Kovacova Veronika, Macejova Andrea, Tonhajzerova Ingrid, Visnovcova Zuzana, Ferencova Nikola, Mlyncekova Zuzana, Kukucka Tomas, Farsky Ivan, Nosal Slavomir, Ondrejka Igor
Clinic of Psychiatry, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, University Hospital Martin, Kollarova 2, 03601 Martin, Slovakia.
Department of Physiology, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, Mala Hora 4C, 03601 Martin, Slovakia.
Pharmaceuticals (Basel). 2024 Mar 10;17(3):358. doi: 10.3390/ph17030358.
Ketamine is a potential rapid-onset antidepressant characterized by sympathomimetic effects. However, the question of ketamine's use in treating adolescents' major depressive disorder (MDD) is still discussed. Thus, we aimed to study the acute effect of ketamine infusion treatment on sympathetic regulation using electrodermal activity (EDA) in addition to an assessment of depressive symptomatology in MDD adolescents. Twenty hospitalized adolescent girls with MDD (average age: 15.0 ± 1.46 yrs.) were examined before and two hours after a single intravenous infusion of ketamine. EDA was continuously recorded for 6 min, and depressive symptoms were assessed before and two hours after ketamine administration. The evaluated parameters included skin conductance level (SCL), nonspecific electrodermal responses (NS-SCRs), MADRS (questions no. 1-10, total score), and CDI (items A-E, total score). EDA parameters showed no significant changes after the ketamine treatment, and depressive symptoms were significantly reduced after the ketamine infusion. The analysis revealed a significant negative correlation between index SCL and CDI-A, CDI-E, and the total CDI score and between index NS-SCRs and MADRS no. 4 before the ketamine treatment. In conclusion, ketamine improved depressive symptomatology without a significant effect on EDA, indicating its potential safety and efficiency as an acute antidepressant intervention in adolescent MDD.
氯胺酮是一种具有拟交感神经效应的潜在快速起效抗抑郁药。然而,氯胺酮用于治疗青少年重度抑郁症(MDD)的问题仍在讨论中。因此,我们旨在研究氯胺酮输注治疗对交感神经调节的急性影响,采用皮肤电活动(EDA),并评估MDD青少年的抑郁症状。20名住院的患有MDD的青春期女孩(平均年龄:15.0±1.46岁)在单次静脉输注氯胺酮之前和之后两小时接受检查。连续记录6分钟的EDA,并在氯胺酮给药前和给药后两小时评估抑郁症状。评估的参数包括皮肤电导水平(SCL)、非特异性皮肤电反应(NS-SCRs)、MADRS(第1-10题,总分)和CDI(A-E项,总分)。氯胺酮治疗后EDA参数无显著变化,氯胺酮输注后抑郁症状显著减轻。分析显示,在氯胺酮治疗前,指数SCL与CDI-A、CDI-E和CDI总分之间以及指数NS-SCRs与MADRS第4题之间存在显著负相关。总之,氯胺酮改善了抑郁症状,而对EDA无显著影响,表明其作为青少年MDD急性抗抑郁干预措施具有潜在的安全性和有效性。
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