THAWEETHEE-SUKJAI, B., SUTTAJIT, S., THANOI, S., DALTON, Caroline, REYNOLDS, Gavin and NUDMAMUD-THANOI, S. (2019). Parvalbumin Promoter Methylation Altered in Major Depressive Disorder. International journal of medical sciences, 16 (9), 1207-1214.
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Abstract
Aims: To determine the extent of DNA methylation of parvalbumin gene (PVALB) promoter in major depressive disorder (MDD) patients with and without suicide attempt in comparison with healthy controls. Methods: The extracted DNA from dried blood spots of MDD patients (n = 92) including non-suicidal MDD and suicidal-MDD subgroups (n = 45 and n = 47, respectively) and age-matched control subjects (n = 95) was used for DNA methylation analysis at four CpG sites in the promoter sequence of PVALB by pyrosequencing. Results: The PVALB methylation was significantly increased at CpG2 and decreased at CpG4 in the MDD group compared to the control group, while there was no difference between non-suicidal MDD and suicidal-MDD subgroups. A significant inverse correlation of severity of MDD was indicated only for CpG4. Conclusion: This study provides the first evidence of abnormalities of PVALB promoter methylation in MDD and its correlation with MDD severity indicating a role for epigenetics in this psychiatric disorder.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | DNA methylation; major depressive disorder; parvalbumin; pyrosequencing; suicide attempt; 11 Medical and Health Sciences; Gastroenterology & Hepatology |
Identification Number: | https://doi.org/10.7150/ijms.36131 |
Page Range: | 1207-1214 |
SWORD Depositor: | Symplectic Elements |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Elements |
Date Deposited: | 28 Oct 2019 11:34 |
Last Modified: | 18 Mar 2021 03:23 |
URI: | https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/25354 |
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