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SynthesisInternational journal of molecular sciences2023

Candidate Biological Markers for Social Anxiety Disorder: A Systematic Review.

Alice Caldiroli, Enrico Capuzzi, Letizia M Affaticati, Teresa Surace, Carla L Di Forti, Antonios Dakanalis, Massimo Clerici, Massimiliano Buoli

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In one paragraph

Synthesis in International journal of molecular sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
5.1field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Alice CaldiroliDepartment of Mental Health and Addiction, Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori, Via G.B. Pergolesi 33, 20900 Monza, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8493-0779
Enrico CapuzziDepartment of Mental Health and Addiction, Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori, Via G.B. Pergolesi 33, 20900 Monza, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8350-499X
Letizia M AffaticatiDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano Bicocca, Via Cadore 38, 20900 Monza, Italy.
Teresa SuraceDepartment of Mental Health and Addiction, Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori, Via G.B. Pergolesi 33, 20900 Monza, Italy.
Carla L Di FortiDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano Bicocca, Via Cadore 38, 20900 Monza, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1801-2897
Antonios DakanalisDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano Bicocca, Via Cadore 38, 20900 Monza, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2328-3862
Massimo ClericiDepartment of Mental Health and Addiction, Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori, Via G.B. Pergolesi 33, 20900 Monza, Italy.
Massimiliano BuoliDepartment of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Via Festa del Perdono 7, 20122 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3359-3191
Azienda Ospedaliera San Gerardo · ITUniversity of Milano-Bicocca · ITUniversity of Milan · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is a common psychiatric condition associated with a high risk of psychiatric comorbidity and impaired social/occupational functioning when not promptly treated. The identification of biological markers may facilitate the diagnostic process, leading to an early and proper treatment. Our aim was to systematically review the available literature about potential biomarkers for SAD. A search in the main online repositories (PubMed, ISI Web of Knowledge, PsychInfo, etc.) was performed. Of the 662 records screened, 61 were included. Results concerning cortisol, neuropeptides and inflammatory/immunological/neurotrophic markers remain inconsistent. Preliminary evidence emerged about the role of chromosome 16 and the endomannosidase gene, as well as of epigenetic factors, in increasing vulnerability to SAD. Neuroimaging findings revealed an altered connectivity of different cerebral areas in SAD patients and amygdala activation under social threat. Some parameters such as salivary alpha amylase levels, changes in antioxidant defenses, increased gaze avoidance and QT dispersion seem to be associated with SAD and may represent promising biomarkers of this condition. However, the preliminary positive correlations have been poorly replicated. Further studies on larger samples and investigating the same biomarkers are needed to identify more specific biological markers for SAD.

Indexed as

Phobia, SocialAmygdalaAnxietyBiomarkersHumansHydrocortisoneNeuroimagingBiomarkersHydrocortisonebiological markersneuroimagingsocial anxiety disordersocial phobiasystematic review

Identifiers

PMID36614278
PMCPMC9821596
OpenAlexW4313466441

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