{"title":"A Holistic Analysis of Alzheimer’s Disease-Associated lncRNA Communities Reveals Enhanced lncRNA-miRNA-RBP Regulatory Triad Formation Within Functionally Segregated Clusters","authors":"Somenath Sen, Debashis Mukhopadhyay","doi":"10.1007/s12031-024-02244-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12031-024-02244-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Recent studies on the regulatory networks implicated in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) evince long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) as crucial regulatory players, albeit a poor understanding of the mechanism. Analyzing differential gene expression in the RNA-seq data from the post-mortem AD brain hippocampus, we categorized a list of AD-dysregulated lncRNA transcripts into functionally similar communities based on their <i>k-</i>mer profiles. Using machine-learning-based algorithms, their subcellular localizations were mapped. We further explored the functional relevance of each community through AD-dysregulated miRNA, RNA-binding protein (RBP) interactors, and pathway enrichment analyses. Further investigation of the miRNA–lncRNA and RBP–lncRNA networks from each community revealed the top RBPs, miRNAs, and lncRNAs for each cluster. The experimental validation community yielded ELAVL4 and miR-16-5p as the predominant RBP and miRNA, respectively. Five lncRNAs emerged as the top-ranking candidates from the RBP/miRNA-lncRNA networks. Further analyses of these networks revealed the presence of multiple regulatory triads where the RBP–lncRNA interactions could be augmented by the enhanced miRNA–lncRNA interactions. Our results advance the understanding of the mechanism of lncRNA-mediated AD regulation through their interacting partners and demonstrate how these functionally segregated but overlapping regulatory networks can modulate the disease holistically.</p>","PeriodicalId":652,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Molecular Neuroscience","volume":"74 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11324768/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141981430","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shenglai Zhang, Ying Yang, Jia Chen, Shu Su, Yu Cai, Xiaowei Yang, Aimin Sang
{"title":"Integrating Multi-omics to Identify Age-Related Macular Degeneration Subtypes and Biomarkers","authors":"Shenglai Zhang, Ying Yang, Jia Chen, Shu Su, Yu Cai, Xiaowei Yang, Aimin Sang","doi":"10.1007/s12031-024-02249-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12031-024-02249-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the most common causes of irreversible vision loss in the elderly. Its pathogenesis is likely multifactorial, involving a complex interaction of metabolic and environmental factors, and remains poorly understood. Previous studies have shown that mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress play a crucial role in the development of AMD. Oxidative damage to the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) has been identified as one of the major mediators in the pathogenesis of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Therefore, this article combines transcriptome sequencing (RNA-seq) and single-cell sequencing (scRNA-seq) data to explore the role of mitochondria-related genes (MRGs) in AMD. Firstly, differential expression analysis was performed on the raw RNA-seq data. The intersection of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and MRGs was performed. This paper proposes a deep subspace nonnegative matrix factorization (DS-NMF) algorithm to perform a multi-layer nonlinear transformation on the intersection of gene expression profiles corresponding to AMD samples. The age of AMD patients is used as prior information at the network’s top level to change the data distribution. The classification is based on reconstructed data with altered distribution. The types obtained significantly differ in scores of multiple immune-related pathways and immune cell infiltration abundance. Secondly, an optimal AMD diagnosis model was constructed using multiple machine learning algorithms for external and qRT-PCR verification. Finally, ten potential therapeutic drugs for AMD were identified based on cMAP analysis. The AMD subtypes identified in this article and the diagnostic model constructed can provide a reference for treating AMD and discovering new drug targets.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":652,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Molecular Neuroscience","volume":"74 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11303511/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141896429","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zahra Salimian Rizi, Leila Shams, Fatemeh Rezaei Rad, Mahdi Zamani
{"title":"Drug Response of Iranian Alzheimer’s Patients to Rivastigmine Concerning Their Genotype for VDR rs11568820 and MTHFR C677T Variants: A Pharmacogenetic and Association Study","authors":"Zahra Salimian Rizi, Leila Shams, Fatemeh Rezaei Rad, Mahdi Zamani","doi":"10.1007/s12031-024-02253-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12031-024-02253-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Alzheimer’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder with polygenic etiology. Genetic risk variants for Alzheimer’s disease differ among populations. Thus, discovering them in each population is clinically important. A total of 118 patients and 97 controls for VDR rs11568820 and 88 patients and 100 healthy controls for MTHFR C677T polymorphism were genotyped to evaluate the association of these polymorphisms with late-onset Alzheimer’s disease in the Iranian population, along with their impacts on the response to Rivastigmine treatment. The VDR C allele was significantly associated with Alzheimer’s disease and provided protection against it (<i>P</i> = 0.003, RR = 1.14, 95% CI 1.04–1.24), while the T allele increased susceptibility (<i>P</i> = 0.003, RR = 1.93, 95% CI 1.23–3.02). These results were also considerable upon excluding the effect of APOE ε4 allele. The Prevalence-corrected Positive Predictive Value was 1.71% for the VDR CC genotype and 4% for the VDR CT genotype, indicating lower and almost twofold higher chances of developing Alzheimer’s disease, respectively. No significant correlation was observed between MTHFR C677T and Alzheimer’s disease. Based on our pharmacogenetic study, MTHFR T allele carriers lacking APOE ε4 allele showed a better response to Rivastigmine treatment after a 2-year follow-up. Moreover, patients with VDR CC genotype displayed milder Alzheimer’s disease, particularly when coincided with the APOE ε4 allele. The VDR rs11568820 polymorphism affects both Alzheimer’s disease risk and the response to Rivastigmine in Iranian patients. Also, MTHFR C677T polymorphism may play a role in the response to Rivastigmine, through a pathway that needs to be elucidated in future studies.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":652,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Molecular Neuroscience","volume":"74 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141900550","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yifan Li, Bingyu Zhang, Jie Xu, Xiao Jiang, Liang Jing, Yanghua Tian, Kai Wang, Juanjuan Zhang
{"title":"Inhibiting the JNK Signaling Pathway Attenuates Hypersensitivity and Anxiety-Like Behavior in a Rat Model of Non-specific Chronic Low Back Pain","authors":"Yifan Li, Bingyu Zhang, Jie Xu, Xiao Jiang, Liang Jing, Yanghua Tian, Kai Wang, Juanjuan Zhang","doi":"10.1007/s12031-024-02252-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12031-024-02252-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Low back pain (LBP) has become a leading cause of disability worldwide. Astrocyte activation in the spinal cord plays an important role in the maintenance of latent sensitization of dorsal horn neurons in LBP. However, the role of spinal c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) in astrocytes in modulating pain behavior of LBP model rats and its neurobiological mechanism have not been elucidated. Here, we investigate the role of the JNK signaling pathway on hypersensitivity and anxiety-like behavior caused by repetitive nerve growth factor (NGF) injections in male non-specific LBP model rats. LBP was produced by two injections (day 0, day 5) of NGF into multifidus muscle of the low backs of rats. We observed prolonged mechanical and thermal hypersensitivity in the low backs or hindpaws. Persistent anxiety-like behavior was observed, together with astrocyte, p-JNK, and neuronal activation and upregulated expression of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), and chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 1 (CXCL1) proteins in the spinal L2 segment. Second, the JNK inhibitor SP600125 was intrathecally administrated in rats from day 10 to day 12. It attenuated mechanical and thermal hypersensitivity of the low back or hindpaws and anxiety-like behavior. Meanwhile, SP600125 decreased astrocyte and neuronal activation and the expression of MCP-1 and CXCL1 proteins. These results showed that hypersensitivity and anxiety-like behavior induced by NGF in LBP rats could be attenuated by the JNK inhibitor, together with downregulation of spinal astrocyte activation, neuron activation, and inflammatory cytokines. Our results indicate that intervening with the spinal JNK signaling pathway presents an effective therapeutic approach to alleviating LBP.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":652,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Molecular Neuroscience","volume":"74 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141750807","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Prepubertal Repeated Berberine Supplementation Enhances Cerebrocerebellar Functions by Modulating Neurochemical and Behavioural Changes in Wistar Rats","authors":"Solomon Owumi, Joseph Chimezie, Moses Otunla, Bayode Oluwawibe, Harieme Agbarogi, Mayowa Anifowose, Uche Arunsi, Olatunde Owoeye","doi":"10.1007/s12031-024-02250-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12031-024-02250-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Antioxidant-rich supplementation plays an essential role in the function of mammals’ central nervous system. However, no research has documented the effect of berberine (BER) supplementation on the cerebrocerebellar function of prepubertal rats. The present study was designed to investigate the impact of BER supplementation on neurochemical and behavioural changes in prepubertal male rats. Five groups (90 ± 5 g, <i>n</i> = 7 each) of experimental rats were orally treated with corn oil or different doses of BER (25, 50, 100, and 200 mg/kg bw) from the 28th at 68 post-natal days. On the 69 days of life, animals underwent behavioural assessment in the open field, hanging wire, and negative geotaxis tests. The result revealed that BER administration improved locomotive and motor behaviour by increasing distance travelled, line crossings, average speed, time mobile, and absolute turn angle in open field test and decrease in time to re-orient on an incline plane, a decrease in immobility time relative to the untreated control. Furthermore, BER supplementation increased (<i>p</i> < <i>0.05</i>) antioxidant enzyme activities such as SOD, CAT, GPx, GSH, and TSH and prevented increases (<i>p</i> < <i>0.05</i>) in oxidative and inflammatory levels as indicated by decreases in RONS, LPO, XO, carbonyl protein, NO, MPO, and TNF-α compared to the untreated control. BER-treated animals a lessened number of dark-stained Nissl cells compared to the untreated control rats. Our findings revealed that BER minimised neuronal degeneration and lesions, improved animal behaviour, and suppressed oxidative and inflammatory mediators, which may probably occur through its agonistic effect on PPAR-α, PPAR-δ, and PPAR-γ – essential proteins known to resolve inflammation and modulate redox signalling towards antioxidant function.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":652,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Molecular Neuroscience","volume":"74 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141747082","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gang Lei, Xiangbo Wu, Shuijie Zhang, Xiaoyun Tong, Gang Zhou
{"title":"Acupuncture Therapy Modulating “Du” Channel Attenuates Ischemic Stroke-induced Disorders by Modulating REST-mediated miR-21/PDCD4 Signaling Transduction","authors":"Gang Lei, Xiangbo Wu, Shuijie Zhang, Xiaoyun Tong, Gang Zhou","doi":"10.1007/s12031-024-02248-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12031-024-02248-w","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese therapy with treating potential against cognitive dysfunction. MicroRNA-21-3p (miR-21-3p) is well characterized for its benefits on neural tissues. The current study hypothesizes that the acupuncture aiming “Du” channel could attenuate IS-induced neural disorders by modulating the function of REST/miR-21-3p axis. Complications associated with IS are induced by a middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) model in vivo. The disorders are then handled with the acupuncture with nimodipine as the positive control. It is found that the acupuncture improved cognitive function, reduced brain apoptosis, and increased the viable neuron number of model rats. Additionally, the production of cytokines is also suppressed by the acupuncture. At the molecular level, the level of miR-21-3p was up-regulated, while the level of REST was down-regulated by the acupuncture. The changes in miR-REST/21-3p contributed to the inhibition of PDCD4. Collectively, the findings in the current study highlight that miR-21-3p is associated with the anti-IS function of the acupuncture, which is mediated by the inhibition of REST.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":652,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Molecular Neuroscience","volume":"74 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141730937","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Editorial: The Current Categorical Concept of Schizophrenia is Inadequate: Should we Look at the Current State of Affairs for Compensatory Processes?","authors":"Joseph Levine, Illana Gozes","doi":"10.1007/s12031-024-02246-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12031-024-02246-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":652,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Molecular Neuroscience","volume":"74 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141632265","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fusheng Wei, Ting Chen, Yuanlu Huang, Yuxuan Yang, Xiaoe Cheng, Lei Yang
{"title":"Multiple Exposures to Sevoflurane General Anesthesia During Pregnancy Inhibit CaMKII/CREB Axis by Downregulating HCN2 to Induce an Autism-Like Phenotype in Offspring Mice","authors":"Fusheng Wei, Ting Chen, Yuanlu Huang, Yuxuan Yang, Xiaoe Cheng, Lei Yang","doi":"10.1007/s12031-024-02243-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12031-024-02243-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The objective of this investigation was to examine the impact of multiple exposures to general anesthesia (GA) with sevoflurane on the offspring of pregnant mice, as well as to elucidate the underlying mechanism. Neurodevelopmental assessments, including various reflexes and behavioral tests, were conducted on the offspring in the GA group to evaluate neuronal cell development. Furthermore, neonatal mouse neuronal cells were isolated and transfected with a high-expression CREB vector (pcDNA3.1-CREB), followed by treatment with sevoflurane (0.72 mol/L), ZD7288 (50 μmol/L), and KN-62 (10 μmol/L), or a combination of these compounds. The expression of relevant genes was then analyzed using qRT-PCR and western blot techniques. In comparison to the sham group, neonatal mice in the GA group exhibited significantly prolonged latencies in surface righting reflex, geotaxis test, and air righting reflex. Furthermore, there was a notable deceleration in the development of body weight and tail in the GA group. These mice also displayed impairments in social ability, reduced reciprocal social interaction behaviors, diminished learning capacity, and heightened levels of anxious behaviors. Additionally, synaptic trigger malfunction was observed, along with decreased production of c-Fos and neurotrophic factors. Sevoflurane was found to notably decrease cellular c-Fos and neurotrophic factor production, as well as the expression of HCN2 and CaMKII/CREB-related proteins. The inhibitory effects of sevoflurane on HCN2 or CaMKII channels were similar to those observed with ZD7288 or KN-62 inhibition. However, overexpression of CREB mitigated the impact of sevoflurane on neuronal cells. Repetitive exposure to sevoflurane general anesthesia while pregnant suppresses the CaMKII/CREB pathway, leading to the development of autism-like characteristics in offspring mice through the reduction of HCN2 expression.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":652,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Molecular Neuroscience","volume":"74 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141625555","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Identification of Potential Biomarkers for Patients with DWI-Negative Ischemic Stroke","authors":"Lei Li, Ying Wang","doi":"10.1007/s12031-024-02229-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12031-024-02229-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Ischemic stroke is the leading cause of long-term disability in adults, accounting for 80% of stroke cases. Diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) examination is the main test for acute ischemic stroke, but in recent years, several studies have shown that some patients show negative DWI examination after the onset of ischemic stroke with symptoms of significant neurological deficits. In this study, we investigated potential biomarkers related to immune metabolism in the peripheral blood of DWI-negative versus DWI-positive patients after ischemic stroke and explored their possible regulatory processes in ischemic stroke. The datasets related to ischemic stroke were downloaded from the GEO database, immune-related genes and metabolism-related genes were obtained from the ImmPort database and MSigDB database, respectively, and immune-related differential genes were obtained based on immune scores using the algorithm of the R software package “GSVA.” Candidate genes were selected based on intersections, hub genes were screened using the algorithm in Cytoscape software, and finally, GeneMANIA analysis, GSEA enrichment analysis, subcellular localization, gene transcription factor and gene-drug interaction networks, and disease correlation analyses were performed for the hub genes. Five hub genes (GART, TYMS, PPAT, CTPS1, and PAICS) were obtained by PPI network analysis and software analysis. Among them, PPAT and PAICS may be the real hub genes with consistent and significantly differentiated results from the discovery and validation sets. The functions of these hub genes may be related to pathways such as nucleotide biosynthetic processes. The constructed hub gene ceRNA network showed that hsa-10a-5p is the key miRNA connecting PAICS and multiple lncRNAs in this study. Differential genes related to immunity and metabolism in DWI-negative and DWI-positive patients after IS were identified using bioinformatics analysis, and their pathways and related TF-RNAs, miRNAs, and lncRNAs were identified. These genes may be considered effective targets for the diagnosis and treatment of ischemic stroke.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":652,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Molecular Neuroscience","volume":"74 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11245437/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141589338","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Masum Öztürk, Fatma Subaşı Turgut, Davut Akbalık, Mustafa Erhan Demirkıran, İbrahim Kaplan
{"title":"Serum Erythropoietin and Ischemic-Modified Albumin Levels in Adolescents with Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder","authors":"Masum Öztürk, Fatma Subaşı Turgut, Davut Akbalık, Mustafa Erhan Demirkıran, İbrahim Kaplan","doi":"10.1007/s12031-024-02247-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12031-024-02247-x","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Erythropoietin (EPO) has neuroprotective effects by increasing oxidative stress resistance and stabilizing redox balance. Ischemic-modified albumin (IMA) is a product of protein oxidation, and recent evidence suggests that IMA can be used as an indicator of oxidative damage. This study aimed to investigate serum EPO and IMA levels in obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) patients and to investigate the relationship between EPO and IMA levels and clinical variables such as disease duration and disease severity. A total of 68 adolescents (11–18 years old), including 35 OCD patients (18 males/17 females) and 33 healthy controls (14 males/19 females) without comorbid disorders matched for age, gender, and BMI, were included in the study. The enzyme-amplified chemiluminescence technique determined serum EPO levels, and serum IMA levels were determined by the spectrophotometric method. Serum EPO levels were lower in OCD patients compared to healthy controls (<i>p</i> = 0.002; <i>Z</i> = − 3.123), and serum IMA levels (ABSU) were significantly higher in the OCD group (<i>p</i> = 0.005). A significant positive correlation was found between IMA levels and the duration of OCD symptoms (<i>p</i> = 0.015, <i>r</i> = 0.409). The study’s findings contribute to the growing body of evidence implicating inflammatory and oxidative processes in the pathogenesis of OCD. The potential of EPO and IMA levels as diagnostic biomarkers for OCD aligns with the ongoing efforts to identify reliable biological markers for the disorder. The positive correlation of IMA levels with the duration of OCD shows the importance of early detection of oxidative damage.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":652,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Molecular Neuroscience","volume":"74 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11245444/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141589339","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}