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Study M052

Study name

Cassol E 2015

Title

Altered monoamine and acylcarnitine metabolites in HIV-positive and HIV-negative subjects with depression

Overall design

In this study, untargeted metabolomic profiling of plasma samples across 3 independent cohorts was performed to investigate metabolic pathways associated with major depressive disorder (MDD) in both HIV-positive and negative subjects. The severity of depressive symptoms was assessed by Beck Depression Inventory (BDI > 14) or Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D > 16). Untargeted metabolomic profiling of plasma from 104 subjects (68 HIV-positive and 36 HIV-negative) across 3 independent cohorts was performed using liquid or gas chromatography followed by mass spectrometry.

Study Type

Type1;

Data available

Unavailable

Organism

Human;

Categories of depression

Depressive symptom; Depressive symptom with comorbidity; Depressive symptom with comorbidity;

Criteria for depression

BDI > 14, CES-D > 16

Sample size

104

Tissue

Peripheral; Blood; Plasma;

Platform

MS-based; LC-MS: Waters ACQUITY UPLC and Thermo-Finnigan LTQ mass spectrometer;

MS-based; GC-MS: not reported;

PMID

25942456

DOI

10.1097/QAI.0000000000000551

Citation

Cassol E, Misra V, Morgello S, et al. Altered monoamine and acylcarnitine metabolites in HIV-positive and HIV-negative subjects with depression. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2015;69(1):18-28.

Metabolite

Propionylcarnitine;

p-Hydroxyphenylacetic acid;

Phenylacetic acid;

Isobutyryl-L-carnitine;

Isovalerylcarnitine;

2-Methylbutyroylcarnitine;