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SynthesisInternational journal of molecular sciences2024

Metabolomic Markers in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) among Children and Adolescents-A Systematic Review.

Elena Predescu, Tudor Vaidean, Andreea-Marlena Rapciuc, Roxana Sipos

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Synthesis in International journal of molecular sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Elena PredescuDepartment of Neuroscience, Psychiatry and Pediatric Psychiatry, "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 57 Republicii Street, 400489 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-5682-1850
Tudor VaideanClinic of Pediatric Psychiatry and Addiction, Clinical Emergency Hospital for Children, 57 Republicii Street, 400489 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0009-0001-0853-3683
Andreea-Marlena RapciucClinical Department of Nephrology, County Emergency Clinical Hospital Cluj, 3-5 Clinicilor Street, 400006 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0009-0008-8376-1636
Roxana SiposDepartment of Neuroscience, Psychiatry and Pediatric Psychiatry, "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 57 Republicii Street, 400489 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-5017-6387

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), characterized by clinical diversity, poses diagnostic challenges often reliant on subjective assessments. Metabolomics presents an objective approach, seeking biomarkers for precise diagnosis and targeted interventions. This review synthesizes existing metabolomic insights into ADHD, aiming to reveal biological mechanisms and diagnostic potentials. A thorough PubMed and Web of Knowledge search identified studies exploring blood/urine metabolites in ADHD-diagnosed or psychometrically assessed children and adolescents. Synthesis revealed intricate links between ADHD and altered amino acid metabolism, neurotransmitter dysregulation (especially dopamine and serotonin), oxidative stress, and the kynurenine pathway impacting neurotransmitter homeostasis. Sleep disturbance markers, notably in melatonin metabolism, and stress-induced kynurenine pathway activation emerged. Distinct metabolic signatures, notably in the kynurenine pathway, show promise as potential diagnostic markers. Despite limitations like participant heterogeneity, this review underscores the significance of integrated therapeutic approaches targeting amino acid metabolism, neurotransmitters, and stress pathways. While guiding future research, this overview of the metabolomic findings in ADHD suggests directions for precision diagnostics and personalized ADHD interventions.

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Attention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityBiomarkersMetabolomeAdolescentChildHumansMetabolomicsNeurotransmitter AgentsOxidative StressBiomarkersNeurotransmitter AgentsADHDamino acid metabolismbiomarkerskynurenine pathwaymelatoninmetabolomicneurotransmittersoxidative stress

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PMID38673970
PMCPMC11050195

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