International Journal of Molecular Sciences
May 9, 2026
Marta Jóźwiak-Bębenista, Anna Stasiak, Monika Sienkiewicz et al.
Aging is associated with chronic, low-grade inflammation ("inflammaging"), which contributes to neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders such as depression, Alzheimer's disease, and Parkinson's disease. Conventional pharmacotherapies often provide limited benefit in older adults and are further complicated by polypharmacy and drug-drug interactions. Psilocybin, a serotonergic...
Cells
June 3, 2025
Marta Jóźwiak-Bębenista, Anna Wiktorowska-Owczarek, Małgorzata Siatkowska et al.
4 citations
Despite affecting millions worldwide, major depressive disorder (MDD) remains a therapeutic challenge, with approximately one-third of patients failing to respond to standard treatments. The need for innovative, molecularly driven therapies has turned attention to ketamine and its enantiomers. While S-ketamine is clinically approved for treatment-resistant depression (TRD), it has various...
Farmacja Polska
February 3, 2024
Marta Jóźwiak-Bębenista, Paulina Sokołowska, Edward Kowalczyk et al.
Przedmiot badań. U części pacjentów z depresją szczególnie nie odpowiadających na leczenie standardowymi lekami przeciwdepresyjnymi lub z myślami bądź próbami samobójczymi, stan zapalny jako źródło cytokin, przyczynia się do braku odpowiedzi na zastosowane terapie. Szansą dla takich osób jest terapia przy pomocy ketaminy. S-ketamina to szybko działający lek przeciwdepresyjny o wysokiej...
Life
November 5, 2021
Mateusz Kowalczyk, Edward Kowalczyk, Paweł Kwiatkowski et al.
16 citations
The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus epidemic has led to an increase in the number of people with depression. Symptoms related to the mental sphere (mainly depression and anxiety) may be experienced by one third of the worldwide population. This entails the need for the effective and rapid treatment of depressive episodes. An effective drug seems to be s-ketamine, which was accepted in March 2019 by the...