Urinary proteome comparison in modified electroconvulsive therapy in
depression disorder:new approach in the therapeutic mechanism
Abstract
Modified electroconvulsive therapy (MECT) is an effective treatment for
mood and psychiatric disorders and provides rapid and significant
improvements in severe symptoms of several mental health conditions. The
basis and molecular mechanisms underlying the therapeutic effects of
MECT are poorly understood. We attempted to compare the urinary proteome
of each depressive patient before and after electroconvulsive therapy.
54 urinary proteomes from 9 patients were analyzed, including before and
after MECT. Due to the heterogeneity of depression disorder, comparing
the urine proteome of each person before and after treatment was used.
Common differential protein and biological process were thought to
contribute most to the changes caused by MECT. The common biological
processes enriched by differential proteins through GO analysis with
most patients mainly included cell adhesion (9/9 patients), immune
response (7/9), axon guidance (7/9), and oxidation stress (7/9).
Moreover, the common biological pathways identified by Ingenuity Pathway
Analysis software showed that acute phase response signaling (7/9
patients), NRF2-mediated oxidative stress response (7/9), synaptogenesis
signaling pathway (5/9), and ephrin B signaling (5/9) were all
upregulated among each patient and were involved in promoting synaptic
plasticity and neuroplasticity. Common biological processes and pathways
top distributed in urine were reported about resulting in increased
excitatory synaptic activity, which were related to the mechanism of
MECT in the treatment of mental illnesses. In addition, the common
differential proteins CSPG4, CBG, APP, NCAM1, and ARSA were suspected to
be related to memory loss, memory damage, and memory formation, which
might be the effects of MECT.