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Alece Arantes Moreno I, Rodrigues de Oliveira D, Ribeiro Borçoi A, Fungaro Rissatti L, Vitorino Freitas F, Arantes LMRB, Oliveira Mendes S, dos Santos Vieira T, Risse Quaioto B, Cerbino Doblas P, Sgrancio Olinda A, Ribeiro Cunha E, Gasparini dos Santos J, Assis Pinheiro J, Pereira Sorroche B, Madeira Alvares da Silva A. Methylation of BDNF gene in association with episodic memory in women. Front Neurosci 2023; 17:1092406. [PMID: 37008217 PMCID: PMC10060857 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2023.1092406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2022] [Accepted: 02/14/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023] Open
Abstract
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gene regulation plays an important role in long-term memory formation, and the DNA methylation (DNAm) level of BDNF promoters has been associated with episodic memory deficits. Our aim was to explore the association between DNAm levels in BDNF promoter IV with verbal learning and memory performance in healthy women. We conducted a cross-sectional study by recruiting 53 individuals. Episodic memory was assessed by using the Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT). Clinical interviews, RAVLT, and blood sample collection were assessed in all participants. DNAm was measured on DNA from whole peripheral blood using pyrosequencing. According to generalized linear model (GzLM) analyses, cytosine guanine dinucleotide (CpG) site 5 showed significant associations between learning capacity (LC, p < 0.035), that is, every 1% of DNA methylation at CpG site 5 results in a 0.068 reduction in verbal learning performance. To the best of our knowledge, the current study is the first to show that BDNF DNAm plays an important role in episodic memory.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ivana Alece Arantes Moreno
- Biotechnology/Renorbio Postgraduate Program, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brazil
- *Correspondence: Daniela Rodrigues de Oliveira ;
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States
- Departamento de Patologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
- Natural Products and Derivatives Laboratory (LIM-26), Department of Surgery, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
- Ivana Alece Arantes Moreno
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- Biotechnology/Renorbio Postgraduate Program, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brazil
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- Departamento de Farmácia e Nutrição, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Alegre, ES, Brazil
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- Biotechnology/Renorbio Postgraduate Program, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brazil
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- Biotechnology/Renorbio Postgraduate Program, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brazil
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- Biotechnology/Renorbio Postgraduate Program, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brazil
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- Biotechnology/Renorbio Postgraduate Program, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brazil
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- Biotechnology/Renorbio Postgraduate Program, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brazil
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- Biotechnology/Renorbio Postgraduate Program, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brazil
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- Molecular Oncology Research Center, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Biotechnology/Renorbio Postgraduate Program, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brazil
- Departamento de Morfologia, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brazil
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Llana T, Mendez M, Garces-Arilla S, Hidalgo V, Mendez-Lopez M, Juan MC. Association between olfactory dysfunction and mood disturbances with objective and subjective cognitive deficits in long-COVID. Front Psychol 2023; 14:1076743. [PMID: 36818111 PMCID: PMC9932904 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1076743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2022] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Background and purpose The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been associated with olfactory dysfunction. The persistent symptoms of anosmia or hyposmia were associated in previous studies with the development of memory impairment and mood disturbances. We aimed to investigate the association between the chronicity of reported olfactory dysfunction and subjective and objective cognitive performance in long-COVID patients and to explore whether their emotional symptoms are related to their cognition. Methods One hundred twenty-eight long-COVID participants were recruited. Reported symptomatology, subjective memory complaints, anxiety and depression symptomatology, and trait-anxiety were assessed. Subjective memory complaints and mood disturbances were compared among groups of participants with olfactory dysfunction as an acute (AOD), persistent (POD), or nonexistent (NOD) symptom. Seventy-six of the volunteers also participated in a face-to-face session to assess their objective performance on tests of general cognitive function and verbal declarative memory. Objective cognitive performance and mood disturbances were compared among the AOD, POD, and NOD groups. Results The subjective memory complaints and the anxiety and depression symptoms were similar among the groups, but the score in general cognitive function was lower in the participants with symptoms of acute olfactory dysfunction than in those with no olfactory symptoms at any time. Participants' memory complaints were positively related to their emotional symptoms. The relationship between depressive symptomatology and memory complaints interacted with the olfactory dysfunction, as it only occurred in the participants without symptoms of olfactory dysfunction. Depressive symptomatology and acute olfactory symptoms were negatively associated with general cognitive function and delayed memory performance. The months elapsed from diagnosis to assessment also predicted delayed memory performance. Anxious symptomatology was negatively associated with the immediate ability to recall verbal information in participants who did not present olfactory dysfunction in the acute phase of the infection. Conclusion Olfactory dysfunction in the acute phase of the infection by COVID-19 is related to cognitive deficits in objective tests, and mood disturbances are associated with self-reported and objective memory. These findings may contribute to further understanding the neuropsychological and emotional aspects of long-COVID.
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- Tania Llana
- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
- Neuroscience Institute of Princedom of Asturias (INEUROPA), Oviedo, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Av. del Hospital Universitario, Oviedo, Spain
- Instituto Universitario de Automática e Informática Industrial, Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
- Neuroscience Institute of Princedom of Asturias (INEUROPA), Oviedo, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Av. del Hospital Universitario, Oviedo, Spain
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- Instituto Universitario de Automática e Informática Industrial, Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain
- Department of Psychology and Sociology, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Department of Psychology and Sociology, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
- Laboratory of Social Cognitive Neuroscience, Department of Psychobiology, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Psychology and Sociology, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
- IIS Aragon, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Instituto Universitario de Automática e Informática Industrial, Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain
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Paoli C, Misztak P, Mazzini G, Musazzi L. DNA Methylation in Depression and Depressive-Like Phenotype: Biomarker or Target of Pharmacological Intervention? Curr Neuropharmacol 2022; 20:2267-2291. [PMID: 35105292 PMCID: PMC9890294 DOI: 10.2174/1570159x20666220201084536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2021] [Revised: 01/18/2022] [Accepted: 01/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a debilitating psychiatric disorder, the third leading global cause of disability. Regarding aetiopathogenetic mechanisms involved in the onset of depressive disorders, the interaction between genetic vulnerability traits and environmental factors is believed to play a major role. Although much is still to be elucidated about the mechanisms through which the environment can interact with genetic background shaping the disease risk, there is a general agreement about a key role of epigenetic marking. In this narrative review, we focused on the association between changes in DNA methylation patterns and MDD or depressive-like phenotype in animal models, as well as mechanisms of response to antidepressant drugs. We discussed studies presenting DNA methylation changes at specific genes of interest and profiling analyses in both patients and animal models of depression. Overall, we collected evidence showing that DNA methylation could not only be considered as a promising epigenetic biomarker of pathology but could also help in predicting antidepressant treatment efficacy. Finally, we discussed the hypothesis that specific changes in DNA methylation signature could play a role in aetiopathogenetic processes as well as in the induction of antidepressant effect.
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- Caterina Paoli
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20900 Monza, Italy
- School of Pharmacy, Pharmacy Unit, University of Camerino, 62032 Camerino, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20900 Monza, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20900 Monza, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20900 Monza, Italy
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Liu X, Li P, Ma X, Zhang J, Sun X, Luo X, Zhang Y. Association between plasma levels of BDNF and GDNF and the diagnosis, treatment response in first-episode MDD. J Affect Disord 2022; 315:190-197. [PMID: 35908604 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.07.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2022] [Revised: 07/12/2022] [Accepted: 07/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The aims of our study are: i) to explore whether plasma levels of BDNF/GDNF are valuable in the diagnosis of first-episode depression; ii) to discuss whether there is an association between peripheral plasma levels of BDNF/GDNF and patients' depression severity and cognitive dysfunction; iii) to explore the association between plasma levels of BDNF/GDNF and the effectiveness of antidepressant treatment. METHODS Ninety patients with first-episode unmedicated MDD and healthy controls were recruited. MDD patients were treated with antidepressant medication for 8 weeks. Patients were assessed for clinical symptoms using HDRS-17 and HAMA-14. Social and neurocognitive functioning of all subjects was assessed at baseline using the Functional Assessment Test Short Form (FAST) and the MATRICS Consensus Cognitive Battery (MCCB). At the same time, peripheral venous blood was drawn from all subjects for BDNF/GDNF peripheral plasma level analysis at baseline and after 8 weeks of treatment. RESULTS The baseline BDNF/GDNF levels in MDD patients were significantly lower than that in healthy controls. The area under ROC curve (AUC) of baseline plasma BDNF and GDNF levels predicting MDD was 0.776 (95 % CI: 0.705-0.846, p < 0.001) and 0.864 (95 % CI: 0.808-0.920, p < 0.001), respectively. The baseline GDNF level (beta = 0.425, p = 0.001), the autonomy score of FAST (beta = -0.247, p = 0.037) and BACS-SC score of MCCB (beta = 0.323, p = 0.039) were predictors of HDRS-17 reduction rate after 8 weeks' antidepressant treatment. LIMITATIONS A longer follow-up period than 8 weeks may make the results more convincing, and the sample size of this study is still insufficient. CONCLUSION The decreased plasma levels of BDNF and GDNF are strong indicators for predicting the occurrence of MDD. This preliminary finding highlighted the value of GDNF plasma concentrations in the diagnosis of MDD and the prognosis of antidepressant treatment.
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- Xinyu Liu
- Unit of Bipolar Disorder, Tianjin Anding Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Unit of Bipolar Disorder, Tianjin Anding Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Unit of Bipolar Disorder, Tianjin Anding Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Unit of Bipolar Disorder, Tianjin Anding Hospital, Tianjin, China.
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Rebai R, Jasmin L, Boudah A. Agomelatine effects on fat-enriched diet induced neuroinflammation and depression-like behavior in rats. Biomed Pharmacother 2021; 135:111246. [PMID: 33453676 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2021.111246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2020] [Revised: 11/24/2020] [Accepted: 01/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Growing evidence suggests that a high fat diet (HFD) induces oxidative stress on the central nervous system (CNS), which predisposes to mood disorders and neuroinflammation. In this study we postulated that in addition to improving mood, antidepressant therapy would reverse inflammatory changes in the brain of rats exposed to a HFD. To test our hypothesis, we measured the effect of the antidepressant agomelatine (AGO) on anxiety- and depressive-like behaviors, as well as on CNS markers of inflammation in rats rendered obese. Agomelatine is an agonist of the melatonin receptors MT1 and MT2 and an antagonist of the serotonin receptors 5HT2B and 5HT2C. A subset of rats was also treated with lipopolysaccharides (LPS) to determine how additional neuroinflammation alters behavior and affects the response to the antidepressant. Specifically, rats were subjected to a 14-week HFD, during which time behavior was evaluated twice, first at the 10th week prior to LPS and/or agomelatine, and then at the 14th week after a bi-weekly exposure to LPS (250 μg/kg) and daily treatment with agomelatine (40 mg/kg). Immediately after the second behavioral testing we measured the proinflammatory cytokines tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), interleukin 6 (IL-6) and interleukin 1 beta (IL-1β), markers of oxidative stress thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TABRS), catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx), the growth factor BDNF, as well as the apoptosis marker caspase-3. Our results show that a HFD induced an anxiety-like behavior in the open field test (OFT) at the 10th week, followed by a depressive-like behavior in the forced swim test (FST) at the 14th week. In the prefrontal and hippocampal cortices of rats exposed to a HFD we noted an overproduction of TNF-α, IL-6, IL-1β, and TABRS, together with an increase in caspase-3 activity. We also observed a decrease in BDNF, as well as reduced CAT and GPx activity in the same brain areas. Treatment with agomelatine reversed the signs of anxiety and depression, and decreased the cytokines (TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-1β), TABRS, as well as caspase-3 activity. Agomelatine also restored BDNF levels and the activity of antioxidant enzymes CAT and GPx. Our findings suggest that the anxiolytic/antidepressant effect of agomelatine in obese rats could result from a reversal of the inflammatory and oxidative stress brought about by their diet.
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- Redouane Rebai
- Department of Natural and Life Sciences, Faculty of Exact Sciences and Natural and Life Sciences, University Mohamed Khider of Biskra, BP 145 RP, 07000, Biskra, Algeria; Laboratory of Biotechnology, National Higher School of Biotechnology, Ville universitaire Ali Mendjeli, BP E66 25100, Constantine, Algeria.
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, 707 Parnassus Ave Suite D-1201, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA.
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology, National Higher School of Biotechnology, Ville universitaire Ali Mendjeli, BP E66 25100, Constantine, Algeria.
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Lin CC, Huang TL. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor and mental disorders. Biomed J 2020; 43:134-142. [PMID: 32386841 PMCID: PMC7283564 DOI: 10.1016/j.bj.2020.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2019] [Revised: 01/21/2020] [Accepted: 01/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a neurotrophin that modulates neuroplasticity in the brain, and is one of the most widely investigated molecule in psychiatric disorders. The researches of BDNF emcompassed the advance of investigative techniques of past decades. BDNF researches ranged from protein quantilization, to RNA expression measurements, to DNA sequencing, and lately but not lastly, epigenetic studies. In this review, we will briefly address findings on BDNF protein levels, mRNA expression, Val66Met polymorphism, and epigenetic modifications, in schizophrenia, major depressive disorder (MDD), and bipolar disorder.
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- Chin-Chuen Lin
- Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Genomic and Proteomic Core Laboratory, Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
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Brain-derived neurotrophic factor-TrkB signaling and the mechanism of antidepressant activity by ketamine in mood disorders. Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2020; 270:137-138. [PMID: 32008067 DOI: 10.1007/s00406-020-01095-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Troyan AS, Levada OA. The Diagnostic Value of the Combination of Serum Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 for Major Depressive Disorder Diagnosis and Treatment Efficacy. Front Psychiatry 2020; 11:800. [PMID: 32922315 PMCID: PMC7457028 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2019] [Accepted: 07/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Last decades of psychiatric investigations have been marked by a search for biological markers that can clarify etiology and pathogenesis, confirm the diagnosis, screen individuals at risk, define the severity, and predict the course of mental disorders. In our study, we aimed to evaluate if BDNF and IGF-1 serum concentrations separately and in combination might be used as biomarkers for major depressive disorder (MDD) diagnosis and treatment efficacy and to evaluate the relationships among those proteins and clinical parameters of MDD. METHODS Forty-one MDD patients (according to DSM-5) and 32 healthy controls (HC) were included in this study. BDNF and IGF-1 serum concentrations, psychopathological (MADRS, CGI) and neuropsychological parameters (PDQ-5, RAVLT, TMT-B, DSST), functioning according to Sheehan Disability Scale were analyzed in all subjects at admission and 30 MDD patients after 8 weeks of vortioxetine treatment. Correlational analyses were performed to explore relationships between BDNF and IGF-1 and clinical characteristics. AUC-ROCs were calculated to determine if the value of serum BDNF and IGF-1 levels could serve for MDD diagnosis. RESULTS MDD patients had significantly lower serum BDNF (727.6 ± 87.9 pg/ml vs. 853.0 ± 93.9 pg/ml) and higher serum IGF-1 levels (289.15 ± 125.3 ng/ml vs. 170.2 ± 58.2 ng/ml) compared to HC. Significant correlations were obtained between BDNF levels and MDD status, depressive episode (DE) severity, precipitating factors, executive functions disruption (TMT-B, RAVLT immediate recall scores) and all subdomains of functioning. As for IGF-1, correlations were found between IGF-1 level and MDD status, DE severity, number and duration of DE, parameters of subjective and objective cognitive functioning (PDQ-5, RAVLT, TMT-B, DSST scores), and all subdomains of functioning. The associations between IGF-1 concentrations and cognitive tests' performance were stronger than those of BDNF. Separately both BDNF and IGF-1 demonstrated good discriminating ability for MDD diagnosis with AUC of 0.840 and 0.824, respectively. However, the combination of those neurotrophins had excellent diagnostic power to discriminate MDD patients from HC, providing an AUC of 0.916. Vortioxetine treatment significantly increased BDNF and attenuated IGF-1 serum concentrations, improved all psychopathological and neuropsychological parameters and functioning. CONCLUSIONS The combination of IGF-1 and BDNF might be considered as a diagnostic combination for MDD.
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- Alexandra S Troyan
- Psychiatry Course, State Institution "Zaporizhzhia Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education Ministry of Health of Ukraine", Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine
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- Psychiatry Course, State Institution "Zaporizhzhia Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education Ministry of Health of Ukraine", Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine
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