Efficacy and safety of agomelatine in the treatment of patients with depressive disorder: A meta-analysis.

OBJECTIVE: To systematically assess the efficacy and safety of agomelatine in the treatment of patients with depressive disorder. METHODS: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) related to agomelatine in the treatment of patients with depressive disorder published in PubMed, Web of Science, CNKI, VIP, and Wangfang were retrieved. Extracted data on the efficacy and safety of agomelatine and placebo in the treatment of depressive disorder, and the collected data were processed by RevMan5.4 software. RESULTS: A total of 10 RCTs were included. Meta-analysis showed that the HAMD-17 total scores of agomelatine group were statistically different from those of placebo group (odds ratio [OR]: 2.04, 95% confidence intervals [CIs]: 1.71-2.43, P < .001). High heterogeneity was found between agomelatine groups and placebo groups (P < .0001, and I2 = 78%), so a subgroup analysis was further performed, and the heterogeneity became insignificant (P = .33, and I2 = 14%) after excluding the studies, of which course of treatment was 24 weeks or the sample size was relatively small. The adverse events between agomelatine and placebo groups were not statistically significant (OR: 1.15, 95% CIs: 0.69-1.92; P = .05). CONCLUSION: Agomelatine was superior comparable to placebo in the treatment of patients with depressive disorder, and has fewer adverse events.

[Analysis of CHD7 gene variants in 22 patients with idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism].

OBJECTIVE: To explore clinical evaluation and genetic analysis of patients with idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (IHH). METHODS: The clinical data and phenotypes of 22 patients with IHH diagnosed and treated in our department were reviewed and analyzed. Whole-exome sequencing (WES) and Sanger method were used for variant analysis and verification. RESULTS: Among the 22 cases of IHH probands, 12 cases of Kalman syndrome (KS) and 10 cases of IHH (nIHH) with normal sense of smell. On physical examination, males showed short penis, small testicles, small or inconspicuous laryngeal knots, and a sharp voice. Mammary gland development, mammary gland dysplasia, primary amenorrhea, etc. in women. Sex hormone examination: Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), testosterone (T), estradiol (E2) levels are reduced or at the lower limit of normal. There were nine missense variants of CHD7 gene in 8 patients. Based on the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics guidelines, the c.307T>A(p.Ser103Thr), c.3143G>A(p.Gly1048Glu), c.6956G>T (p.Arg2319Leu) and c.3145A>T (p.Ser1049Cys) variants of CHD7 gene were predicted to be likely pathogenic (PS1+PP1+PM2, PM2+PM6+PP2+PP3, PM2+PM5+PM6+PP2+PP3 and PM2+PM6+PP2+PP3), the remaining 14 cases of IHH patients had negative genetic screening. CONCLUSION: CHD7 gene variants may be related to IHH disease.