| Title: | Examining the Relationship between Toxoplasma gondii and Seropositivity and Serointensity and Depression in Adults from the United Kingdom and the United States: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| Journal: | Pathogens |
| Published: | 29 Aug 2021 |
| Pubmed: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34578136/ |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10091101 |
| Citations: | 7 (5 in last 2 years) as of 8 Aug 2024 |
Publication 12678
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Abstract
Infecting approximately one-third of the world's population, the neurotropic protozoan Toxoplasma gondii has been associated with cognition and several neuropsychiatric diseases including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Findings have been mixed, however, about the relationship between Toxoplasma gondii and depression, with some studies reporting positive associations and others finding no associations. To further investigate the association between Toxoplasma gondii and depression, we used data from the UK Biobank and the National Health and Examination Survey (NHANES). Results from adjusted multiple-regression modeling showed no significant associations between Toxoplasma gondii and depression in either the UK Biobank or NHANES datasets. Further, we found no significant interactions between Toxoplasma gondii and age, sex, educational attainment, and income in either dataset that affected the association between Toxoplasma gondii and depression. These results from two community-based datasets suggest that in these samples, Toxoplasma gondii is not associated with depression. Differences between our findings and other findings showing an association between Toxoplasma gondii and depression could be due to several factors including differences in socioeconomic variables, differences in Toxoplasma gondii strain, and use of different covariates in statistical modeling.</p>
4 Authors
- Shawn D. Gale
- Lance D. Erickson
- Bruce L. Brown
- Dawson W. Hedges
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