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Seungmin Kim^1,2, Youbin Kang³, Hyunku Shin⁴

¹Department of Biomedical Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea.

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This study uses deep learning and spectroscopy of extracellular vesicles to accurately detect depression and predict antidepressant response. This offers a new objective method for personalized mental health treatment.

Keywords:

artificial intelligence depression diagnosis extracellular vesicles surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy treatment monitoring

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Area of Science:

Biochemistry
Artificial Intelligence
Psychiatry

Background:

Predicting antidepressant treatment response is vital for effective mental healthcare.
Current diagnostic methods rely on subjective indicators, necessitating objective approaches.
Personalized therapeutic strategies require reliable biomarkers for treatment success.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a deep learning-based method for depression detection and antidepressant treatment response prediction.
To utilize spectroscopic analysis of extracellular vesicles (EVs) for objective diagnostic indicators.
To enhance personalized medicine through a novel liquid biopsy approach.

Main Methods:

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) were isolated from plasma samples of depressed and non-depressed individuals.
Raman spectroscopy was employed to acquire spectral data from EVs.
A deep learning algorithm was developed and validated for depression diagnosis and treatment response prediction.

Main Results:

The algorithm achieved an Area Under the Curve (AUC) of 0.95 in distinguishing depression patients from healthy individuals and those with panic disorder.
The model demonstrated high accuracy in identifying depression patients likely to respond to antidepressants, with an AUC of 0.91 for classifying responders and non-responders.
Explainable AI (XAI) was applied to provide a diagnostic foundation and support personalized medicine.

Conclusions:

Deep learning-based spectroscopic analysis of plasma EVs offers a highly accurate and objective method for depression diagnosis.
This approach can predict antidepressant treatment response, paving the way for personalized psychiatric care.
The study highlights the potential of liquid biopsy using EVs for mental disorder diagnosis and companion diagnostics.