Fibromyalgia and Depression in Women: An 1H-NMR Metabolomic Study

Autor: Carmen Marino, Manuela Grimaldi, Paola Sabatini, Patrizia Amato, Arianna Pallavicino, Carmen Ricciardelli, Anna Maria D’Ursi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Metabolites, Vol 11, Iss 7, p 429 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2218-1989
DOI: 10.3390/metabo11070429
Popis: Fibromyalgia is a chronic and systemic syndrome characterized by muscle, bone, and joint pain. It is a gender-specific condition with a 9:1 incidence ratio between women and men. Fibromyalgia is frequently associated with psychic disorders affecting the cognitive and emotional spheres. In the reported work, we compared 31 female fibromyalgia patients to 31 female healthy controls. They were analyzed for biochemical clinical parameters, for autoimmune markers, and were subjected to 1H-NMR metabolomics analysis. To identify a correlation between the metabolomic profile and the psychic condition, a subset of 19 fibromyalgia patients was subjected to HAM-A and HAM-D Hamilton depression tests. Multivariate statistical analysis showed the dysmetabolism of several metabolites involved in energy balance that are associated with systemic inflammatory conditions. The severity of depression worsens dysmetabolic conditions; conversely, glycine and glutamate, known for their critical role as neuromodulators, appear to be potential biomarkers of fibromyalgia and are associated with different severity depression conditions.
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