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ABSTRACT: Background
Oxidative stress and oxidation-induced DNA damage may contribute to the pathophysiology of depression. Two key mediators of base excision repair (BER) in response to oxidative damage of DNA are OGG1 and PARP1. Few studies have examined changes in OGG1 or PARP1 mRNA in patients with depression or following antidepressant treatment. We examined PARP1 and OGG1 mRNA levels in patients with depression at baseline/pre-electroconvulsive therapy (baseline/pre-ECT) vs in healthy controls and in patients following a course of ECT.Methods
PARP1 and OGG1 were examined in whole blood samples from medicated patients with depression and controls using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. Exploratory subgroup correlational analyses were performed to determine associ
SUBMITTER: Ryan KM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9926051 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature