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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2023

Trace Elements Levels in Major Depressive Disorder-Evaluation of Potential Threats and Possible Therapeutic Approaches.

Jacek Baj, Julia Bargieł, Justyna Cabaj, Bartosz Skierkowski, Gabriela Hunek, Piero Portincasa, Jolanta Flieger, Agata Smoleń

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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29citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
6.1field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

29 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Jacek BajDepartment of Anatomy, Medical University of Lublin, Jaczewskiego 4, 20-090 Lublin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-1372-8987
Julia BargiełStudent Research Group of Department of Epidemiology and Clinical Research Methodology, Medical University of Lublin, Radziwiłłowska 11, 20-080 Lublin, Poland.
Justyna CabajStudent Research Group of Department of Epidemiology and Clinical Research Methodology, Medical University of Lublin, Radziwiłłowska 11, 20-080 Lublin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-1394-0638
Bartosz SkierkowskiStudent Research Group of Department of Epidemiology and Clinical Research Methodology, Medical University of Lublin, Radziwiłłowska 11, 20-080 Lublin, Poland.
Gabriela HunekStudent Research Group of Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical University of Lublin, Jaczewskiego 8b, 20-090 Lublin, Poland.ORCID 0009-0004-6881-1288
Piero PortincasaClinica Medica "A. Murri", Department of Biomedical Sciences & Human Oncology, University of Bari Medical School, 70124 Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5359-1471
Jolanta FliegerDepartment of Analytical Chemistry, Medical University of Lublin, Chodźki 4A, 20-093 Lublin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-6881-3161
Agata SmoleńDepartment of Epidemiology and Clinical Research Methodology, Medical University of Lublin, 20-080 Lublin, Poland.
Medical University of Lublin · PLUniversity of Bari Aldo Moro · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The multifactorial etiology of major depressive disorder (MDD) includes biological, environmental, genetic, and psychological aspects. Recently, there has been an increasing interest in metallomic studies in psychiatry, aiming to evaluate the role of chosen trace elements in the MDD etiology as well as the progression of symptoms. This narrative review aims to summarize the available literature on the relationship between the concentration of chosen elements in the serum of patients with MDD and the onset and progression of this psychiatric condition. The authors reviewed PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus databases searching for elements that had been investigated so far and further evaluated them in this paper. Ultimately, 15 elements were evaluated, namely, zinc, magnesium, selenium, iron, copper, aluminium, cadmium, lead, mercury, arsenic, calcium, manganese, chromium, nickel, and phosphorus. The association between metallomic studies and psychiatry has been developing dynamically recently. According to the results of current research, metallomics might act as a potential screening tool for patients with MDD while at the same time providing an assessment of the severity of symptoms. Either deficiencies or excessive amounts of chosen elements might be associated with the progression of depressive symptoms or even the onset of the disease among people predisposed to MDD.

Indexed as

Major Depressive DisorderSeleniumTrace ElementsCadmiumChromiumCopperHumansZincCadmiumChromiumCopperSeleniumTrace ElementsZincdepressionmajor depressive disordermetallomicspsychiatrytrace element

Identifiers

PMID37894749
PMCPMC10606638
OpenAlexW4387540109

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