Changes of Altruistic Behavior and Kynurenine Pathway in Late-Life Depression.

Abstract:

Background:Depressive patients show less altruistic behavior. While, older adults present higher tendencies for altruism than younger adults. Depression and age are two of the influencing factors of altruism, kynurenine (KYN), and its metabolites. However, the characteristics of altruism in late-life depression (LLD) and its possible underlying mechanism have not been studied. Objective:We aimed to explore the characteristics of altruism in LLD patients and its neurobiological mechanism and structural brain network. We investigated whether the levels of metabolites in kynurenine pathway (KP) and white matter (WM) network topological features would influence the altruistic behavior in LLD patients. Methods:Thirty-four LLD patients and 36 heathy controls (HCs) were included. Altruism was evaluated by the Dictator Game (DG) paradigm. Serum concentrations of KP metabolites were detected by the liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method. The topological features of the WM network were calculated from diffusion tensor imaging data in conjunction with graph-theoretical analysis. Results:The LLD participants exhibited a higher level of altruism and WM global network properties than the HCs. Kynurenic acid to kynurenine (KYNA/KYN) ratio was associated with the DG performance in LLD group. KYNA/KYN ratio was associated with the WM network properties in HC group. Conclusions:KYN metabolism played an important role in altruistic behavior in LLD.

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Front Psychiatry

journal_title

Frontiers in psychiatry

authors

Wu Y,Mai N,Weng X,Liang J,Ning Y

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10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00338

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Has Abstract

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2020-04-30 00:00:00

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338

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1664-0640

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11

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