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ArticleDiabetologia2025

Biomarkers of inflammation and improvement in depressive symptoms in type 1 and type 2 diabetes: differential associations with depressive symptom clusters.

Christian Herder, Anna Zhu, Andreas Schmitt, Maria C Spagnuolo, Bernhard Kulzer, Michael Roden, Dominic Ehrmann, Norbert Hermanns

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Christian HerderInstitute for Clinical Diabetology, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany. christian.herder@ddz.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2050-093X
Anna ZhuInstitute for Clinical Diabetology, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3432-0593
Andreas SchmittGerman Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), München-Neuherberg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5913-1457
Maria C SpagnuoloInstitute for Clinical Diabetology, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-3228-8766
Bernhard KulzerGerman Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), München-Neuherberg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9120-4479
Michael RodenInstitute for Clinical Diabetology, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8200-6382
Dominic Ehrmann *German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), München-Neuherberg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5794-5596
Norbert Hermanns *German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), München-Neuherberg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2903-2677

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Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft EH 538/3-1Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft HE 3053/4-1Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft HE 4510/9-1
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aims/hypothesisPeople with diabetes and depression show large heterogeneity in their response to depression treatment. This study aimed to identify biomarkers of subclinical inflammation that were associated with improvement of depressive symptoms in people with type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes.

methodsThe prospective analysis combined data from three studies (DIAMOS, ECCE HOMO and DDCT). A total of 332 people with type 1 diabetes and 189 people with type 2 diabetes completed both the baseline and 1 year follow-up examinations. Depressive symptoms were assessed using the Center for Epidemiological Studies depression scale (CES-D). Associations between baseline serum levels of 76 biomarkers of inflammation and 1 year changes in depressive symptoms were estimated using multiple linear regression.

resultsIn people with type 2 diabetes, higher levels of 26 biomarkers were associated with greater reductions in depressive symptoms (β=0.128 to 0.255; p<0.05), whereas in people with type 1 diabetes, higher levels of 13 biomarkers were linked with lower reductions in depressive symptoms (β=-0.189 to -0.094; p<0.05). A significant effect modification was observed for 33 biomarkers (p CONCLUSIONS/

interpretationHigher baseline levels of multiple biomarkers of inflammation were associated with greater depression reduction in type 2 diabetes but lower depression reduction in type 1 diabetes. There were also diabetes type-specific differences in the associations with symptom clusters of depression. This suggests that different inflammation-related pathways may be relevant for the response to depression treatment in people with type 1 diabetes or type 2 diabetes.

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BiomarkersDepressionDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2InflammationAdultFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesBiomarkersBiomarkerCES-DDepressionDepressive symptomsDiabetesInflammationTreatment responseType 1 diabetesType 2 diabetes

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