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ArticleInternational journal of women's health2025

Exploring Gut Microbe-Host Genes in Postpartum Depression: Mendelian Randomization and Transcriptomic Analysis.

Ting Cong, Jing Liu, Li Yuan, Zhenchen Chu

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Ting Cong *Department of Anesthesiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, 266000, People's Republic of China.
Jing Liu *Department of Psychiatry, Dalian Seventh People's Hospital, Dalian, Liaoning, 116023, People's Republic of China.
Li YuanDepartment of Anesthesiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, 266000, People's Republic of China.
Zhenchen ChuDepartment of Orthopedics, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao, Shandong, 266011, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0003-3650-5994

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Purpose: To suggest a potential causal role of gut microbiota in Postpartum depression (PPD) and identify susceptible microbiota-host genes. Patients and Methods: The two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) study was carried out with the genome-wide association studies (GWAS) data of 196 gut microbial taxa and PPD. Causal relationships were evaluated with inverse variance weighted (IVW), MR‒Egger, weighted mode, and weighted median approaches. Cochran's Q test, the MR‒Egger intercept test, the MR-PRESSO test, and leave-one-out analysis were performed for assessing pleiotropy and heterogeneity. Additionally, false discovery rate (FDR) correction was completed via q-value method. A microarray dataset was carried out to identify susceptible microbiota-host genes. Results: IVW suggested that the family Conclusion: The findings support the genetically predicted causal relationship of gut microbiota with PPD and identify susceptible microbiota-host genes as potential therapeutic targets or diagnostic biomarkers, providing new insights into the prevention and intervention of PPD.

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gut microbe‒host genesgut microbiotaMendelian randomizationpostpartum depressiontranscriptome dataset

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PMCPMC12667416

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