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Record W4414320784 · doi:10.29173/hsi502

A Multi-Omics Therapeutic Approach using SAHA, SP600125, and Exercise to Modulate BDNF levels in Major Depressive Disorder

2025· article· en· W4414320784 on OpenAlexaffvenue
Kenzo Solano, Tao Xu, Irma Lozica, Awad Rizk, J. P. Khurana, Ifeanyi Kennedy Nmecha

Bibliographic record

VenueHealth Science Inquiry · 2025
Typearticle
Languageen
FieldMedicine
TopicAdipose Tissue and Metabolism
Canadian institutionsJuravinski Cancer CentreMcMaster University
Fundersnot available
KeywordsContext (archaeology)Major depressive disorderEpigeneticsMoodBrain-derived neurotrophic factorHistone deacetylaseVorinostatNeurotrophic factorsCognition

Abstract

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Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a serious mental health condition associated with decreased quality of life and is correlated with other medical comorbidities like diabetes and hypertension. Despite its widespread impact, there is not an objective method of diagnosis or treatment. However, many studies have outlined the potential of exercise in altering Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) to alleviate MDD symptoms. To investigate this association, a targeted literature search was conducted on databases such as OVID, PubMed and Science Direct, including studies published in the past 10 years. BDNF exists in two forms, pro-BDNF and mature BDNF, with its mature form more involved in improving cognitive function. Pro and mature BDNF can be regulated through the enzyme histone deacetylase 2 (HDAC2), an epigenetic silencer preventing its transcription. Consistent evidence was found for BDNF being regulated by multiple molecular pathways influenced by exercise and that BDNF is a potential target in MDD, playing a role in synaptic plasticity, neurogenesis, and mood regulation. As such, a multi-omics approach was explored to examine the mechanism behind exercise and BDNF, within metabolomics, epigenomics, transcriptomics, and proteomics in the context of MDD. Our proposed experiment ties together the multi-omics approach by exploring the effects of exercise metabolite β-hydroxybutyric (BHB), and pharmacological agents including SAHA and SP600125 on BDNF levels in mice models. Vorinostat (SAHA), a BHB mimic, is an HDAC2 inhibitor that upregulates both forms of BDNF. To minimize the pro-apoptotic response triggered by excess pro-BDNF binding to P75NTR and activating c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), SP600125 (a JNK inhibitor) can be coupled with SAHA to inhibit pro-BDNF-JNK pathways. These markers can be further analyzed through ChIP-seq and ELISA. This research holds promise in informing novel therapies for MDD and furthering current knowledge in BDNF multi-omics interactions.

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How this classification was reachedexpand

Full frame machine prediction

Teacher imitation

Not calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. The Gemma side is a direct model label for every work in the frame, read from the title-only record. The Codex side is a classifier learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and calibrated to design-weighted sample rates; fields without enough sample support carry no Codex call. Candidate is the union of the two sides; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels.

metaresearch head score (Codex)0.001
metaresearch head score (Gemma)0.000
Version: metacan-v3-hybrid-931329e0061cValidation status: machine_predicted_unvalidated
Candidate categoriesnone
Consensus categoriesnone
DomainCandidate signal: none · Consensus signal: none
Study designCandidate signal: Bench or experimental · Consensus signal: Bench or experimental
GenreCandidate signal: Empirical · Consensus signal: Empirical
Teacher disagreement score0.002
Threshold uncertainty score0.006

Distilled classifier scores by category (both heads)

CategoryCodexGemma
Metaresearch0.0010.000
Meta-epidemiology (narrow)0.0000.000
Meta-epidemiology (broad)0.0020.002
Bibliometrics0.0010.001
Science and technology studies0.0000.000
Scholarly communication0.0010.000
Open science0.0000.000
Research integrity0.0000.001
Insufficient payload (model declined to judge)0.0020.000

Machine scores (provisional)

The two teacher heads of the student model, read on this work. A score orders the frame for review; it never asserts a category, and the validation status ships verbatim with every row.

Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.

Opus teacher head0.120
GPT teacher head0.412
Teacher spread0.292 · how far apart the two teachers sit on this one work
Validation statusscore_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from it

Classification

machine, unvalidated

Machine predicted; a candidate call from one source (direct Gemma or distilled Codex), not a consensus.

The models applied no category: nothing in the taxonomy fit this work.
Study designBench or experimental
Domainnot available
GenreEmpirical

How this classification was reached, model by model and score by score, is at the end of the page under "How this classification was reached".

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