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Gassó P, Rodríguez N, Martínez-Pinteño A, Mezquida G, Ribeiro M, González-Peñas J, Zorrilla I, Martínez-Sadurni L, Rodriguez-Jimenez R, Corripio I, Sarró S, Ibáñez A, Usall J, Lobo A, Moren C, Cuesta MJ, Parellada M, González-Pinto A, Berrocoso E, Bernardo M, Mas S. A longitudinal study of gene expression in first-episode schizophrenia; exploring relapse mechanisms by co-expression analysis in peripheral blood. Transl Psychiatry 2021; 11:539. [PMID: 34667144 PMCID: PMC8526619 DOI: 10.1038/s41398-021-01645-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2021] [Revised: 09/22/2021] [Accepted: 09/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Little is known about the pathophysiological mechanisms of relapse in first-episode schizophrenia, which limits the study of potential biomarkers. To explore relapse mechanisms and identify potential biomarkers for relapse prediction, we analyzed gene expression in peripheral blood in a cohort of first-episode schizophrenia patients with less than 5 years of evolution who had been evaluated over a 3-year follow-up period. A total of 91 participants of the 2EPs project formed the sample for baseline gene expression analysis. Of these, 67 provided biological samples at follow-up (36 after 3 years and 31 at relapse). Gene expression was assessed using the Clariom S Human Array. Weighted gene co-expression network analysis was applied to identify modules of co-expressed genes and to analyze their preservation after 3 years of follow-up or at relapse. Among the 25 modules identified, one module was semi-conserved at relapse (DarkTurquoise) and was enriched with risk genes for schizophrenia, showing a dysregulation of the TCF4 gene network in the module. Two modules were semi-conserved both at relapse and after 3 years of follow-up (DarkRed and DarkGrey) and were found to be biologically associated with protein modification and protein location processes. Higher expression of DarkRed genes was associated with higher risk of suffering a relapse and early appearance of relapse (p = 0.045). Our findings suggest that a dysregulation of the TCF4 network could be an important step in the biological process that leads to relapse and suggest that genes related to the ubiquitin proteosome system could be potential biomarkers of relapse.
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Affiliation(s)
- P. Gassó
- grid.5841.80000 0004 1937 0247Department of Clinical Foundations, Pharmacology Unit, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain ,grid.10403.36Institut d’investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPs), Barcelona, Spain
| | - N. Rodríguez
- grid.5841.80000 0004 1937 0247Department of Clinical Foundations, Pharmacology Unit, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain ,grid.10403.36Institut d’investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPs), Barcelona, Spain
| | - A. Martínez-Pinteño
- grid.5841.80000 0004 1937 0247Department of Clinical Foundations, Pharmacology Unit, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain ,grid.10403.36Institut d’investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPs), Barcelona, Spain
| | - G. Mezquida
- grid.5841.80000 0004 1937 0247Department of Clinical Foundations, Pharmacology Unit, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain ,grid.10403.36Institut d’investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPs), Barcelona, Spain ,grid.410458.c0000 0000 9635 9413Barcelona Clínic Schizophrenia Unit (BCSU), Neuroscience Institute, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain ,grid.469673.90000 0004 5901 7501Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Madrid, Spain
| | - M. Ribeiro
- grid.497559.3Department of Psychiatry, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain ,grid.508840.10000 0004 7662 6114IdiSNA, Navarra Institute for Health Research, Pamplona, Spain
| | - J. González-Peñas
- grid.469673.90000 0004 5901 7501Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Madrid, Spain ,grid.4795.f0000 0001 2157 7667Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, IiSGM, School of Medicine, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
| | - I. Zorrilla
- grid.469673.90000 0004 5901 7501Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Madrid, Spain ,Department of Psychiatry, Hospital Universitario de Alava, Vitoria, Spain ,BIOARABA Health Research Institute, Vitoria, Spain ,grid.11480.3c0000000121671098University of the Basque Country, Vitoria, Spain
| | - L. Martínez-Sadurni
- grid.411142.30000 0004 1767 8811Hospital del Mar Medicar Research Institute (IMIM), Barcelona, Spain
| | - R. Rodriguez-Jimenez
- grid.469673.90000 0004 5901 7501Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Madrid, Spain ,grid.144756.50000 0001 1945 5329Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), Madrid, Spain ,grid.4795.f0000 0001 2157 7667CogPsy Group, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), Madrid, Spain
| | - I. Corripio
- grid.469673.90000 0004 5901 7501Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Madrid, Spain ,grid.413396.a0000 0004 1768 8905Psychiatry Department, Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica-Sant Pau (IIB-SANT PAU), Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain ,grid.7080.f0000 0001 2296 0625Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Barcelona, Spain
| | - S. Sarró
- grid.469673.90000 0004 5901 7501Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Madrid, Spain ,grid.466668.cFIDMAG Germanes Hospitalàries Research Foundation, Barcelona, Spain ,grid.410675.10000 0001 2325 3084School of Medicine, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
| | - A. Ibáñez
- grid.469673.90000 0004 5901 7501Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Madrid, Spain ,grid.411347.40000 0000 9248 5770Department of Psychiatry, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, IRYCIS, Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain
| | - J. Usall
- grid.466982.70000 0004 1771 0789Etiopatogènia i tractament dels trastorns mentals greus (MERITT) Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain
| | - A. Lobo
- grid.469673.90000 0004 5901 7501Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Madrid, Spain ,grid.11205.370000 0001 2152 8769Department of Medicine and Psychiatry, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain ,grid.488737.70000000463436020Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Aragón (IIS Aragón), Zaragoza, Spain
| | - C. Moren
- grid.10403.36Cellex, IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona-Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, 08036 Spain ,grid.512890.7Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red (CIBER) de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Madrid, 28029 Spain
| | - M. J. Cuesta
- grid.497559.3Department of Psychiatry, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain ,grid.508840.10000 0004 7662 6114IdiSNA, Navarra Institute for Health Research, Pamplona, Spain
| | - M. Parellada
- grid.469673.90000 0004 5901 7501Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Madrid, Spain ,grid.4795.f0000 0001 2157 7667Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, IiSGM, School of Medicine, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
| | - A. González-Pinto
- grid.469673.90000 0004 5901 7501Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Madrid, Spain ,Department of Psychiatry, Hospital Universitario de Alava, Vitoria, Spain ,BIOARABA Health Research Institute, Vitoria, Spain ,grid.11480.3c0000000121671098University of the Basque Country, Vitoria, Spain
| | - E. Berrocoso
- grid.7759.c0000000103580096Neuropsychopharmacology and Psychobiology Research Group, Department of Psychology, University of Cádiz, Cádiz, Spain ,grid.411342.10000 0004 1771 1175Instituto de Investigación e Innovación Biomédica de Cádiz, INiBICA, Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar, Cádiz, Spain
| | - M. Bernardo
- grid.10403.36Institut d’investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPs), Barcelona, Spain ,grid.410458.c0000 0000 9635 9413Barcelona Clínic Schizophrenia Unit (BCSU), Neuroscience Institute, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain ,grid.469673.90000 0004 5901 7501Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Madrid, Spain ,grid.5841.80000 0004 1937 0247Department of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
| | - S. Mas
- grid.5841.80000 0004 1937 0247Department of Clinical Foundations, Pharmacology Unit, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain ,grid.10403.36Institut d’investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPs), Barcelona, Spain ,grid.469673.90000 0004 5901 7501Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Madrid, Spain
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