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ArticleJournal of pain research2025

No Evidence for a Causal Association Between Depression and Herpes Zoster or Post-Herpetic Neuralgia: A Mendelian Randomization Study.

Xuerong Zhang, Yuqing Chen, Jingrun Lin, Weibing Guo, Hongchun Zhou, Xueying Yang, Qiong Zhao

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Xuerong Zhang *Department of Anesthesiology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0009-0007-9029-0302
Yuqing Chen *Department of Anesthesiology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0003-3430-4451
Jingrun Lin *Department of Anesthesiology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, People's Republic of China.
Weibing GuoDepartment of Anesthesiology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, People's Republic of China.
Hongchun ZhouDepartment of Anesthesiology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, People's Republic of China.
Xueying YangDepartment of Anesthesiology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, People's Republic of China.
Qiong ZhaoDepartment of Anesthesiology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0009-0001-6524-5805

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Abstract

Background: Observational studies have suggested a correlation between depression and herpes zoster (HZ), as well as post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN); however, the causal relationship remains unclear. This study aimed to assess the causal relationships between depression and HZ and PHN via a two-sample bidirectional Mendelian randomization (MR) approach. Methods: We collected data for major depressive disorder (MDD, 246,363 cases/561,190 controls), depressive status (442,840 individuals), HZ (7,132 cases/480,316 controls) and PHN (490 cases/435,371 controls) from genome-wide association studies (GWASs) in European populations, along with depression-related consultations (430 cases/2,152 controls) and zoster infections (2,209 cases/166,603 controls), for validation analysis in East Asian populations. We employed inverse variance weighted (IVW), MR-Egger, weighted median, weighted mode, and MR-PRESSO for our analysis. Results: Although suggestive, no statistically significant associations were found between genetic MDD and the risk of HZ (IVW, OR: 1.190, 95% CI: 0.984-1.439, Conclusion: A comprehensive MR study suggested that depression is not causally related to susceptibility to HZ or PHN, and vice versa. Future studies should focus on how environmental/clinical, not genetic factors that cause depression affect the risk of HZ and PHN.

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depressionherpes zostermendelian randomizationpost-herpetic neuralgia

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PMCPMC12695707

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