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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2023

Urine 3-Nitrotyrosine and Serum HDL as Potential Biomarkers of Depression.

Aleksander Nobis, Daniel Zalewski, Eliza Samaryn, Mateusz Maciejczyk, Anna Zalewska, Napoleon Waszkiewicz

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Aleksander NobisDepartment of Psychiatry, Medical University of Białystok, ul. Wołodyjowskiego 2, 15-369 Białystok, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-0810-6622
Daniel ZalewskiDepartment of Psychiatry, Medical University of Białystok, ul. Wołodyjowskiego 2, 15-369 Białystok, Poland.
Eliza SamarynDepartment of Psychiatry, Medical University of Białystok, ul. Wołodyjowskiego 2, 15-369 Białystok, Poland.
Mateusz MaciejczykDepartment of Hygiene, Epidemiology, and Ergonomics, Medical University of Białystok, 15-089 Białystok, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-5609-3187
Anna ZalewskaDepartment of Restorative Dentistry, Medical University of Białystok, ul. M. Skłodowskiej-Curie 24A, 15-276 Białystok, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-4562-0951
Napoleon WaszkiewiczDepartment of Psychiatry, Medical University of Białystok, ul. Wołodyjowskiego 2, 15-369 Białystok, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-7021-5133
Medical University of Białystok · PL

Funding

Medical University of Białystok SUB/1/DN/21/002/1147
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Depression (MDD) is a leading psychiatric entity worldwide, with a high impact on individual life and public health. In recent years, efforts have been made to elucidate its biological underpinnings. MDD biomarker research provides promise for a better understanding of the biochemical processes involved in its pathogenesis. Oxidative and nitrosative stress (O&NS) and lipid disturbances are reported as major factors favoring the occurrence of depression. A total of 29 patients with MDD and 30 healthy volunteers were examined using the Hamilton Depression Scale (HAM-D), the Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAM-A), and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). Blood and urine were collected to search for potential MDD biomarkers. O&NS parameters and β-amyloid were assessed in the urine, while cholesterol fractions were assessed in the blood. The group of depressed patients was characterized by higher concentrations of urine superoxide dismutase (SOD), 3-nitrotyrosine (3-NT), catalase (CAT), reduced glutathione (GSH), tryptophan (TRY), and serum triglycerides (TGA), along with lower levels of serum high-density lipoprotein (HDL). Elevated urine 3-NT and decreased serum HDL, considered together, were found to have the greatest potential as markers of depression. The study supports the importance of oxidative stress and cholesterol disturbances in MDD. Further research is required to assess their clinical usefulness as markers.

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3-nitrotyrosinebiomarkercholesteroldepressionHDLmarkerMDDoxidative stressurineβ-amyloid

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