{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Savitz J"],"funding":["NICHD NIH HHS","NIMH NIH HHS","NIGMS NIH HHS"],"pagination":["2500-2509"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8144244"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["52(13)"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>An inflammation-induced imbalance in the kynurenine pathway (KP) has been reported in major depressive disorder but the utility of these metabolites as predictive or therapeutic biomarkers of behavioral activation (BA) therapy is unknown.<h4>Methods</h4>Serum samples were provided by 56 depressed individuals before BA therapy and 29 of these individuals also provided samples after 10 weeks of therapy to measure cytokines and KP metabolites. The PROMIS Depression Scale (PROMIS-D) and the Sheehan Disability Scale were administered weekly and the Beck depression inventory was administered pre- and post-therapy. Data were analyzed with linear mixed-effect, general linear, and logistic regression models. The primary outcome for the biomarker analyses was the ratio of kynureni"],"journal":["Psychological medicine"],"pubmed_title":["Behavioral activation therapy for depression is associated with a reduction in the concentration of circulating quinolinic acid."],"pmcid":["PMC8144244"],"funding_grant_id":["R01 MH123691","F31 HD103340","P20 GM121312","R21 MH113871","K23 MH108707"],"pubmed_authors":["Ford BN","Paulus MP","Savitz J","Akeman E","Yeh HW","Clausen AN","Kirlic N","Martell C","Aupperle RL","Irwin MR","Santiago J","Teague TK","Cosgrove K"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Behavioral activation therapy for depression is associated with a reduction in the concentration of circulating quinolinic acid.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>An inflammation-induced imbalance in the kynurenine pathway (KP) has been reported in major depressive disorder but the utility of these metabolites as predictive or therapeutic biomarkers of behavioral activation (BA) therapy is unknown.<h4>Methods</h4>Serum samples were provided by 56 depressed individuals before BA therapy and 29 of these individuals also provided samples after 10 weeks of therapy to measure cytokines and KP metabolites. The PROMIS Depression Scale (PROMIS-D) and the Sheehan Disability Scale were administered weekly and the Beck depression inventory was administered pre- and post-therapy. Data were analyzed with linear mixed-effect, general linear, and logistic regression models. The primary outcome for the biomarker analyses was the ratio of kynureni","dates":{"release":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2022 Oct","modification":"2026-05-08T02:33:52.068Z","creation":"2024-11-06T17:05:40.557Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC8144244","cross_references":{"pubmed":["33234171"],"doi":["10.1017/s0033291720004389","10.1017/S0033291720004389"]}}