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Dynamic analysis of the endogenous metabolites in depressed patients treated with TCM formula Xiaoyaosan using urinary (1)H NMR-based metabolomics.

AbstractETHNOPHAMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:
Xiaoyaosan (XYS), one of the best-known traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions with a long history of use, is composed of Bupleurum chinense DC., Paeonia lactiflora Pall., Poria cocos (Schw.) Wolf, Angelica sinensis (Oliv.) Diels, Zingiber officinale Rosc., Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz., Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch., and Mentha haplocalyx Briq. For centuries, XYS has been widely used in China for the treatment of mental disorders such as depression. However, the complicated mechanism underlying the antidepressant activity of XYS is not yet well-understood. This understanding is complicated by the sophisticated pathophysiology of depression and by the complexity of XYS, which has multiple constituents acting on different metabolic pathways. The variations of endogenous metabolites in depressed patients after administration of XYS may help elucidate the anti-depressant effect and mechanism of action of XYS. The aim of this study is to establish the metabolic profile of depressive disorder and to investigate the changes of endogenous metabolites in the depressed patients before and after the treatment of Xiaoyaosan using the dynamic analysis of urine metabolomics profiles based on (1)H NMR.
MATERIALS AND METHODS:
Twenty-one depressed patients were recruited from the Traditional Chinese Medicine Department of the First Affiliated Hospital of Shanxi Medical University. Small endogenous metabolites present in urine samples were measured by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and analyzed by multivariate statistical methods. The patients then received XYS treatment for six weeks, after which their Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD) scores were significantly decreased compared with their baseline scores (p≤0.01). Eight components in urine specimens were identified that enabled discrimination between the pre- and post-XYS-treated samples.
RESULTS:
Urinary of creatinine, taurine, 2-oxoglutarate and xanthurenic acid increased significantly after XYS treatment (p≤0.05), while the urinary levels of citrate, lactate, alanine and dimethylamine decreased significantly (p≤0.05) compared with pre-treatment urine samples. These statistically significant perturbations are involved in energy metabolism, gut microbes, tryptophan metabolism and taurine metabolism.
CONCLUSIONS:
The symptoms of depression had been improved after 6 weeks׳ treatment of XYS according to evaluation of HAMD scores. The dynamic tendency of the 8 metabolites that changed significantly during the treatment of XYS is consistent with the improvement in symptoms of depression. These metabolites may be used as biomarkers for the diagnosis of depressive disorders or the evaluation of the antidepressant as well as the exploration of the mechanism of depression.
AuthorsJun-sheng Tian, Guo-jiang Peng, Xiao-xia Gao, Yu-zhi Zhou, Jie Xing, Xue-mei Qin, Guan-hua Du
JournalJournal of ethnopharmacology (J Ethnopharmacol) Vol. 158 Pt A Pg. 1-10 (Dec 02 2014) ISSN: 1872-7573 [Electronic] Ireland
PMID25448502 (Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
CopyrightCopyright © 2014 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
Chemical References
  • Antidepressive Agents
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal
  • xiaoyaosan
Topics
  • Adult
  • Antidepressive Agents (metabolism, therapeutic use)
  • China
  • Depressive Disorder (drug therapy, metabolism, physiopathology)
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal (metabolism, therapeutic use)
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (methods)
  • Male
  • Medicine, Chinese Traditional
  • Metabolomics
  • Middle Aged
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
  • Treatment Outcome

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