Yarlagadda Atmaram, Taylor Jerome H, Hampe Christiane S, Alfson Elizabeth, Clayton Anita H
Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
Innov Clin Neurosci. 2011 Aug;8(8):34-6.
Glutamic acid decarboxylase is the rate-limiting enzyme in the production of gamma aminobutyric acid, an inhibitory neurotransmitter. Autoantibodies to the glutamic acid decarboxylase 65 isoform have been associated with chronic psychotic disorders and are found in neurons and pancreatic islets. Blood samples were collected from normal controls (n=16), individuals with chronic psychosis with type 2 diabetes mellitus (n=3), and patients with chronic psychosis without diabetes (n=8). No differences were found between any of the groups for frequency of positive glutamic acid decarboxylase 65Ab samples (98th percentile of a healthy control group) or in mean values of glutamic acid decarboxylase 65Ab. Sample size was likely too small to detect differences if they do exist.
谷氨酸脱羧酶是γ-氨基丁酸(一种抑制性神经递质)生成过程中的限速酶。针对谷氨酸脱羧酶65亚型的自身抗体与慢性精神障碍有关,且在神经元和胰岛中可检测到。采集了正常对照组(n = 16)、患有2型糖尿病的慢性精神病患者(n = 3)以及无糖尿病的慢性精神病患者(n = 8)的血样。在谷氨酸脱羧酶65抗体阳性样本频率(健康对照组的第98百分位数)或谷氨酸脱羧酶65抗体平均值方面,各组之间均未发现差异。如果确实存在差异,样本量可能太小而无法检测到。