Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a highly prevalent and debilitating disorder, yet its pathophysiology has not been fully elucidated. The aim of this study is to identify novel potential proteins and biological processes associated with MDD through a systems biology approach. Original articles involving the measurement of proteins in the blood of patients diagnosed with MDD were selected. Data on the differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) in each article were extracted and imported into R, and the pathfindR package was used to identify the main gene ontology terms involved. Data from the STRING database were combined with the DEPs identified in the original studies to create expanded networks of protein-protein interactions (PPIs). An R script was developed to obtain the five most reliable connections from each DEP and to create the networks, which were visualized through Cytoscape software. Out of 510 articles found, eight that contained all the values necessary for the analysis were selected, including 1112 adult patients with MDD and 864 controls. A total of 240 DEPs were identified, with the most significant gene ontology term being "endoplasmic reticulum lumen" (46 DEPs, p-value = 5.5x10