Zemmour Kevin, Samson Guy-Olivier, Fortier Mélanie, Parent Eliot, Leus Alexandra, Grignon Sylvain, Carrier Jean-Daniel, Whittingstall Kevin, Danielsen Andreas Aalkjær, Köhler-Forsberg Ole, Hansen Allan Kjeldsen, Agarwal Sri Mahavir, Andreazza Anna Cristina, Ebdrup Bjørn Hylsebeck, Hahn Margaret, Cunnane Stephen
Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada.
Research Center on Aging, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada.
PLoS One. 2025 Jun 30;20(6):e0325489. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0325489. eCollection 2025.
First episode of psychosis (FEP) has an early onset and is associated with significant functional impairment, loss of productivity and premature cardiovascular disease. Antipsychotics (AP) remain the cornerstone treatment of FEP yet they fail to improve key symptom domains and contribute to the metabolic burden of this disorder. A growing body of evidence suggests that a metabolic deficit in the brain, specifically of glucose, at the earliest stages of illness could represent an etiopathological phenotype of FEP. Correcting this metabolic deficit could improve outcomes and disease course. The acronym for this study is CAST-ATP for the collaboration between our clinical research sites in Copenhagen, Aarhus, Sherbrooke and Toronto, on the subject of Antipsychotic (AP) treatment, PET and Psychosis. The main aims of CAST-ATP are to evaluate the effect of 1) a diagnosis of FEP, and, 2) 4-6 weeks of AP treatment on brain energy metabolism measured by PET scans (uptake of ketones and glucose). The hypothesis is that (i) glucose metabolism will be impaired in AP-naïve patients as compared to healthy controls, and (ii) this defect will be worsened by AP. In contrast, across the two aims, brain ketone metabolism is predicted to not be significantly influenced by FEP or AP treatment. Participants on both sites will undergo an imaging protocol (PET scans + MRI) in addition to measures of psychopathology and related peripheral metabolic, inflammatory and hormonal markers. If our hypothesis is confirmed, it will reinforce the strategy to leverage ketone supplementation to improve symptoms, functioning and quality of life by bypassing the brain glucose deficit in FEP. As such, this should be a significant therapeutic development. To this last point, the pharmaceutical treatment of schizophrenia spectrum disorders has not progressed beyond currently available AP for over seven decades.
首发精神病(FEP)起病较早,与显著的功能损害、生产力丧失和心血管疾病过早发生有关。抗精神病药物(AP)仍然是FEP的基石治疗方法,但它们无法改善关键症状领域,还会加重该疾病的代谢负担。越来越多的证据表明,在疾病的最早阶段,大脑中的代谢缺陷,特别是葡萄糖代谢缺陷,可能代表FEP的一种病因病理表型。纠正这种代谢缺陷可能会改善预后和病程。本研究的首字母缩写CAST - ATP代表我们在哥本哈根、奥胡斯、舍布鲁克和多伦多的临床研究站点就抗精神病药物(AP)治疗、正电子发射断层扫描(PET)和精神病这一主题展开的合作。CAST - ATP的主要目标是评估1)FEP诊断,以及2)4 - 6周的AP治疗对通过PET扫描测量的大脑能量代谢(酮和葡萄糖的摄取)的影响。假设是:(i)与健康对照相比,未使用过AP的患者的葡萄糖代谢将受损,并且(ii)这种缺陷会因AP而恶化。相比之下,在这两个目标中,预计大脑酮代谢不会受到FEP或AP治疗的显著影响。两个站点的参与者除了接受精神病理学测量以及相关的外周代谢、炎症和激素标志物测量外,还将接受成像检查方案(PET扫描 + 磁共振成像)。如果我们的假设得到证实,将加强通过绕过FEP中的大脑葡萄糖缺陷来利用酮补充剂改善症状、功能和生活质量的策略。因此,这应该是一项重大的治疗进展。关于最后一点,精神分裂症谱系障碍的药物治疗在七十多年来一直没有超越目前可用的AP。