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Overview

Carmine M. Pariante is affiliated with King's College London in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to the fields of neuroscience and medicine. Their research encompasses numerous subfields including biological psychiatry, behavioral neuroscience, neurology, public health, environmental and occupational health, and clinical psychology.

Their work primarily addresses key topics such as tryptophan and brain disorders, stress responses and cortisol, maternal mental health during pregnancy and postpartum, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, infant development and preterm care, and broader mental health research topics.

Pariante has published frequently in several scientific venues. Notable among these are Brain Behavior and Immunity, Psychoneuroendocrinology, Translational Psychiatry, Molecular Psychiatry, and the Journal of Affective Disorders.

  • Brain Behavior and Immunity
  • Psychoneuroendocrinology
  • Translational Psychiatry
  • Molecular Psychiatry
  • Journal of Affective Disorders

Their recent papers illustrate a diverse range of interests within neuropsychiatric research. These include:

  • Inflammatory markers in depression: A meta-analysis of mean differences and variability in 5,166 patients and 5,083 controls, 2020, Brain Behavior and Immunity
  • Diet and depression: exploring the biological mechanisms of action, 2020, Molecular Psychiatry
  • A multicentre validation study of the diagnostic value of plasma neurofilament light, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Chronic stress followed by social isolation promotes depressive-like behaviour, alters microglial and astrocyte biology and reduces hippocampal neurogenesis in male mice, 2020, Brain Behavior and Immunity
  • Inflammation and Brain Structure in Schizophrenia and Other Neuropsychiatric Disorders, 2022, JAMA Psychiatry

Pariante has collaborated frequently with a number of coauthors, indicating a strong interdisciplinary approach. These frequent coauthors include Valeria Mondelli, Paola Dazzan, Alessandra Borsini, Nicole Mariani, and Annamaria Cattaneo.

Best Publications

  • Effects of perinatal mental disorders on the fetus and child

    Alan Stein;Alan Stein;Rebecca M Pearson;Rebecca M Pearson;Sherryl H Goodman;Elizabeth Rapa

  • The HPA axis in major depression: classical theories and new developments

    Carmine M. Pariante;Stafford L. Lightman

  • Major depressive disorder

    Christian Otte;Stefan M. Gold;Stefan M. Gold;Brenda W. Penninx;Carmine Maria Pariante

  • Identifying the women at risk of antenatal anxiety and depression: A systematic review.

    Alessandra Biaggi;Susan Conroy;Susan Pawlby;Carmine M. Pariante

  • Allele-specific FKBP5 DNA demethylation mediates gene-childhood trauma interactions

    Torsten Klengel;Divya Mehta;Christoph Anacker;Monika Rex-Haffner

  • Adverse Childhood Experiences and Adult Risk Factors for Age-Related Disease: Depression, Inflammation, and Clustering of Metabolic Risk Markers

    Andrea Danese;Terrie E. Moffitt;Hona Lee Harrington;Barry J. Milne

  • Childhood maltreatment predicts adult inflammation in a life-course study

    Andrea Danese;Carmine M. Pariante;Avshalom Caspi;Alan Taylor

  • Glucocorticoid receptors in major depression: relevance to pathophysiology and treatment.

    Carmine M Pariante;Andrew H Miller

  • Childhood Trauma and Adulthood Inflammation: A Meta-Analysis of Peripheral C-reactive Protein, interleukin-6 and Tumour Necrosis factor-α

    David Baumeister;Reece Akhtar;Simone Ciufolini;Simone Ciufolini;Carmine M. Pariante

  • Evidence-based guidelines for treating depressive disorders with antidepressants: A revision of the 2008 British Association for Psychopharmacology guidelines

    Anthony Cleare;Carmine Pariante;Allan Young;I M Anderson

  • Elevated inflammation levels in depressed adults with a history of childhood maltreatment.

    Andrea Danese;Terrie E. Moffitt;Carmine M. Pariante;Antony P. Ambler

  • The glucocorticoid receptor: Pivot of depression and of antidepressant treatment?

    Christoph Anacker;Patricia A. Zunszain;Livia A. Carvalho;Carmine M. Pariante

  • Proportion of patients in south London with first-episode psychosis attributable to use of high potency cannabis: a case-control study.

    Marta Di Forti;Arianna Marconi;Elena Carra;Sara Fraietta

  • High-potency cannabis and the risk of psychosis

    Marta Di Forti;Craig Morgan;Paola Dazzan;Carmine Pariante

  • Glucocorticoids, cytokines and brain abnormalities in depression.

    Patricia A. Zunszain;Christoph Anacker;Annamaria Cattaneo;Annamaria Cattaneo;Livia A. Carvalho

  • Markers of central inflammation in major depressive disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies examining cerebrospinal fluid, positron emission tomography and post-mortem brain tissue

    Daniela Enache;Daniela Enache;Carmine Maria Pariante;Carmine Maria Pariante;Valeria Mondelli;Valeria Mondelli

  • Daily Use, Especially of High-Potency Cannabis, Drives the Earlier Onset of Psychosis in Cannabis Users.

    Marta Di Forti;Hannah M Sallis;Fabio Allegri;Antonella Trotta

  • Inflammatory markers in depression: A meta-analysis of mean differences and variability in 5,166 patients and 5,083 controls.

    Emanuele F. Osimo;Toby Pillinger;Irene Mateos Rodriguez;Golam M. Khandaker

  • Glial cell abnormalities in major psychiatric disorders: the evidence and implications.

    David R Cotter;Carmine M Pariante;Ian P Everall

  • Antidepressants increase human hippocampal neurogenesis by activating the glucocorticoid receptor

    Christoph Anacker;Patricia Zunszain;A. Cattaneo;Livia Carvalho

Frequent Co-Authors

Valeria Mondelli
Valeria Mondelli King's College London
Paola Dazzan
Paola Dazzan King's College London
Robin M. Murray
Robin M. Murray King's College London
Patricia A. Zunszain
Patricia A. Zunszain King's College London
Annamaria Cattaneo
Annamaria Cattaneo University of Milan
Anthony J. Cleare
Anthony J. Cleare King's College London
Marta Di Forti
Marta Di Forti King's College London
Helen L. Fisher
Helen L. Fisher King's College London
Craig Morgan
Craig Morgan King's College London
Anthony S. David
Anthony S. David University College London

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