Dietary Intake of Flavonoids and Carotenoids Is Associated with Anti-Depressive Symptoms: Epidemiological Study and In Silico-Mechanism Analysis
- Authors
- Park, Seon-Joo; Jaiswal, Varun; Lee, Hae-Jeung
- Issue Date
- Jan-2022
- Publisher
- MDPI
- Keywords
- Carotenoids; Depression; Flavonoids; In silico
- Citation
- Antioxidants, v.11, no.1
- Journal Title
- Antioxidants
- Volume
- 11
- Number
- 1
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/83440
- DOI
- 10.3390/antiox11010053
- ISSN
- 2076-3921
- Abstract
- Flavonoids and carotenoids are bioactive compounds that have protective effects against depressive symptoms. Flavonoids and carotenoids are the two main types of antioxidant phyto-chemicals. This study investigated the association between flavonoid and carotenoid intake and depressive symptoms in middle‐aged Korean females. We analyzed the mechanism of these associations using an in silico method. Depressive symptoms were screened using the Beck Depression Inventory‐II (BDI‐II), and flavonoid and carotenoid intake were assessed using a semi‐quantitative food frequency questionnaire. Using a multivariate logistic regression model, we found that fla-vones, anthocyanins, individual phenolic compounds, lycopene, and zeaxanthin were negatively associated with depressive symptoms. In silico analysis showed that most flavonoids have high docking scores for monoamine oxidase A (MAOA) and monoamine oxidase B (MAOB), which are two important drug targets in depression. The results of the docking of brain‐derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and carotenoids suggested the possibility of allosteric activation of BDNF by carote-noids. These results suggest that dietary flavonoids and carotenoids can be utilized in the treatment of depressive symptoms. © 2021 by the author. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
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