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ID 117849
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DLPFC and KYN in MDD treatment response
Author
Kamishikiryo, Toshiharu Hiroshima University
Okada, Go Hiroshima University
Itai, Eri Hiroshima University
Masuda, Yoshikazu Hiroshima University
Yokoyama, Satoshi Hiroshima University
Takamura, Masahiro Shimane University
Fuchikami, Manabu Hiroshima University
Yoshino, Atsuo Hiroshima University
Okamoto, Yasumasa Hiroshima University
Keywords
dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
fMRI
kynurenine
major depressive disorder
metabolomics
Content Type
Journal Article
Description
Aim: To establish treatment response biomarkers that reflect the pathophysiology of depression, it is important to use an integrated set of features. This study aimed to determine the relationship between regional brain activity at rest and blood metabolites related to treatment response to escitalopram to identify the characteristics of depression that respond to treatment.
Methods: Blood metabolite levels and resting-state brain activity were measured in patients with moderate to severe depression (n = 65) before and after 6–8 weeks of treatment with escitalopram, and these were compared between Responders and Nonresponders to treatment. We then examined the relationship between blood metabolites and brain activity related to treatment responsiveness in patients and healthy controls (n = 36).
Results: Thirty-two patients (49.2%) showed a clinical response (>50% reduction in the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression score) and were classified as Responders, and the remaining 33 patients were classified as Nonresponders. The pretreatment fractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation (fALFF) value of the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) and plasma kynurenine levels were lower in Responders, and the rate of increase of both after treatment was correlated with an improvement in symptoms. Moreover, the fALFF value of the left DLPFC was significantly correlated with plasma kynurenine levels in pretreatment patients with depression and healthy controls.
Conclusion: Decreased resting-state regional activity of the left DLPFC and decreased plasma kynurenine levels may predict treatment response to escitalopram, suggesting that it may be involved in the pathophysiology of major depressive disorder in response to escitalopram treatment.
Journal Title
Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
ISSN
14401819
NCID
AA11040669
Publisher
Wiley|Japanese Society of Psychiatry and Neurology
Volume
76
Issue
8
Start Page
367
End Page
376
Published Date
2022-05-11
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This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.
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