Adipocytokine correlates of childhood and adolescent mental health: A systematic review.
Samantha R ScottSummer N MillwoodErika M ManczakPublished in: Developmental psychobiology (2023)
The objective of this systematic review was to determine the current state of the literature regarding how adipocytokines associate with mental health symptoms/disorders in youth. Findings summarized in this review suggested that in neurodevelopmental disorders, higher levels of leptin, ghrelin, resistin, and visfatin as well as lower levels of adiponectin, retinol-binding protein 4, and progranulin predicted increased risk for or were conflated with autism spectrum disorder. Adipocytokine correlates of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and related symptoms included higher apelin, higher leptin-to-adiponectin ratio, and lower adiponectin. Evidence from studies examining anxiety symptoms evinced mixed results regarding leptin, and one study suggested higher levels of ghrelin. Depressive symptoms correlated with higher leptin and ghrelin. Research examining posttraumatic stress symptoms found higher levels of ghrelin. In research examining broadband symptoms, conflicting results emerged for associations between internalizing symptoms (i.e., symptoms of emotional stress) and leptin in youth. Low levels of adiponectin and high levels of leptin predicted externalizing symptoms. Total symptom difficulties were associated with a higher leptin-to-adiponectin ratio. Our findings suggest that adipocytokines may be an important set of biomarkers to consider as underlying mechanisms contributing to developmental psychopathology.
Keyphrases
- mental health
- systematic review
- sleep quality
- attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- metabolic syndrome
- depressive symptoms
- insulin resistance
- young adults
- autism spectrum disorder
- physical activity
- binding protein
- mass spectrometry
- skeletal muscle
- high resolution
- social support
- stress induced
- meta analyses
- heat stress
- drug induced
- anorexia nervosa