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Kripke DF, Elliott JA, Welsh DK, et al. Photoperiodic and circadian bifurcation theories of depression and mania. F1000Res. 2015;4:107doi: 10.12688/f1000research.6444.1.
Kripke, D. F., Elliott, J. A., Welsh, D. K., & Youngstedt, S. D. (2015). Photoperiodic and circadian bifurcation theories of depression and mania. F1000Research, 4107. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.6444.1
Kripke, Daniel F, et al. "Photoperiodic and circadian bifurcation theories of depression and mania." F1000Research vol. 4 (2015): 107. doi: https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.6444.1
Kripke DF, Elliott JA, Welsh DK, Youngstedt SD. Photoperiodic and circadian bifurcation theories of depression and mania. F1000Res. 2015 May 06;4:107. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.6444.1. eCollection 2015. PMID: 26180634; PMCID: PMC4490783.
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F1000Res. 2015 May 06;4:107. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.6444.1. eCollection 2015.

Photoperiodic and circadian bifurcation theories of depression and mania.

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Daniel F Kripke, Jeffrey A Elliott, David K Welsh, Shawn D Youngstedt

Affiliations

  1. Department of Psychiatry and Center for Circadian Biology, University of California, San Diego, CA, 92093-0603, USA.
  2. College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ, 85004-4431, USA.

PMID: 26180634 PMCID: PMC4490783 DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.6444.1

Abstract

Seasonal effects on mood have been observed throughout much of human history.  Seasonal changes in animals and plants are largely mediated through the changing photoperiod (i.e., the photophase or duration of daylight).  We review that in mammals, daylight specifically regulates SCN (suprachiasmatic nucleus) circadian organization and its control of melatonin secretion.  The timing of melatonin secretion interacts with gene transcription in the pituitary pars tuberalis to modulate production of TSH (thyrotropin), hypothalamic T3 (triiodothyronine), and tuberalin peptides which modulate pituitary production of regulatory gonadotropins and other hormones.  Pituitary hormones largely mediate seasonal physiologic and behavioral variations.  As a result of long winter nights or inadequate illumination, we propose that delayed morning offset of nocturnal melatonin secretion, suppressing pars tuberalis function, could be the main cause for winter depression and even cause depressions at other times of year.  Irregularities of circadian sleep timing and thyroid homeostasis contribute to depression.  Bright light and sleep restriction are antidepressant and conversely, sometimes trigger mania.  We propose that internal desynchronization or bifurcation of SCN circadian rhythms may underlie rapid-cycling manic-depressive disorders and perhaps most mania.  Much further research will be needed to add substance to these theories.

Keywords: bipolar disorder; circadian rhythm; depression; mania; photoperiod; suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN); thyrotropin (TSH); triiodothyronine (T3)

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