Is depression associated with increased oxidative stress? A systematic review and meta-analysis

It has been suggested that depressed persons have increased oxidative stress and decreased anti-oxidant defences. 8-Hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) and F2-isoprostanes, measures of oxidative DNA and lipid damage respectively, are among the most reliable oxidative stress markers, but studies on their association with depression show conflicting results. This meta-analysis quantifies the association between depression and these markers and explores factors that may explain inconsistencies in the results. A systematic literature search was conducted in PubMed, EMBASE and PsycINFO. Studies assessing the association of 8-OHdG or F2-isoprostanes with elevated depressive symptoms, major depressive disorder (MDD) or bipolar disorder (BD) were pooled in two random-effect models. The pooled effect size (Hedges' g) for the association of depression with oxidative stress was 0.31 (p=0.01, I(2)=75%) for 8-OHdG (10 studies, 1308 subjects) and 0.48 (p=0.001, I(2)=73%) for F2-isoprostanes (8 studies, 2471 subjects), indicating that both markers are increased in depression. There was no indication of publication bias for either marker. The F2-isoprostane results did not differ by type of depression, biological specimen, laboratory method or quality, however subgroup analyses in the 8-OHdG studies showed significantly stronger associations in plasma/serum vs. urine samples (p<0.01), in measurements performed with immuno-assay vs. chromatography-mass spectrometry (p<0.01) and weaker associations in high quality studies vs. low (p=0.02). This meta-analysis finds that oxidative stress, as measured by 8-OHdG and F2-isoprostanes, is increased in depression. Larger-scale studies are needed to extend the evidence on oxidative stress in depression, and examine the potential impact of treatment..

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:51

Enthalten in:

Psychoneuroendocrinology - 51(2015), Seite 164-175

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Black, Catherine N [VerfasserIn]
Bot, Mariska [Sonstige Person]
Scheffer, Peter G [Sonstige Person]
Cuijpers, Pim [Sonstige Person]
Penninx, Brenda W J H [Sonstige Person]

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www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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77.00

Themen:

Biological Markers - metabolism
Bipolar Disorder - metabolism
Deoxyguanosine - analogs & derivatives
Deoxyguanosine - metabolism
Depression - metabolism
Depressive Disorder, Major - metabolism
F2-Isoprostanes - metabolism
Oxidative Stress - physiology

doi:

10.1016/j.psyneuen.2014.09.025

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

OLC1962954447