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Area of Science:

  • Cardiovascular Research
  • Neuroscience
  • Cell Biology

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  • Circulating endothelial progenitor cells (cEPCs) are vital for cardiovascular health.
  • Bipolar disorder (BPD) patients face elevated cardiovascular disorder (CVD) risks.
  • Understanding cEPC dysfunction in BPD is crucial for risk assessment.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the functional characteristics of cEPCs in BPD.
  • To correlate cEPC function with BPD clinical and cognitive features.

Main Methods:

  • Compared cEPC adhesion and apoptosis in 69 BPD patients and 41 healthy controls (HCs).
  • Assessed BPD symptoms using YMRS, CGI-BP, HDRS, MADRS, HARS, DSS.
  • Evaluated cognitive function via 2-back and Go/No-Go tasks.

Main Results:

  • BPD patients exhibited significantly reduced cEPC adhesive function compared to HCs (Pcorr=0.027).
  • Lower cEPC adhesion correlated with higher YMRS (Pcorr=0.0002) and CGI-BP (Pcorr=0.0009) scores.
  • Reduced cEPC apoptosis linked to increased errors in 2-back (Pcorr=0.028) and Go/No-Go (Pcorr=0.029) tasks.

Conclusions:

  • BPD is associated with attenuated cEPC adhesive function.
  • Altered cEPC adhesion and apoptosis correlate with BPD symptom severity and cognitive deficits, particularly response inhibition.