Barry S, Dinan T G
Department of Psychiatry, Trinity College Medical School, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Psychol Med. 1990 May;20(2):305-9. doi: 10.1017/s003329170001761x.
The growth hormone (GH) response to desipramine was measured in ten patients meeting criteria for post-stroke depression (PSD), eight age-matched post-stroke (PS) non-depressed patients and eight healthy controls. Responses were significantly blunted in patients with PSD. These findings suggest diminished alpha-2 adrenoceptor function may be an important marker for PSD.
对10名符合中风后抑郁症(PSD)标准的患者、8名年龄匹配的中风后(PS)非抑郁症患者和8名健康对照者测量了去郁敏对生长激素(GH)的反应。PSD患者的反应明显减弱。这些发现表明,α-2肾上腺素能受体功能减退可能是PSD的一个重要标志。