 weeks before therapeutic onset. Unfortunately, no unifying hypothesis for a molecular/cellular basis of action for antidepressant drugs (or depressive disorders) has emerged. Over the last several years, we have sugg... |