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ArticleCNS drugs2020

Predicted Cellular and Molecular Actions of Lithium in the Treatment of Bipolar Disorder: An In Silico Study.

Hadi Najafi, Mehdi Totonchi, Majid Sadeghizadeh

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Hadi NajafiDepartment of Genetics, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, P.O. Box 14115-154, Tehran, Iran.
Mehdi TotonchiDepartment of Stem Cells and Developmental Biology, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, ACECR, Tehran, Iran.
Majid SadeghizadehDepartment of Genetics, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, P.O. Box 14115-154, Tehran, Iran. sadeghma@modares.ac.ir.
Tarbiat Modares University · IRRoyan Institute · IR

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Abstract

backgroundLithium remains the first-line treatment for bipolar disorder (BD), but patients respond to it variably. While a myriad of studies have attributed many genes and signaling pathways to lithium responsiveness, a comprehensive study with an integrated conclusion is still lacking.

objectiveWe aim to present an integrated mechanism for the therapeutic actions of lithium in BD.

methodsFirst, a list of lithium responsiveness-associated genes (LRAGs) was collected by searching in the literature. Thereafter, gene set enrichment analysis together with gene-gene interaction network analysis was performed, in order to find the cellular and molecular events related to the LRAGs.

resultsGene set enrichment analyses showed that the chromosomal regions 3p26, 4p21, 5q34 and 7p13 could be novel associated loci for lithium responsiveness in BD. Also, expression pattern analysis of the LRAGs showed their enrichment in adulthood stages and different cell lineages of brain, blood and immune system. Most of the LRAGs exhibited enriched expression in central parts of human brain, suggesting major contribution of these parts in lithium responsiveness. Beside the prediction of several biological processes and signaling pathways related to lithium responsiveness, an interaction network between these processes was constructed that was found to be regulated by a set of microRNAs. Proteins of the network were mainly classified as transcription factors and kinases, which also highlighted the crucial role of glycogen synthase kinase 3β (GSK3β) in lithium responsiveness.

conclusionsThe predicted cellular and molecular events in this study could be considered as mechanisms and also determinants of lithium responsiveness in BD.

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Antimanic AgentsBipolar DisorderComputer SimulationGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3 betaHumansLithium CompoundsMicroRNAsSignal TransductionTreatment OutcomeAntimanic AgentsGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3 betaGSK3B protein, humanLithium CompoundsMicroRNAs

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