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BRITISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
卷 215, 期 3, 页码 519-527出版社
CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.2018.234
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Perinatal depression; biomarkers; oestrogen; gene expression; DNA methylation
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- Danish Council for Independent research
- Lundbeck Foundation (Center for Integrated Molecular Brain Imaging)
- Capital Region of Denmark, Foundation of Health Research
- Queensland University of Technology
Background Enhanced sensitivity to oestrogen signalling may drive increased risk for depressive symptoms when exposed to peripartum sex-steroid hormone fluctuations. Aim Testing if 116 pre-identified sex steroid-responsive transcripts that predicted perinatal depression (PND) translates to a pharmacological model of hormone-induced mood changes. Method We generated longitudinal, genome-wide gene-expression and DNA-methylation data from 60 women exposed to a gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRHa) or placebo. We used linear mixed-effect models to assess differences between baseline and follow-up for gene expression and DNA methylation in the biphasic ovarian response to GnRHa. Results Of the 116 PND-predictive transcripts, a significant (19%) overlap was observed with those differentially expressed post-GnRHa at both early and later follow-up, indicating sustained effects. Similarly, 49% of tested genes were differentially methylated post-GnRHa at the late follow-up. Within the GnRHa group, a large proportion of PND genes were significantly associated (gene expression; DNA methylation) with changes in depressive symptoms (28%; 66%), oestradiol levels (49%; 66%) and neocortex serotonin transporter binding (8%; 45%) between baseline and follow-up. Conclusions Our data bridge clinical PND biomarkers with a pharmacological model of sex hormone-induced mood changes and directly relate oestrogen-induced biological changes with depressive symptoms and associated serotonin-signalling changes. Our data highlight that individual variations in molecular sensitivity to oestrogen associate with susceptibility to hormone-induced mood changes and hold promise for candidate biomarkers. Declaration of interest V.G.F. received honorarium for being a speaker for H. Lundbeck A/S. E.B.B. receives research funding from Bohringer Ingelheim to investigate FKBP5 as a potential drug target for depression.
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