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Peripheral Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number is Increased in Korean Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Patients

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Authors

Kim, Johanna Inhyang; Lee, Soo-Young; Parka, Mira; Kim, Si Yeon; Kim, Jae-Won; Kim, Soon Ae; Kim, Bung-Nyun

Issue Date
2019-07-18
Publisher
Frontiers Media S.A.
Citation
Frontiers in Psychiatry, Vol.10, p. 506
Abstract
The involvement of mitochondrial dysfunction in the pathophysiology of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been suggested in several reports. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) copy number as well as methylation of the D-loop region and peroxisome-proliferator-activated receptor gamma co-activator-1 alpha (PPARGC1A) are considered biomarkers for mitochondrial dysfunction. We compared the mtDNA copy number and methylation ratio of the D-loop region and PPARGC1A between ADHD patients and controls and also among ADHD subtypes. The present study included 70 subjects with ADHD and 70 age- and gender-matched healthy controls (HCs). We measured the relative mtDNA copy number in peripheral blood cells using quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR), and the methylation ratio was measured using methylation-specific PCR (MSP) after bisulfite conversion. The relative mtDNA copy number was significantly higher in ADHD patients than in HCs (p = 0.028). The mtDNA methylation ratio of PPARGC1A was decreased in ADHD patients compared with HCs (p = 0.008). After adjusting for 10 level, only the mtDNA copy number differed between the ADHD and HCs (p = 0.01). There was a significant difference in the methylation ratio of PPARGC1A among ADHD subtypes. These results suggest the possible involvement of mitochondrial dysfunction in the pathophysiology of ADHD. Further large cohort studies investigating the correlation between clinical markers and biomarkers of mitochondrial dysfunction are warranted.
ISSN
1664-0640
Language
ENG
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/10371/163871
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00506
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