Blood metabolomics analysis identifies abnormalities in the citric acid cycle, urea cycle, and amino acid metabolism in bipolar disorder
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Yoshimi, Noriko
Futamura, Takashi
Kakumoto, Keiji
Salehi, Alireza M.
Sellgren, Carl M.
Holmén-Larsson, Jessica
Jakobsson, Joel
Pålsson, Erik
Landén, Mikael
Hashimoto, Kenji
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Yoshimi, Noriko, Takashi Futamura, Keiji Kakumoto, Alireza M. Salehi, Carl M. Sellgren, Jessica Holmén-Larsson, Joel Jakobsson, Erik Pålsson, Mikael Landén, and Kenji Hashimoto. 2016. “Blood metabolomics analysis identifies abnormalities in the citric acid cycle, urea cycle, and amino acid metabolism in bipolar disorder.” BBA Clinical 5 (1): 151-158. doi:10.1016/j.bbacli.2016.03.008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbacli.2016.03.008.Abstract
Background: Bipolar disorder (BD) is a severe and debilitating psychiatric disorder. However, the precise biological basis remains unknown, hampering the search for novel biomarkers. We performed a metabolomics analysis to discover novel peripheral biomarkers for BD. Methods: We quantified serum levels of 116 metabolites in mood-stabilized male BD patients (n = 54) and age-matched male healthy controls (n = 39). Results: After multivariate logistic regression, serum levels of pyruvate, N-acetylglutamic acid, α-ketoglutarate, and arginine were significantly higher in BD patients than in healthy controls. Conversely, serum levels of β-alanine, and serine were significantly lower in BD patients than in healthy controls. Chronic (4-weeks) administration of lithium or valproic acid to adult male rats did not alter serum levels of pyruvate, N-acetylglutamic acid, β-alanine, serine, or arginine, but lithium administration significantly increased serum levels of α-ketoglutarate. Conclusions: The metabolomics analysis demonstrated altered serum levels of pyruvate, N-acetylglutamic acid, β-alanine, serine, and arginine in BD patients. General significance The present findings suggest that abnormalities in the citric acid cycle, urea cycle, and amino acid metabolism play a role in the pathogenesis of BD.Other Sources
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