Li Jia, Mei Peng-Cheng, An Na, Fan Xiao-Xiao, Liu Yan-Qun, Zhu Quan-Fei, Feng Yu-Qi
Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
School of Bioengineering and Health, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan 430200, China.
Metabolites. 2025 Mar 6;15(3):179. doi: 10.3390/metabo15030179.
: Prenatal depression (PND) poses a significant threat to the health of both the mother and the developing fetus. Despite its increasing prevalence, the pathophysiology of PND is not yet fully elucidated. : In this study, we aimed to investigate the fecal metabolites and gut microbiota in PND patients compared to healthy controls and to explore potential correlations between these factors. : Through untargeted metabolomics analysis, we identified 75 significantly altered metabolites in PND patients, of which 27 were structurally annotated and implicated key pathways, such as linoleic acid metabolism and phenylalanine, tyrosine, and tryptophan biosynthesis. Notably, two Clostridia-associated enterobacteria, and , which were enriched in the PND group, were significantly positively correlated with tyrosine and negatively correlated with multiple sulfated neurosteroids. : Our findings underscore a robust association between gut microbiota dysbiosis and metabolic disturbances in PND, with specific alterations noted in tyrosine metabolism, sulfated neurosteroid homeostasis, and linoleic acid pathways. These dysregulated metabolites-tyrosine, sulfated neurosteroids, and linoleic acid-may serve as potential diagnostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets. Moreover, their interplay provides new insights into the pathophysiological mechanisms of PND, particularly highlighting the role of gut-brain axis signaling in neuroendocrine dysregulation and inflammatory responses. However, further large-scale studies and animal models are required to validate these findings and explore detailed mechanistic pathways.
产前抑郁症(PND)对母亲和发育中的胎儿的健康构成重大威胁。尽管其患病率不断上升,但PND的病理生理学尚未完全阐明。在本研究中,我们旨在调查PND患者与健康对照者的粪便代谢物和肠道微生物群,并探索这些因素之间的潜在相关性。通过非靶向代谢组学分析,我们在PND患者中鉴定出75种显著改变的代谢物,其中27种在结构上得到注释,并涉及关键途径,如亚油酸代谢以及苯丙氨酸、酪氨酸和色氨酸的生物合成。值得注意的是,PND组中富集的两种与梭菌相关的肠杆菌与酪氨酸显著正相关,与多种硫酸化神经甾体负相关。我们的研究结果强调了肠道微生物群失调与PND中的代谢紊乱之间存在密切关联,在酪氨酸代谢、硫酸化神经甾体稳态和亚油酸途径中发现了特定改变。这些失调的代谢物——酪氨酸、硫酸化神经甾体和亚油酸——可能作为潜在的诊断生物标志物和治疗靶点。此外,它们之间的相互作用为PND的病理生理机制提供了新的见解,尤其突出了肠-脑轴信号在神经内分泌失调和炎症反应中的作用。然而,需要进一步的大规模研究和动物模型来验证这些发现并探索详细的机制途径。
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