Schatzberg A F, Rothschild A J, Gerson B, Lerbinger J E, Schildkraut J J
Br J Psychiatry. 1985 Jun;146:633-7. doi: 10.1192/bjp.146.6.633.
Post-dexamethasone cortisol and platelet monoamine oxidase (MAO) activity levels were examined in 50 depressed patients. The incidence of non-suppression was significantly greater in patients with high platelet MAO activity than in those with low activity. Similar results were obtained when males and females were analysed separately. The mean 4 p.m. post-dexamethasone cortisol level was significantly higher in those patients who had high MAO activity than in their low MAO counterparts. Moreover, a statistically significant positive correlation was observed between platelet MAO activity and 4 p.m. post-dexamethasone cortisol levels.
对50名抑郁症患者检测了地塞米松后皮质醇和血小板单胺氧化酶(MAO)活性水平。血小板MAO活性高的患者中未被抑制的发生率显著高于活性低的患者。对男性和女性分别进行分析时也得到了类似结果。MAO活性高的患者下午4点地塞米松后皮质醇平均水平显著高于MAO活性低的患者。此外,观察到血小板MAO活性与下午4点地塞米松后皮质醇水平之间存在统计学上显著的正相关。