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ArticleActa neuropsychiatrica2025

C-reactive protein is not a biomarker of depression severity in drug-naïve obese patients with metabolic syndrome.

Abbas F Almulla, Spas Kitov, Tanya Deneva, Maria-Florance Kitova, Lyudmila Kitova, Kristina Stoyanova, Drozdstoy Stoyanov, Michael Maes

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Abbas F AlmullaSichuan Provincial Center for Mental Health, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of Chinahttps://ror.org/04qr3zq92, Chengdu, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7667-6731
Spas KitovSection of Cardiology, First Department of Internal Diseases, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
Tanya DenevaDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
Maria-Florance Kitova5th years at Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
Lyudmila KitovaSection of Cardiology, First Department of Internal Diseases, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
Kristina StoyanovaResearch Institute at Medical University of Plovdiv, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
Drozdstoy StoyanovResearch Institute at Medical University of Plovdiv, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9975-3680
Michael MaesSichuan Provincial Center for Mental Health, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of Chinahttps://ror.org/04qr3zq92, Chengdu, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2012-871X

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Abstract

backgroundMetabolic syndrome (MetS) is highly prevalent among adults and is frequently accompanied by depressive symptoms. While high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) has been proposed as a potential indicator of depression, existing evidence remains inconclusive.

objectiveThis study aimed to determine whether increased serum hsCRP or other immune-metabolic biomarkers are associated with depressive symptoms in drug-naïve individuals with obesity and MetS.

methodsA total of 88 drug-naïve patients with obesity and MetS but without coronary artery disease were enrolled and serum levels of neuro-immune and metabolic biomarkers were assessed.

resultsIn MetS, the severity of depression, as assessed using the von Zerssen Depression Rating (VZDR) scale was significantly associated with interleukin (IL)-6, leukocyte numbers, triglyceride × glucose (Tyg) index, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, Apolipoprotein B (all positively) and mean platelet volume (MPV), visfatin and adiponectin (all negatively). There were no significant associations between hsCRP and severity of depression. In MetS patients, hsCRP is strongly associated with increased leukocyte numbers, alkaline phosphatase, γ-glutamyl transferase, uric acid, platelet numbers and MPV, thereby shaping a distinct subtype of MetS, which is not related to depression.

conclusionsOur findings indicate that depressive symptoms in MetS patients are associated with immune–metabolic biomarkers indicating immune activation, atherogenicity and insulin resistance, but not with hsCRP. The reason is that hsCRP in MetS is a biomarker of a specific MetS subtype that is characterized by megakaryopoiesis, hepatocyte activation, and uric acid production, which were not associated with depression.

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C-Reactive ProteinDepressionMetabolic SyndromeObesityAdultBiomarkersFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSeverity of Illness IndexBiomarkersC-Reactive ProteindepressionhsCRPinflammationMetabolic syndromeobesity

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