Mathew R J, Ho B T, Kralik P, Weinman M, Claghorn J L
Am J Psychiatry. 1981 Mar;138(3):371-3. doi: 10.1176/ajp.138.3.371.
The authors measured platelet MAO activity with phenylethylamine and tryptamine substrates in a group of 20 subjects with chronic anxiety before and after they underwent relaxation training. Levels of anxiety were quantified using a self-rating scale. Posttreatment values for anxiety and enzyme activity were significantly lower than pretreatment values. Anxiety and enzyme activity levels were not significantly correlated at any stage of the study.
作者在一组20名患有慢性焦虑症的受试者接受放松训练前后,用苯乙胺和色胺底物测量了血小板单胺氧化酶活性。使用自评量表对焦虑水平进行量化。治疗后焦虑和酶活性值显著低于治疗前值。在研究的任何阶段,焦虑和酶活性水平均无显著相关性。