Antidepressant treatment increased serum miR-183 and miR-212 levels in patients with major depressive disorder

Chin Chuen Lin, Meng Chang Tsai, Chien Te Lee, Ming Hsiang Sun, Tiao Lai Huang*

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Abstract

Major depressive disorder (MDD) had been associated with brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). Studies had shown that patients with MDD were associated with lower BDNF protein levels, which could be reversed by antidepressant treatment. BDNF expression had also been affected by a number of microRNAs (miRNA). BDNF and miRNA in MDD had been investigated widely in the recent years, but the relationships between miRNAs and antidepressants were less studied. From November 2015 to October 2017, inpatients diagnosed with MDD were recruited. Serum miR-16, miR-30, miR-34, miR-128, miR-132, miR-134, miR-182, miR-183, miR-185, miR-212 levels were measured before and after four weeks of antidepressant treatment of either selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) or serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI). Thirty-three patients with MDD were recruited. After treatment, miR-183 and miR-212 levels increased significantly. In patients treated with SSRI (n = 13), miR-16 levels increased significantly after treatment. Therefore, miR-183 and miR-212 levels increased significantly after four weeks of antidepressant treatment. In the SSRI group, significantly increased miR-16 levels were found, but not in SNRI group, suggesting that different types of antidepressants might affect different sets of miRNAs.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)232-237
Number of pages6
JournalPsychiatry Research
Volume270
DOIs
StatePublished - 12 2018

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Keywords

  • Antidepressant
  • Major depression
  • MicroRNA
  • Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)
  • Serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI)

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