A review on the role of Epigenetics in Psychiatry: Etiology, contemporary medicine and future perspectives
Date
2020-07
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BRAC University
Abstract
Psychiatric disorders are complex phenomena that have neurological, genetic and epigenetic
bases. The epigenetic underpinnings of such disorders have been discovered and rediscovered
in past research and provide a promising ground for drug development involving fewer side
effects and faster recovery. This paper illustrates the epigenetics underlying the development
of depression, anxiety disorders, and schizophrenia. In addition, it elaborates on epigenetic
pharmacotherapy, focusing on HDAC and DNMT inhibitory activities of contemporary
medicine and prospective epigenetic drugs.
Description
Catalogued from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 32-36).
This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology 2020.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 32-36).
This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology 2020.
Keywords
Psychiatric epigenetics, Pharmacology, Drug development, HDAC inhibitor, DNMT inhibitor