| Title: | Biology of Perseverative Negative Thinking: The Role of Timing and Folate Intake |
| Journal: | Nutrients |
| Published: | 8 Dec 2021 |
| Pubmed: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34959947/ |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13124396 |
| URL: | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/12/4396/pdf?version=1639993577 |
| Citations: | 4 (3 in last 2 years) as of 8 Aug 2024 |
Publication 12646
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Abstract
Past-oriented rumination and future-oriented worry are two aspects of perseverative negative thinking related to the neuroticism endophenotype and associated with depression and anxiety. Our present aim was to investigate the genomic background of these two aspects of perseverative negative thinking within separate groups of individuals with suboptimal versus optimal folate intake. We conducted a genome-wide association study in the UK Biobank database (n = 72,621) on the "rumination" and "worry" items of the Eysenck Personality Inventory Neuroticism scale in these separate groups. Optimal folate intake was related to lower worry, but unrelated to rumination. In contrast, genetic associations for worry did not implicate specific biological processes, while past-oriented rumination had a more specific genetic background, emphasizing its endophenotypic nature. Furthermore, biological pathways leading to rumination appeared to differ according to folate intake: purinergic signaling and circadian regulator gene ARNTL emerged in the whole sample, blastocyst development, DNA replication, and C-C chemokines in the suboptimal folate group, and prostaglandin response and K+ channel subunit gene KCNH3 in the optimal folate group. Our results point to possible benefits of folate in anxiety disorders, and to the importance of simultaneously taking into account genetic and environmental factors to determine personalized intervention in polygenic and multifactorial disorders.</p>
21 Keywords
- ARNTL Transcription Factors
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Dietary Supplements
- Eating
- Ether-A-Go-Go Potassium Channels
- Female
- Folic Acid
- Genome-Wide Association Study
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Nerve Tissue Proteins
- Neuroticism
- Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
- Pessimism
- Rumination, Cognitive
- Young Adult
11 Authors
- Nora Eszlari
- Bence Bruncsics
- Andras Millinghoffer
- Gabor Hullam
- Peter Petschner
- Xenia Gonda
- Gerome Breen
- Peter Antal
- Gyorgy Bagdy
- John Francis William Deakin
- Gabriella Juhasz
1 Application
| Application ID | Title |
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| 1602 | Association between diet and depression |
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