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ArticleJournal of clinical laboratory analysis2021

Combined identification of lncRNA NONHSAG004550 and NONHSAT125420 as a potential diagnostic biomarker of perinatal depression.

Li Wang, Ming Zhang, Haiyan Zhu, Liying Sun, Bin Yu, Xuelian Cui

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Article in Journal of clinical laboratory analysis, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Li WangDepartment of Healthcare, Changzhou Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital Affiliated with Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, China.
Ming ZhangDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Changzhou Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital Affiliated with Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, China.
Haiyan ZhuDepartment of Healthcare, Changzhou Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital Affiliated with Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, China.
Liying SunDepartment of Healthcare, Changzhou Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital Affiliated with Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, China.
Bin YuDepartment of Genetic Laboratory, Changzhou Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital Affiliated with Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, China.
Xuelian CuiDepartment of Healthcare, Changzhou Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital Affiliated with Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, China.
Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital · CNNanjing Medical University · CN

Funding

China Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2020KYZZ4070Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province BK20190163
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPerinatal depression (PD) is one of the most common complications of pregnancy, and timely diagnosis and treatment are still challenging in China due to the scarcity of psychiatrists. This study aimed to investigate whether long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are potential diagnostic biomarkers of PD.

methodsUsing RT-PCR, six downregulated major depressive disorder (MDD)-associated lncRNAs (NONSUSG010267, NONHSAT140386, NONHSAG004550, NONHSAT125420, NONHSAG013606, and NONMMUG014361) were assessed in 39 pregnant women with PD (PD group), 20 PD patients undergoing mindfulness-integrated cognitive behavior therapy (MiCBT) (treatment group (TG)), and 51 normal pregnant women (normal control (NC) group) to identify significantly differentially expressed lncRNAs during the second trimester and at 42 days postpartum.

resultsCompared with the NC group, the six lncRNAs were significantly downregulated in the PD group during the second trimester and at 42 days postpartum (p<0.01~0.001). Expression of NONHSAG004550 and NONHSAT125420 was significantly upregulated after MiCBT therapy in TG (p<0.01~0.001), and no significant differences were observed between TG and the NC group at 42 days postpartum (p>0.05). NONHSAG004550 and NONHSAT125420 were significantly differentially expressed in the PD group, and this expression was altered according to the amelioration of depressive symptoms. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis revealed that the two lncRNAs combined had a good value in predicting PD, with an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.764 (95% confidence interval (CI): 0.639-0.888).

conclusionThe combination of lncRNAs NONHSAG004550 and NONHSAT125420 is a novel potential diagnostic biomarker of PD.

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AdultBiomarkersCase-Control StudiesCognitive Behavioral TherapyDepressionDepression, PostpartumFemaleGene ExpressionHumansMaternal AgePregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsPregnancy Trimester, SecondRNA, Long NoncodingROC CurveBiomarkersRNA, Long Noncodingdiagnostic biomarkerlong noncoding RNA (lncRNA)NONHSAG004550NONHSAT125420perinatal depression (PD)

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PMID34263944
PMCPMC8373316
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