Hrdina P D, Bakish D, Chudzik J, Ravindran A, Lapierre Y D
Department of Psychiatry, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
J Psychiatry Neurosci. 1995 Jan;20(1):11-9.
The uptake of [3H]5-HT and the density (Bmax) as well as affinity (Kd) of 5-HT uptake sites labelled with [3H]paroxetine and of 5-HT2 receptors labelled by [3H]LSD were determined in platelets from 25 medication-free patients with major depression and 20 normal controls. The density (Bmax) of 5-HT2 receptors was found to be significantly increased (by 52%) in platelets from depressed patients, particularly females. No changes were found in the affinity (Kd) of 5-HT2 receptors and in 5-HT uptake or [3H]paroxetine binding parameters. Density of 5-HT2 receptors positively correlated with that of [3H]paroxetine sites in control but not in depressed subjects. No correlation was found between the HAMD scores and Bmax of [3H]LSD binding. The results suggest that upregulation of platelet 5-HT2 receptors is a useful biological marker in major depression, particularly in females.
在25名未服用药物的重度抑郁症患者和20名正常对照者的血小板中,测定了[3H]5-羟色胺(5-HT)的摄取以及用[3H]帕罗西汀标记的5-HT摄取位点和用[3H]麦角酸二乙酰胺(LSD)标记的5-HT2受体的密度(Bmax)和亲和力(Kd)。发现抑郁症患者,尤其是女性患者的血小板中5-HT2受体的密度(Bmax)显著增加(增加了52%)。5-HT2受体的亲和力(Kd)、5-HT摄取或[3H]帕罗西汀结合参数均未发现变化。在对照组中,5-HT2受体的密度与[3H]帕罗西汀位点的密度呈正相关,但在抑郁症患者中无此相关性。汉密尔顿抑郁量表(HAMD)评分与[3H]LSD结合的Bmax之间未发现相关性。结果表明,血小板5-HT2受体上调是重度抑郁症,尤其是女性患者中一种有用的生物学标志物。