Associations between increased circulating endothelial progenitor cell levels and anxiety/depressive severity, cognitive deficit and function disability among patients with major depressive disorder

Abstract The association of major depressive disorder (MDD) with cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) through endothelial dysfunction is bidirectional. Circulating endothelial progenitor cells (cEPCs), essential for endothelial repair and function, are associated with risks of various CVDs. Here, the rela...

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Main Authors: Ying-Jay Liou, Mu-Hong Chen, Ju-Wei Hsu, Kai-Lin Huang, Po-Hsun Huang, Ya-Mei Bai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-97853-9