PMID- 25451444 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20161025 LR - 20181202 IS - 1573-2517 (Electronic) IS - 0165-0327 (Linking) VI - 172 DP - 2015 Feb 1 TI - Serum triglycerides, but not cholesterol or leptin, are decreased in suicide attempters with mood disorders. PG - 403-9 LID - S0165-0327(14)00655-7 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.jad.2014.10.033 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Many peripheral biomarkers, including low cholesterol and its fractions, have been examined to identify suicidal behavior. Herein, we assessed serum lipid profile and some proteins putatively associated with suicidal behavior in subjects with mood disorder (bipolar disorder or major depressive disorder) with a recent suicide attempt and with no lifetime history of suicide attempts. METHODS: Fifty subjects had presented an episode of attempted suicide during the last 15 days, and 36 subjects had no history of any suicide attempt. We measured total cholesterol, HDL, LDL and triglycerides as well as serum leptin, brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), S100B and C-reactive protein (CRP). RESULTS: Individuals that had attempted suicide presented decreased body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference. After adjusting for these confounders, we found that triglycerides were decreased in attempted suicide subjects. We found no differences among total cholesterol, LDL, and HDL or leptin, S100B, CRP and BDNF. LIMITATIONS: This is a cross-sectional study, and we cannot therefore assess whether a decrease in triglycerides caused a mood episode with suicidal ideation that led to a suicide attempt or if the presence of a mood episode originated a loss of appetite and consequent loss of weight, therefore decreasing triglyceride levels. CONCLUSIONS: These results do not support the hypothesis that lower levels of cholesterol are associated with suicidal behavior in a mood disorder sample. However, our data support the idea that adiposity is differentiated in these patients (reduced BMI, waist circumference and serum triglycerides), which could lead to an altered communication between the adipose tissue and brain. CI - Copyright (c) 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - da Graca Cantarelli, Maria AU - da Graca Cantarelli M AD - Post Graduate Program in Neuroscience, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul,Porto Alegre, Brazil. FAU - Nardin, Patricia AU - Nardin P AD - Laboratory of Calcium Binding Proteins in the Central Nervous System, Post Graduate Program in Biochemistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil. FAU - Buffon, Andreia AU - Buffon A AD - Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil. FAU - Eidt, Murilo Castilhos AU - Eidt MC AD - Study Center Jose de Barros Falcao, Porto Alegre, Brazil. FAU - Antonio Godoy, Luiz AU - Antonio Godoy L AD - Sao Jose Psychiatric Clinic, Porto Alegre, Brazil. FAU - Fernandes, Brisa S AU - Fernandes BS AD - Laboratory of Calcium Binding Proteins in the Central Nervous System, Post Graduate Program in Biochemistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil. FAU - Goncalves, Carlos-Alberto AU - Goncalves CA AD - Post Graduate Program in Neuroscience, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul,Porto Alegre, Brazil; Laboratory of Calcium Binding Proteins in the Central Nervous System, Post Graduate Program in Biochemistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil. Electronic address: casg@ufrgs.br. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20141022 PL - Netherlands TA - J Affect Disord JT - Journal of affective disorders JID - 7906073 RN - 0 (Biomarkers) RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 0 (Leptin) RN - 0 (Triglycerides) RN - 7171WSG8A2 (BDNF protein, human) RN - 9007-41-4 (C-Reactive Protein) RN - 97C5T2UQ7J (Cholesterol) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Biomarkers/blood MH - Bipolar Disorder/blood/complications MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/blood MH - C-Reactive Protein/metabolism MH - Cholesterol/blood MH - Cross-Sectional Studies MH - Depressive Disorder, Major/blood/complications MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Leptin/blood MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - Mood Disorders/*blood/*complications MH - Suicidal Ideation MH - *Suicide, Attempted MH - Triglycerides/*blood OTO - NOTNLM OT - Cholesterol OT - Leptin OT - Mood affective disorders OT - Suicide OT - Triglycerides EDAT- 2014/12/03 06:00 MHDA- 2016/10/26 06:00 CRDT- 2014/12/03 06:00 PHST- 2014/10/08 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/10/14 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/12/03 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/12/03 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/10/26 06:00 [medline] AID - S0165-0327(14)00655-7 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.jad.2014.10.033 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Affect Disord. 2015 Feb 1;172:403-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2014.10.033. Epub 2014 Oct 22.