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Serum proteomic analysis of major depressive disorder patients and their remission status: Novel biomarker set of zinc-alpha-2-glycoprotein and keratin type II cytoskeletal 1.

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Major depressive disorder (MDD) is the most common mood disorder, and causes various mental, physical and cognitive symptoms. Clinicians diagnose MDD using multiple interviews and overall impression during the interviews,… Click to show full abstract

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is the most common mood disorder, and causes various mental, physical and cognitive symptoms. Clinicians diagnose MDD using multiple interviews and overall impression during the interviews, which makes MDD diagnosis highly subjective. To overcome this, we investigated novel protein biomarker for MDD. Serum from each subject were analyzed using nano liquid chromatography-triple time-of-flight mass spectrometry. We identified two proteins, zinc-alpha-2-glycoprotein (ZA2G) and keratin type II cytoskeletal 1 (K2C1), as final biomarkers. These biomarkers were downregulated during depression (p < 0.05, AUC of ROC >0.7). ZA2G is related to tryptophan metabolism, which is a main serotonin synthesis pathway. K2C1 is involved in the kinin-kallikrein system, which produces bradykinin, an anti-inflammatory mediator in the brain. Our results suggest that the two protein candidates are related to inflammation and that MDD is highly associated with inflammation. Finally, since all subjects in the two groups were taking antidepressants, our results suggest that the identified biomarkers could determine the presence or absence of illness and could be used to monitor therapeutic effects.

Keywords: depressive disorder; disorder; zinc alpha; major depressive; alpha glycoprotein; keratin type

Journal Title: International journal of biological macromolecules
Year Published: 2021

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