Insulin signaling as a therapeutic mechanism of lithium in bipolar disorder

Abstract In this paper, we propose that lithium may exert its therapeutic effect in bipolar disorder by acting on insulin signaling pathways. Specifically, we assess the importance of the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/Protein Kinase B (PI3K/Akt) insulin signaling pathway and we assess how the action...

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Main Authors: Iain H. Campbell, Harry Campbell, Daniel J. Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2022-08-01
Series:Translational Psychiatry
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-022-02122-6