Association of serum uric acid levels with suicide risk in female patients with major depressive disorder: a comparative cross-sectional study.

Jing-Xu ChenJun-Hui FengLi-Gang ZhangYan LiuFu-De YangShao-Li WangYun-Long TanYun-Ai Su

Published in: BMC psychiatry (2020)

Decreased serum UA levels were associated with suicide risk in MDD patients. Purinergic system dysfunction may be involved in the neurobiological basis of suicide risk in these patients.

Keyphrases

major depressive disorder
end stage renal disease
uric acid
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
bipolar disorder
metabolic syndrome
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
oxidative stress