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A new study from Finland correlated an amino acid in blood with depression.
芬兰一项新研究将血液中的氨基酸与抑郁症相关联h-tUklQbUMD@k。
Conducted at two universities, the study examined 99 adults with a depressive disorder and 253 adults without the disorder.
该研究在两所大学中进行，并分别对99名患有抑郁症的成年人和253名未患抑郁症的成年人进行检查XUNc;YDsbb%3J。
What they found is that the amino acid arginine will be in lower quantity for those with major depressive disorder.
研究人员发现那些患有重度抑郁症参与者的氨基酸含量低vz=b~BQaNKi-w|。

The amino acid produces nitric oxide, which is important for the nervous and immune system.
氨基酸能够产生氧化一氮，氧化一氮对神经和免疫系统十分重要jQ*3CG]O_9J+X1jxVWzh。
It plays a role in vascular regulation, and is used as an indicator for cardiovascular health.
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According to the study's lead author, their preliminary conclusion is that depression-induced inflammatory responses lead to reduced arginine levels.
该研究第一作者表示，他们的初步结论是抑郁诱发的炎症反应会导致精氨酸含量减少dIof|[75M@~Jgq|+FS。

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词语解释

1.depressive disorder 抑郁症
例句：When a person has a depressive disorder, it interferes with daily life and normal functioning.
当一个人患上抑郁症，抑郁症会妨碍到人们的日常生活以及正常机能B8z%WZj4ifF。

2.play a role in 在...起作用
例句：Genes play a role in how your body balances calories and energy.
基因在你的身体平衡热量和能量中扮演很重要的角色N)g[tz^=.cBU。