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ArticleWorld journal of psychiatry2024

Des-Arg(9) bradykinin as a causal metabolite for autism spectrum disorder.

Zhong-Yu Huang, Zi-Pan Lyu, Hong-Gui Li, Hua-Zhi You, Xiang-Na Yang, Cai-Hui Cha

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Zhong-Yu HuangCenter for Medical Research on Innovation and Translation, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510000, Guangdong Province, China. zy1717086@163.com.
Zi-Pan LyuSchool of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang Ave 639798, Singapore.
Hong-Gui LiDepartment of Pediatrics, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510405, Guangdong Province, China.
Hua-Zhi YouDepartment of Nutrition, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510405, Guangdong Province, China.
Xiang-Na YangDepartment of Pediatric Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou 510632, Guangdong Province, China.
Cai-Hui ChaDepartment of Psychology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou 510632, Guangdong Province, China.

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backgroundEarly diagnosis and therapeutic interventions can greatly enhance the developmental trajectory of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, the etiology of ASD is not completely understood. The presence of confounding factors from environment and genetics has increased the difficulty of the identification of diagnostic biomarkers for ASD.

aimTo estimate and interpret the causal relationship between ASD and metabolite profile, taking into consideration both genetic and environmental influences.

methodsA two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis was conducted using summarized data from large-scale genome-wide association studies (GWAS) including a metabolite GWAS dataset covering 453 metabolites from 7824 European and an ASD GWAS dataset comprising 18381 ASD cases and 27969 healthy controls. Metabolites in plasma were set as exposures with ASD as the main outcome. The causal relationships were estimated using the inverse variant weight (IVW) algorithm. We also performed leave-one-out sensitivity tests to validate the robustness of the results. Based on the drafted metabolites, enrichment analysis was conducted to interpret the association

resultsDes-Arg(9)-bradykinin was identified as a causal metabolite that increases the risk of ASD (β = 0.262, SE = 0.064,

conclusionThrough the application of MR, this study provides practical insights into the potential causal association between plasma metabolites and ASD. These findings offer perspectives for the discovery of diagnostic or predictive biomarkers to support clinical practice in treating ASD.

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Autism spectrum disorderDes-Arg(9) bradykininEnrichment analysisMendelian randomizationMetabolite

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