Metabolic profiling of blood plasma in depression in pregnant women during early pregnancy.

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Title: Metabolic profiling of blood plasma in depression in pregnant women during early pregnancy.
Authors: Yang, Hui (AUTHOR), Jia, Shuqin (AUTHOR), Guo, Xunyi (AUTHOR), Chen, Jin (AUTHOR), Zou, Tao (AUTHOR)
Source: Australasian Psychiatry. Jun2025, Vol. 33 Issue 3, p448-456. 9p.
Subjects: Biomarkers, Pregnant women, Lysophospholipids, Mental depression, Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry, Blood plasma, Metabolic profile tests, Pregnancy
Abstract: Objective: The study aimed to perform metabolic profiling of serum samples using liquid chromatography with mass spectroscopy (LC-MS) and to explore potential biomarkers of early trimester depression. Method: Using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), participants were randomly divided into study and control groups. Serum metabolic profiles of the two groups were analysed by using LC-MS. Differential metabolite and pathway analysis were identified by using orthogonal projections to latent structure-discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment analysis. Additionally, least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) logistic and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analyses were also conducted to explore potential biomarkers of antenatal depression (AD). Results: The study included 41 participants, consisting of 16 subjects with AD and 25 controls. A total of 22 different metabolites were identified (p <.005), mainly affecting glycerophospholipid metabolism, linoleic acid metabolism, synthesis and degradation of ketone bodies, phenylalanine metabolism, and butanoate metabolism. The area under the ROC curve (AUC) for the LysoPC (24:0) was 0.858. This suggests that LysoPC (24:0) may be a potentially effective predictor of risk factors for AD. Conclusions: The study suggests that LysoPC (24:0) may be an effective and specific lipid biomarker for early trimester depression. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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