在患有神经发育障碍的儿童中,神经生长因子和血管酶转化酶2水平
Melike Kevser Gul1, Murside Sahin1, Esra Demirci1
1Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Erciyes University School of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey.
The International journal of neuroscience
|September 11, 2023
概括
这项研究探讨了神经发育障碍 (NDD) 的儿童的神经生长因子 (NGF) 和血管酶转化酶2 (ACE2). 在患有NDD的女孩中观察到较低的ACE2水平,这表明潜在的性别特异性生物标志物.
科学领域:
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 儿科 儿科 儿科
- 遗传学 是一个遗传学.
背景情况:
- 神经发育障碍 (NDD) 是一种常见的儿童精神疾病,具有复杂的病因.
- 识别可靠的生物标志物对于理解NDD至关重要.
- 神经生长因子 (NGF) 和血管酶转化酶2 (ACE2) 是研究的潜在候选者.
研究的目的:
- 在被诊断患有注意力缺陷多动症障碍 (ADHD),自闭症谱系障碍 (ASD) 和智力障碍 (ID) 的儿童中调查NGF和ACE2的血清水平.
- 将这些水平与健康对照组 (HCs) 的水平进行比较.
主要方法:
- 这项研究包括74名患有NDD (24个ADHD,25个ASD,25个ID) 和30个HC的儿童.
- 使用ELISA套件测量血清NGF和ACE2水平.
- 还评估了全血细胞计 (CBC),禁食葡萄糖和血清脂质配置文件.
主要成果:
- 与HC相比,患有NDD的女孩表现出较低的ACE2水平.
- 患有自闭症的男孩的甘油三水平明显高于其他群体.
- 在所有参与者中观察到ACE2和NGF水平之间的正相关性.
结论:
- ACE2和NGF值得进一步研究,因为它们是NDD中的潜在生物标志物.
- 未来的研究应该包括更大的样本规模和更广泛的NDD,以探索特定性别的关联.
- 这些发现为了解ACE2和NGF在ADHD,ASD和ID病理生理学中的作用提供了基础.
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