Identifying transdiagnostic biological subtypes across schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder based on lipidomics profiles

Emerging evidence has demonstrated overlapping biological abnormalities underlying schizophrenia (SCZ), bipolar disorder (BP), and major depressive disorder (MDD); these overlapping abnormalities help explain the high heterogeneity and the similarity of patients within and among diagnostic categorie...

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Main Authors: Shiwan Tao, Yamin Zhang, Qiang Wang, Chunxia Qiao, Wei Deng, Sugai Liang, Jinxue Wei, Wei Wei, Hua Yu, Xiaojing Li, Mingli Li, Wanjun Guo, Xiaohong Ma, Liansheng Zhao, Tao Li
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcell.2022.969575/full
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author Shiwan Tao
Yamin Zhang
Yamin Zhang
Qiang Wang
Chunxia Qiao
Wei Deng
Wei Deng
Sugai Liang
Sugai Liang
Jinxue Wei
Wei Wei
Wei Wei
Hua Yu
Hua Yu
Xiaojing Li
Xiaojing Li
Mingli Li
Wanjun Guo
Wanjun Guo
Xiaohong Ma
Liansheng Zhao
Tao Li
Tao Li
Tao Li
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Yamin Zhang
Yamin Zhang
Qiang Wang
Chunxia Qiao
Wei Deng
Wei Deng
Sugai Liang
Sugai Liang
Jinxue Wei
Wei Wei
Wei Wei
Hua Yu
Hua Yu
Xiaojing Li
Xiaojing Li
Mingli Li
Wanjun Guo
Wanjun Guo
Xiaohong Ma
Liansheng Zhao
Tao Li
Tao Li
Tao Li
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collection DOAJ
description Emerging evidence has demonstrated overlapping biological abnormalities underlying schizophrenia (SCZ), bipolar disorder (BP), and major depressive disorder (MDD); these overlapping abnormalities help explain the high heterogeneity and the similarity of patients within and among diagnostic categories. This study aimed to identify transdiagnostic subtypes of these psychiatric disorders based on lipidomics abnormalities. We performed discriminant analysis to identify lipids that classified patients (N = 349, 112 with SCZ, 132 with BP, and 105 with MDD) and healthy controls (N = 198). Ten lipids that mainly regulate energy metabolism, inflammation, oxidative stress, and fatty acylation of proteins were identified. We found two subtypes (named Cluster 1 and Cluster 2 subtypes) across patients with SCZ, BP, and MDD by consensus clustering analysis based on the above 10 lipids. The distribution of clinical diagnosis, functional impairment measured by Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) scales, and brain white matter abnormalities measured by fractional anisotropy (FA) and radial diffusivity (RD) differed in the two subtypes. Patients within the Cluster 2 subtype were mainly SCZ and BP patients and featured significantly elevated RD along the genu of corpus callosum (GCC) region and lower GAF scores than patients within the Cluster 1 subtype. The SCZ and BP patients within the Cluster 2 subtype shared similar biological patterns; that is, these patients had comparable brain white matter abnormalities and functional impairment, which is consistent with previous studies. Our findings indicate that peripheral lipid abnormalities might help identify homogeneous transdiagnostic subtypes across psychiatric disorders.
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spelling doaj.art-e227586f9eef4bc1b4f216651163202c2022-12-22T04:23:57ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology2296-634X2022-09-011010.3389/fcell.2022.969575969575Identifying transdiagnostic biological subtypes across schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder based on lipidomics profilesShiwan Tao0Yamin Zhang1Yamin Zhang2Qiang Wang3Chunxia Qiao4Wei Deng5Wei Deng6Sugai Liang7Sugai Liang8Jinxue Wei9Wei Wei10Wei Wei11Hua Yu12Hua Yu13Xiaojing Li14Xiaojing Li15Mingli Li16Wanjun Guo17Wanjun Guo18Xiaohong Ma19Liansheng Zhao20Tao Li21Tao Li22Tao Li23Mental Health Center and Psychiatric Laboratory, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, ChinaDepartment of Neurobiology, Affiliated Mental Health Center & Hangzhou Seventh People’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, ChinaNHC and CAMS Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, MOE Frontier Science Center for Brain Science and Brain-Machine Integration, School of Brain Science and Brain Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, ChinaMental Health Center and Psychiatric Laboratory, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, ChinaMental Health Center and Psychiatric Laboratory, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, ChinaDepartment of Neurobiology, Affiliated Mental Health Center & Hangzhou Seventh People’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, ChinaNHC and CAMS Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, MOE Frontier Science Center for Brain Science and Brain-Machine Integration, School of Brain Science and Brain Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, ChinaDepartment of Neurobiology, Affiliated Mental Health Center & Hangzhou Seventh People’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, ChinaNHC and CAMS Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, MOE Frontier Science Center for Brain Science and Brain-Machine Integration, School of Brain Science and Brain Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, ChinaMental Health Center and Psychiatric Laboratory, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, ChinaDepartment of Neurobiology, Affiliated Mental Health Center & Hangzhou Seventh People’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, ChinaNHC and CAMS Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, MOE Frontier Science Center for Brain Science and Brain-Machine Integration, School of Brain Science and Brain Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, ChinaDepartment of Neurobiology, Affiliated Mental Health Center & Hangzhou Seventh People’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, ChinaNHC and CAMS Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, MOE Frontier Science Center for Brain Science and Brain-Machine Integration, School of Brain Science and Brain Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, ChinaDepartment of Neurobiology, Affiliated Mental Health Center & Hangzhou Seventh People’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, ChinaNHC and CAMS Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, MOE Frontier Science Center for Brain Science and Brain-Machine Integration, School of Brain Science and Brain Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, ChinaMental Health Center and Psychiatric Laboratory, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, ChinaDepartment of Neurobiology, Affiliated Mental Health Center & Hangzhou Seventh People’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, ChinaNHC and CAMS Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, MOE Frontier Science Center for Brain Science and Brain-Machine Integration, School of Brain Science and Brain Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, ChinaMental Health Center and Psychiatric Laboratory, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, ChinaMental Health Center and Psychiatric Laboratory, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, ChinaDepartment of Neurobiology, Affiliated Mental Health Center & Hangzhou Seventh People’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, ChinaNHC and CAMS Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, MOE Frontier Science Center for Brain Science and Brain-Machine Integration, School of Brain Science and Brain Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, ChinaGuangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Center for Brain Science and Brain-Inspired Intelligence, Guangzhou, ChinaEmerging evidence has demonstrated overlapping biological abnormalities underlying schizophrenia (SCZ), bipolar disorder (BP), and major depressive disorder (MDD); these overlapping abnormalities help explain the high heterogeneity and the similarity of patients within and among diagnostic categories. This study aimed to identify transdiagnostic subtypes of these psychiatric disorders based on lipidomics abnormalities. We performed discriminant analysis to identify lipids that classified patients (N = 349, 112 with SCZ, 132 with BP, and 105 with MDD) and healthy controls (N = 198). Ten lipids that mainly regulate energy metabolism, inflammation, oxidative stress, and fatty acylation of proteins were identified. We found two subtypes (named Cluster 1 and Cluster 2 subtypes) across patients with SCZ, BP, and MDD by consensus clustering analysis based on the above 10 lipids. The distribution of clinical diagnosis, functional impairment measured by Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) scales, and brain white matter abnormalities measured by fractional anisotropy (FA) and radial diffusivity (RD) differed in the two subtypes. Patients within the Cluster 2 subtype were mainly SCZ and BP patients and featured significantly elevated RD along the genu of corpus callosum (GCC) region and lower GAF scores than patients within the Cluster 1 subtype. The SCZ and BP patients within the Cluster 2 subtype shared similar biological patterns; that is, these patients had comparable brain white matter abnormalities and functional impairment, which is consistent with previous studies. Our findings indicate that peripheral lipid abnormalities might help identify homogeneous transdiagnostic subtypes across psychiatric disorders.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcell.2022.969575/fullschizophreniabipolar disordermajor depressive disorderlipidomics profilebrain whiter matter
spellingShingle Shiwan Tao
Yamin Zhang
Yamin Zhang
Qiang Wang
Chunxia Qiao
Wei Deng
Wei Deng
Sugai Liang
Sugai Liang
Jinxue Wei
Wei Wei
Wei Wei
Hua Yu
Hua Yu
Xiaojing Li
Xiaojing Li
Mingli Li
Wanjun Guo
Wanjun Guo
Xiaohong Ma
Liansheng Zhao
Tao Li
Tao Li
Tao Li
Identifying transdiagnostic biological subtypes across schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder based on lipidomics profiles
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
schizophrenia
bipolar disorder
major depressive disorder
lipidomics profile
brain whiter matter
title Identifying transdiagnostic biological subtypes across schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder based on lipidomics profiles
title_full Identifying transdiagnostic biological subtypes across schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder based on lipidomics profiles
title_fullStr Identifying transdiagnostic biological subtypes across schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder based on lipidomics profiles
title_full_unstemmed Identifying transdiagnostic biological subtypes across schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder based on lipidomics profiles
title_short Identifying transdiagnostic biological subtypes across schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder based on lipidomics profiles
title_sort identifying transdiagnostic biological subtypes across schizophrenia bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder based on lipidomics profiles
topic schizophrenia
bipolar disorder
major depressive disorder
lipidomics profile
brain whiter matter
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcell.2022.969575/full
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