Toll-like receptor 4 methylation grade is linked to depressive symptom severity

Autor: Annica J. Rasmusson, Maike Gallwitz, Bardia Soltanabadi, Diana M. Ciuculete, Jonas Mengel-From, Kaare Christensen, Marianne Nygaard, Mette Soerensen, Adrian E. Boström, Robert Fredriksson, Eva Freyhult, Jessica Mwinyi, Darina Czamara, Elisabeth B. Binder, Helgi B. Schiöth, Janet L. Cunningham
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Translational Psychiatry, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2158-3188
DOI: 10.1038/s41398-021-01481-w
Popis: Abstract This study explores potential associations between the methylation of promoter-associated CpG sites of the toll-like receptor (TLR)-family, plasma levels of pro-inflammatory proteins and depressive symptoms in young female psychiatric patients. Ratings of depressive symptoms and blood samples were obtained from 92 young women seeking psychiatric care. Methylation of 32 promoter-associated CpG sites in TLR1 to TLR10 was analysed using the Illumina Infinium Methylation EPIC BeadChip. Expression levels of 91 inflammatory proteins were determined by proximity extension assay. Statistical correlations between depressive state, TLR1-10 methylation and inflammatory proteins were investigated. Four additional cohorts were studied to evaluate the generalizability of the findings. In the discovery cohort, methylation grade of cg05429895 (TLR4) in blood was inversely correlated with depressive symptoms score in young adults. After correction for multiple testing, plasma levels of macrophage inflammatory protein 1β (MIP-1β/CCL4) were associated with both TLR4 methylation and depressive symptom severity. A similar inverse association between TLR4 methylation in blood and affective symptoms score was also found in a cohort of 148 both males and females (
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