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Review
. 2021 Jan 18;10(2):333.
doi: 10.3390/jcm10020333.

Are Lipids Possible Markers of Suicide Behaviors?

Agnieszka Kułak-Bejda  1 , Grzegorz Bejda  2 , Magdalena Lech  1 , Napoleon Waszkiewicz  1
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Review

Are Lipids Possible Markers of Suicide Behaviors?

Agnieszka Kułak-Bejda et al. J Clin Med. .

Abstract

Suicides and suicidal behaviors are very important causes of mortality and morbidity and have become a serious global problem. More than 800,000 people die from suicide every year. Previous researches have established that lipids play an important role in the pathogenesis of suicide. Moreover, lipid levels might be a biological marker of suicide. A lot of researchers have tried to identify biological markers that might be related to depressive disorder, bipolar disorder or schizophrenia and suicidal behavior. It was also important to consider the usefulness of an additional tool for prevention actions. Metabolic deregulation, particularly low total cholesterol and low-density lipoproteins-cholesterol levels may cause higher suicide risk in patients with these psychiatric disorders.

Keywords: cholesterol; lipids; markers; suicide.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declared no conflicts of interest.

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