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ArticleBMC bioinformatics2015

Differential co-expression and regulation analyses reveal different mechanisms underlying major depressive disorder and subsyndromal symptomatic depression.

Fan Xu, Jing Yang, Jin Chen, Qingyuan Wu, Wei Gong, Jianguo Zhang, Weihua Shao, Jun Mu, Deyu Yang, Yongtao Yang and 2 more

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Article in BMC bioinformatics, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Fan XuDepartment of Neurology, Yongchuan Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China. frank_cqmu@126.com.
Jing YangSchool of Biotechnology, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China. liuk8628@163.com.
Jin ChenDepartment of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, No. 1 Youyi Road, Chongqing, 400016, China. 570572292@qq.com.
Qingyuan WuDepartment of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, No. 1 Youyi Road, Chongqing, 400016, China. zxn020@163.com.
Wei GongDepartment of Neurology, Yongchuan Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China. czs027@163.com.
Jianguo ZhangDepartment of Neurology, Yongchuan Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China. dyjianguo@163.com.
Weihua ShaoDepartment of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, No. 1 Youyi Road, Chongqing, 400016, China. tyl0871@163.com.
Jun MuDepartment of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, No. 1 Youyi Road, Chongqing, 400016, China. ylx8623@163.com.
Deyu YangDepartment of Neurology, Yongchuan Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China. bjj0550@163.com.
Yongtao YangInstitute of Neuroscience, Chongqing Medical University, and Chongqing Key Laboratory of Neurobiology, Chongqing, China. fzx023@163.com.
Zhiwei LiDepartment of Neurology, Yongchuan Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China. zhiwei_li023@163.com.
Peng XieDepartment of Neurology, Yongchuan Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China. xiepeng@cqmu.edu.cn.
Chongqing Medical University · CNEast China University of Science and Technology · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRecent depression research has revealed a growing awareness of how to best classify depression into depressive subtypes. Appropriately subtyping depression can lead to identification of subtypes that are more responsive to current pharmacological treatment and aid in separating out depressed patients in which current antidepressants are not particularly effective. Differential co-expression analysis (DCEA) and differential regulation analysis (DRA) were applied to compare the transcriptomic profiles of peripheral blood lymphocytes from patients with two depressive subtypes: major depressive disorder (MDD) and subsyndromal symptomatic depression (SSD).

resultsSix differentially regulated genes (DRGs) (FOSL1, SRF, JUN, TFAP4, SOX9, and HLF) and 16 transcription factor-to-target differentially co-expressed gene links or pairs (TF2target DCLs) appear to be the key differential factors in MDD; in contrast, one DRG (PATZ1) and eight TF2target DCLs appear to be the key differential factors in SSD. There was no overlap between the MDD target genes and SSD target genes. Venlafaxine (Efexor™, Effexor™) appears to have a significant effect on the gene expression profile of MDD patients but no significant effect on the gene expression profile of SSD patients.

conclusionDCEA and DRA revealed no apparent similarities between the differential regulatory processes underlying MDD and SSD. This bioinformatic analysis may provide novel insights that can support future antidepressant R&D efforts.

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Gene Regulatory NetworksAdolescentAdultAntidepressive Agents, Second-GenerationBiomarkersCase-Control StudiesCyclohexanolsDepressionFemaleHumansLeukocytes, MononuclearMajor Depressive DisorderMaleMicroarray AnalysisVenlafaxine HydrochlorideAntidepressive Agents, Second-GenerationBiomarkersCyclohexanolsVenlafaxine Hydrochloride

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PMID25880836
PMCPMC4434877
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