Causal association between obesity, circulating glutamine levels, and depression: a Mendelian randomization study.
Ruixin HeRuizhi ZhengJie ZhengMian LiTian-Ge WangZhi-Yun ZhaoShuangyuan WangHong LinJie-Li LuYuhong ChenYu XuWei-Qing WangYanan HouYu-Fang BiYanqiu WangPublished in: The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism (2022)
The present study reported that higher BMI was causally associated with lower glutamine levels. Both obesity and down-regulation of glutamine were causally linked to depression.