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ArticleEuropean archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience2026

Untargeted plasma metabolomics identifies metabolite signatures associated with suicidality status in chronic schizophrenia.

Lijun Wang, Chenghao Lu, Xiaochun Sun, Wenjie Sun, Yuxin Han, Ziyu Zhou, Yanzhe Li, Nannan Liu, Xinxu Wang, Shen Li and 1 more

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Lijun Wang *Institute of Mental Health, Tianjin Anding Hospital, Mental Health Center of Tianjin University, No. 13, Liulin Road, Hexi District, Tianjin, 300222, China.
Chenghao Lu *Institute of Mental Health, Tianjin Anding Hospital, Mental Health Center of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300222, China.
Xiaochun SunInstitute of Mental Health, Tianjin Anding Hospital, Mental Health Center of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300222, China.
Wenjie SunInstitute of Mental Health, Tianjin Anding Hospital, Mental Health Center of Tianjin University, No. 13, Liulin Road, Hexi District, Tianjin, 300222, China.
Yuxin HanInstitute of Mental Health, Tianjin Anding Hospital, Mental Health Center of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300222, China.
Ziyu ZhouInstitute of Mental Health, Tianjin Anding Hospital, Mental Health Center of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300222, China.
Yanzhe LiInstitute of Mental Health, Tianjin Anding Hospital, Mental Health Center of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300222, China.
Nannan LiuInstitute of Mental Health, Tianjin Anding Hospital, Mental Health Center of Tianjin University, No. 13, Liulin Road, Hexi District, Tianjin, 300222, China.
Xinxu WangInstitute of Mental Health, Tianjin Anding Hospital, Mental Health Center of Tianjin University, No. 13, Liulin Road, Hexi District, Tianjin, 300222, China.
Shen LiInstitute of Mental Health, Tianjin Anding Hospital, Mental Health Center of Tianjin University, No. 13, Liulin Road, Hexi District, Tianjin, 300222, China. lishen@tmu.edu.cn.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7157-7945
Jie LiInstitute of Mental Health, Tianjin Anding Hospital, Mental Health Center of Tianjin University, No. 13, Liulin Road, Hexi District, Tianjin, 300222, China. jieli@tmu.edu.cn.

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National Natural Science Foundation of China 82371512National Natural Science Foundation of China 82571719the Tianjin Key Medical Discipline Construction Project TJYXZDXK-3-015B
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background and hypothesisSuicide contributes substantially to mortality in schizophrenia, yet metabolic signatures associated with suicidality remain poorly understood. We applied untargeted plasma metabolomics with multivariate modeling to identify plasma metabolic signatures associated with suicidality status and clinical features. STUDY

designWe enrolled 146 frequency-matched psychiatric inpatients with chronic schizophrenia: 73 in the suicide-risk (SR) group, defined by current suicidal ideation or suicidal behavior/attempt history at admission, and 73 in the non-suicide-risk (NSR) group. Plasma samples underwent untargeted metabolomic profiling. Discriminating metabolites were identified using orthogonal partial least squares discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA) and Benjamini-Hochberg-adjusted Mann-Whitney U testing (variable importance in projection [VIP] >1.0 and adjusted p <0.05). Stepwise logistic regression with forced clinical covariates generated an exploratory metabolite-based classification model, and Spearman correlations examined associations with Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) and Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS) scores. STUDY

resultsOPLS-DA identified 70 discriminating metabolites (R

conclusionsPlasma metabolic differences involving sphingolipid, lysine/carnitine, neuroinflammatory, amino-acid, and glutathione-related pathways were associated with suicidality status in chronic schizophrenia. These exploratory cross-sectional findings require validation in larger longitudinal cohorts using dedicated suicidality assessments.

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MetabolomeMetabolomicsSchizophreniaSchizophrenic PsychologySuicidal IdeationAdultChronic DiseaseFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedChronic schizophreniaMetabolite signaturesOPLS-DASuicide riskUntargeted metabolomics

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