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Inflammatory and oxidative stress markers in post-traumatic stress disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been associated with persistent, low-degree inflammation, which could explain the increased prevalence of autoimmune conditions and accelerated aging among patients. The aim of the present study is to assess which inflammatory and oxidative stress markers ar...

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Published in:Molecular psychiatry 2022-08, Vol.27 (8), p.3150-3163
Main Authors: Peruzzolo, Tatiana Lauxen, Pinto, Jairo Vinícius, Roza, Thiago Henrique, Shintani, Augusto Ossamu, Anzolin, Ana Paula, Gnielka, Vanessa, Kohmann, André Moura, Marin, Amanda Salvador, Lorenzon, Vitória Ruschel, Brunoni, André Russowsky, Kapczinski, Flávio, Passos, Ives Cavalcante
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Summary:Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been associated with persistent, low-degree inflammation, which could explain the increased prevalence of autoimmune conditions and accelerated aging among patients. The aim of the present study is to assess which inflammatory and oxidative stress markers are associated with PTSD. We carried out a meta-analytic and meta-regression analysis based on a systematic review of studies comparing inflammatory and oxidative stress markers between patients with PTSD and controls. We undertook meta-analyses whenever values of inflammatory and oxidative stress markers were available in two or more studies. Overall, 28,008 abstracts were identified, and 54 studies were included, with a total of 8394 participants. The Newcastle-Ottawa Quality Assessment Scale was used to evaluate the quality of the studies. Concentrations of C-reactive protein (SMD = 0.64; 95% CI: 0.21 to 1.06; p  = 0.0031; k  = 12), interleukin 6 (SMD = 0.94; 95% CI: 0.36 to 1.52; p  = 0.0014; k  = 32), and tumor necrosis factor-α (SMD = 0.89; 95% CI: 0.23 to 1.55; p  = 0.0080; k  = 24) were significantly increased in patients with PTSD in comparison with healthy controls. Interleukin 1β levels almost reached the threshold for significance (SMD = 1.20; 95% CI: –0.04 to 2.44; p  = 0.0569; k  = 15). No oxidative stress marker was associated with PTSD. These findings may explain why PTSD is associated with accelerated aging and illnesses in which immune activation has a key role, such as cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. In addition, they pointed to the potential role of inflammatory markers as therapeutic targets.
ISSN:1359-4184
1476-5578
DOI:10.1038/s41380-022-01564-0