Publication Name	World Journal of Psychiatry
Manuscript ID	102618
Country	China

Category	Psychology, Psychoanalysis
Manuscript Type	Case Control Study
Article Title	Alterations of serum metabolic profile in major depressive disorder: A case-control study in the Chinese population
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Bing Cao, Yuan-Li Liu, Na Wang, Yan Huang, Chen-Xuan Lu, Qian-Ying Li and Hong-Yu Zou
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number National Natural Science Foundation of China 32300926 outh Project of Science and Technology Research Program of Chongqing Education Commission of China KJQN202402810 Science and Health Joint Medical Research Project of Chongqing Nanan District 2020-12
Corresponding Author	Hong-Yu Zou, Assistant Professor, MD, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical and Pharmaceutical College, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical and Pharmaceutical College, Chongqing, Chongqing 400715, Chongqing, China. zouxiaobao19@163.com
Key Words	Metabolites; Serum metabolic profiling; Major depressive disorder; Psychological variables; Clinical variables
Core Tip	our study reported metabolites (some lipids, steroids, amino acids, car-nitines and alkaloids) responsible for discriminating MDD patients and HCs. This metabolite signature may facilitate the development of a labor-atory-based diagnostic test for MDD. The mechanisms underlying the association between psychological or clinical variables and differential metabolites also deserve further exploration.
Citation	<p>Cao B, Liu YL, Wang N, Huang Y, Lu CX, Li QY, Zou HY. Alterations of serum metabolic profile in major depressive disorder: A case-control study in the Chinese population. <i>World J Psychiatry</i> 2025; 15(5): 102618</p>

Received	2024-10-28 06:50
Peer-Review Started	2024-10-28 06:50
To Make the First Decision
Return for Revision	2025-02-10 08:24
Revised	2025-02-22 17:23
Second Decision	2025-03-20 02:35
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2025-03-21 09:21
Articles in Press	2025-03-21 09:21
Publication Fee Transferred	2025-02-25 14:18
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2025-04-07 02:25
Typeset the Manuscript	2025-04-21 01:28

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