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Orzelska-Górka J, Dos Santos Szewczyk K, Gawrońska-Grzywacz M, Herbet M, Lesniak A, Bielenica A, Bujalska-Zadrożny M, Biała G. Procognitive, Anxiolytic, and Antidepressant-like Properties of Hyperoside and Protocatechuic Acid Corresponding with the Increase in Serum Serotonin Level after Prolonged Treatment in Mice. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2023; 16:1691. [PMID: 38139817 PMCID: PMC10747003 DOI: 10.3390/ph16121691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2023] [Revised: 11/23/2023] [Accepted: 12/01/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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Two polyphenols-hyperoside (HYP) and protocatechuic acid (PCA) were reported to exert antidepressant activity in rodents after acute treatment. Our previous study also showed that this activity might have been influenced by the monoaminergic system and the upregulation of the brain-derived neurotropic factor (BDNF) level. A very long-term pharmacological therapy is required for the treatment of a patient with depression. The repetitive use of antidepressants is recognized to impact the brain structures responsible for regulating both emotional and cognitive behaviors. Thus, we investigated the antidepressant, anxiolytic, and procognitive effects of HYP and PCA in mice after acute and prolonged treatment (14 days). Both polyphenols induced an anxiogenic-like effect after acute treatment, whereas an anxiolytic effect occurred after repetitive administration. PCA and HYP showed procognitive effects when they were administered acutely and chronically, but it seems that their influence on long-term memory was stronger than on short-term memory. In addition, the preset study showed that the dose of 7.5 mg/kg of PCA and HYP was effective in counteracting the effects of co-administered scopolamine in the long-term memory impairment model induced by scopolamine. Our experiments revealed the compounds have no affinity for 5-HT1A and 5-HT2A receptors, whereas a significant increase in serum serotonin level after prolonged administration of PCA and HYP at a dose of 3.75 mg/kg was observed. Thus, it supports the involvement of the serotonergic system in the polyphenol mechanisms. These findings led us to hypothesize that the polyphenols isolated from Impatiens glandulifera can hold promise in treating mental disorders with cognitive dysfunction. Consequently, extended studies are necessary to delve into their pharmacological profile.
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- Jolanta Orzelska-Górka
- Chair and Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacodynamics, Medical University of Lublin, Chodzki 4A, 20-093 Lublin, Poland;
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- Chair and Department of Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Lublin, Jaczewskiego 8b, 20-090 Lublin, Poland; (M.G.-G.); (M.H.)
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- Chair and Department of Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Lublin, Jaczewskiego 8b, 20-090 Lublin, Poland; (M.G.-G.); (M.H.)
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy and Pharmaceutical Care, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Warsaw, Centre for Preclinical Research and Technology, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland; (A.L.); (M.B.-Z.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland;
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy and Pharmaceutical Care, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Warsaw, Centre for Preclinical Research and Technology, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland; (A.L.); (M.B.-Z.)
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- Chair and Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacodynamics, Medical University of Lublin, Chodzki 4A, 20-093 Lublin, Poland;
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Li C, Cai Q, Su Z, Chen Z, Cao J, Xu F. Could peripheral 5-HT level be used as a biomarker for depression diagnosis and treatment? A narrative minireview. Front Pharmacol 2023; 14:1149511. [PMID: 36959863 PMCID: PMC10028199 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1149511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2023] [Accepted: 02/24/2023] [Indexed: 03/09/2023] Open
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The serotonin hypothesis of depression is still influential, but the relationship between peripheral 5-HT levels and depression is still unknown. This review aimed to verify whether peripheral 5-HT levels could be used as a biomarker for depression diagnosis and treatment. PubMed and EMBASE were searched using terms appropriate to the area of research. Articles from 1957 to 2022 in the following terms were identified: depression, 5-HT, serotonin and peripheral (serum, plasma, blood platelets). 33 studies were included: seven clinical trials about periphery 5-HT levels in depressive patients compared to normal subjects, 15 clinical trials about changes of peripheral 5-HT levels in patients with depression after drug treatment and 11 animal experiments about peripheral 5-HT levels in animal models of depression. Peripheral 5-HT levels presented three different outcomes before and after antidepressant treatments: increased, decreased and no significant change. In conclusion, changes in peripheral 5-HT levels did not show consistent results among these studies. Peripheral 5-HT level could not be used as a biomarker both for depression diagnosis and for antidepressant efficacy evaluation.
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- Canye Li
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Sixth People's Hospital South Campus, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Sixth People's Hospital South Campus, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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Labonté C, Zhand N, Park A, Harvey PD. Complete blood count inflammatory markers in treatment-resistant schizophrenia: Evidence of association between treatment responsiveness and levels of inflammation. Psychiatry Res 2022; 308:114382. [PMID: 34995832 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2021.114382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2021] [Revised: 12/25/2021] [Accepted: 12/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Accumulating evidence suggests that the variable response to antipsychotic treatment in schizophrenia reflects distinct biological subtypes. The pathophysiology of schizophrenia is associated with alteration in the immune system which can be measured with complete blood count (CBC) markers of systemic inflammation, including the neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet/lymphocyte ratio (PLR). While previous research suggested a decrease in CBC inflammatory markers following treatment, it is unknown if treatment or response to treatment is associated with CBC markers in treatment-resistant schizophrenia. Here, we retrospectively analyzed the CBC at admission and discharge in schizophrenia inpatients classified as treatment-responsive, treatment-resistant, and ultra-treatment-resistant. Despite similar NLR at admission, the subtypes manifested different changes in NLR during treatment resulting in significant differences at discharge. Only the treatment-responsive group presented a significant decrease in inflammatory markers after treatment. Additionally, we found that the responsive group had a higher PLR at admission and was the only subgroup to demonstrate a significant reduction following treatment. In sum, our results support the idea that persistent inflammation is a biological trait marker of treatment resistance in schizophrenia.
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- Caleb Labonté
- The Royal Ottawa Mental Health Center, Schizophrenia and Recovery Program, 1145 Carling Ave, Ottawa, Ontario K1Z 7K4, Canada; Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- The Royal Ottawa Mental Health Center, Schizophrenia and Recovery Program, 1145 Carling Ave, Ottawa, Ontario K1Z 7K4, Canada; Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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- The Royal Ottawa Mental Health Center, Schizophrenia and Recovery Program, 1145 Carling Ave, Ottawa, Ontario K1Z 7K4, Canada
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- University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, United States
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Vlahović D, Matošić A, Peitl V, Vojnović D, Duraković D, Karlović D. Changes in platelet serotonin concentration after four weeks of alcohol abstinence depending on the genotype of the serotonin transporter. J Addict Dis 2021; 40:56-61. [PMID: 34032190 DOI: 10.1080/10550887.2021.1926882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a psychiatric disorder characterized by excessive and uncontrolled drinking that causes distress and has damaging consequences for men and women of all ages. It is one of the four most disabling diseases and it affects approximately 14.6 million persons in Europe. OBJECTIVES Objective of this study is to investigate changes in platelet serotonin concentration after four weeks of alcohol abstinence in regards to the genotype of the serotonin transporter. METHODS A total of 154 patients with AUD were included in the study. Platelet serotonin concentrations were assessed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Genotype of serotonin transporter promoter polymorphism was determined by the polymerase chain reaction-based method. RESULTS We did not establish a statistically significant main effect of serotonin transporter polymorphism on platelet serotonin concentration after four weeks of abstinence. CONCLUSION Aforementioned finding is in line with previous research suggesting a complex relationship between serotonin transporter gene and platelet serotonin levels, and congruent with the well-established genotype interaction with numerous other factors, such as sex, ethnicity, education level, and stressful life events.
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- Darko Vlahović
- Clinical Department of Psychiatry, Sestre Milosrdnice University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Clinical Department of Psychiatry, Sestre Milosrdnice University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia.,School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Clinical Department of Psychiatry, Sestre Milosrdnice University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia.,Catholic University of Croatia, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Clinical Department of Psychiatry, Sestre Milosrdnice University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Clinical Department of Psychiatry, Sestre Milosrdnice University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Clinical Department of Psychiatry, Sestre Milosrdnice University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia.,School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.,Catholic University of Croatia, Zagreb, Croatia
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Effects of circuit-type resistance training on industrial opiate induced neurotransmitter disruption and performance changes of previously addicted men. BIOMEDICAL HUMAN KINETICS 2020. [DOI: 10.2478/bhk-2020-0022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Summary
Study aim: The aim of this study was to examine the effects of an 8-week circuit-type resistance training program on performance changes and neurotransmitter disruptions induced by industrial opiate in previously addicted men.
Materials and methods: Thirty industrial opiate addicted men volunteered to participate in this study and were randomly assigned to experimental (n = 15) and control groups (n = 15). The subjects in the experimental group performed circuit-type resistance training for 8 weeks, 3 days a week, with 40–75% of one-repetition maximum (1RM), while the control group did not perform any training. Before and after the training period muscular strength (1RM of bench press) and muscle endurance (sit-ups), flexibility (sit-and-reach), body fat percentage, waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) and cardio-respiratory endurance were measured. In addition, blood samples were drawn 24 h before and after 8 weeks of training to analyze serum levels of serotonin, dopamine, and endorphins.
Results: In this study, 8 weeks of circuit-type resistance training led to significantly higher serum levels of serotonin, dopamine, and endorphins, cardio-respiratory endurance, muscular strength and endurance in the experimental group compared to controls (P < 0.05), while flexibility, body fat percentage and WHR did not differ significantly (P > 0.05).
Conclusions: In conclusion, circuit resistance training can improve the serum levels of serotonin, dopamine, and endorphins, as well as indicators of health-related performance previously industrial opiate addicted men.
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Alberghina D, Biondi V, Passantino A, Giunta F, Panzera M. Plasma Serotonin in Laying Hens ( Gallus gallus domesticus) With and Without Foot pad Dermatitis. Int J Tryptophan Res 2020; 13:1178646920927380. [PMID: 32577078 PMCID: PMC7290255 DOI: 10.1177/1178646920927380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2020] [Accepted: 04/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to investigate whether plasma serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine [5-HT]) was associated with the presence of foot pad dermatitis (FPD) in laying hens. FPD birds (n = 20) and healthy individuals (n = 22) were included. Plasma 5-HT was investigated. FPD laying hens showed significantly higher 5-HT levels (median = 6 µmol/L) compared with healthy individuals (median = 4.28 µmol/L, P < .001). When present, FPD were scored as either 1 (n = 12) indicating mildly to moderately abnormal or 2 indicating severely abnormal (n = 8). The subjects whose lesions scored 2 had higher plasma 5-HT levels than those whose lesions scored 1. Inflammatory mechanisms seem to be related to plasma 5-HT levels in laying hens. Assessing plasma 5-HT could be useful to evaluate chicken welfare.
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- Department of Veterinary Science, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Science, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Science, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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Derksen M, Feenstra M, Willuhn I, Denys D. The serotonergic system in obsessive-compulsive disorder. HANDBOOK OF BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-444-64125-0.00044-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Baudry A, Pietri M, Launay JM, Kellermann O, Schneider B. Multifaceted Regulations of the Serotonin Transporter: Impact on Antidepressant Response. Front Neurosci 2019; 13:91. [PMID: 30809118 PMCID: PMC6379337 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2019.00091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2018] [Accepted: 01/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Serotonin transporter, SERT (SLC64A for solute carrier family 6, member A4), is a twelve transmembrane domain (TMDs) protein that assumes the uptake of serotonin (5-HT) through dissipation of the Na+ gradient established by the electrogenic pump Na/K ATPase. Abnormalities in 5-HT level and signaling have been associated with various disorders of the central nervous system (CNS) such as depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety disorders, and autism spectrum disorder. Since the 50s, SERT has raised a lot of interest as being the target of a class of antidepressants, the Serotonin Selective Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs), used in clinics to combat depressive states. Because of the refractoriness of two-third of patients to SSRI treatment, a better understanding of the mechanisms regulating SERT functions is of priority. Here, we review how genetic and epigenetic regulations, post-translational modifications of SERT, and specific interactions between SERT and a set of diverse partners influence SERT expression, trafficking to and away from the plasma membrane and activity, in connection with the neuronal adaptive cell response to SSRI antidepressants.
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- Anne Baudry
- INSERM UMR-S 1124, Paris, France.,Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, UMR-S 1124, Paris, France
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- INSERM UMR-S 1124, Paris, France.,Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, UMR-S 1124, Paris, France
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- Hôpital Lariboisière, AP-HP, INSERM UMR-S 942, Paris, France.,Pharma Research Department, Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland
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- INSERM UMR-S 1124, Paris, France.,Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, UMR-S 1124, Paris, France
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- INSERM UMR-S 1124, Paris, France.,Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, UMR-S 1124, Paris, France
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Tranah GJ, Maglione JE, Yaffe K, Katzman SM, Manini TM, Kritchevsky S, Newman AB, Harris TB, Cummings SR. Mitochondrial DNA m.13514G>A heteroplasmy is associated with depressive symptoms in the elderly. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2018; 33:1319-1326. [PMID: 29984425 DOI: 10.1002/gps.4928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2017] [Accepted: 05/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) heteroplasmy is a mixture of normal and mutated mtDNA molecules in a cell. High levels of heteroplasmy at several mtDNA sites in complex I lead to inherited neurological neurologic diseases and brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) abnormalities. Here, we test the hypothesis that mtDNA heteroplasmy at these complex I sites is associated with depressive symptoms in the elderly. METHODS We examined platelet mtDNA heteroplasmy for associations with depressive symptoms among 137 participants over age 70 from the community-based Health, Aging and Body Composition Study. Depressive symptoms were assessed using the 10-point version of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D 10). Complete mtDNA sequencing was performed and heteroplasmy derived for 5 mtDNA sites associated with neurologic mitochondrial diseases and tested for associations with depressive symptoms. RESULTS Of 5 candidate complex I mtDNA mutations examined for effects on depressive symptoms, increased heteroplasmy at m.13514A>G, ND5, was significantly associated with higher CES-D score (P = .01). A statistically significant interaction between m.13514A > G heteroplasmy and sex was detected (P = .04); in sex-stratified analyses, the impact of m.13514A>G heteroplasmy was stronger in male (P = .003) than in female (P = .98) participants. Men in highest tertile of mtDNA heteroplasmy exhibited significantly higher (P = .0001) mean ± SE CES-D 10 scores, 5.37 ± 0.58, when compared with those in the middle, 2.13 ± 0.52, and lowest tertiles, 2.47 ± 0.58. No associations between the 4 other candidate sites and depressive symptoms were observed. CONCLUSIONS Increased mtDNA heteroplasmy at m.13514A>G is associated with depressive symptoms in older men. Heteroplasmy may represent a novel biological risk factor for depression.
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- Gregory J Tranah
- California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- University of California, San Diego, Department of Psychiatry, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- University of California, San Francisco, Departments of Psychiatry, Neurology, and Epidemiology, San Francisco, CA, USA.,San Francisco VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- University of Florida, Department of Aging and Geriatric Research, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Wake Forest School of Medicine, Sticht Center on Aging, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- University of Pittsburgh, Department of Epidemiology, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- National Institute on Aging, Intramural Research Program, Laboratory of Epidemiology and Population Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Zhuang X, Xu H, Fang Z, Xu C, Xue C, Hong X. Platelet serotonin and serotonin transporter as peripheral surrogates in depression and anxiety patients. Eur J Pharmacol 2018; 834:213-220. [PMID: 30031795 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2018.07.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2018] [Revised: 07/16/2018] [Accepted: 07/18/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Previous studies suggested that serotonergic neurons and platelets share similarities in serotonin (5-HT) uptake by serotonin transporter (SERT), storage, metabolism and release mechanisms, indicating that platelets may be used as a reliable peripheral surrogate to measure central SERT activity in neuropsychiatric research. In this study, platelet 5-HT content and 5-HT uptake capacity of SERT in depression and anxiety patients were measured by ELISA and flow cytometry with IDT307 at baseline and after serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) treatment for 4 weeks. Healthy persons matched with age and gender were used as reference. The clinical presentations of the patients were assessed with Hamilton Depression (HAMD) and Anxiety Rating Scales (HAMA) at the same time points. Compared to healthy subjects, anxiety and depression patients showed higher levels of platelet 5-HT and IDT307 fluorescence intensity, but the values were comparable between the patient groups. SSRIs administration for 4 weeks significantly decreased scores of HAMD (29 vs 14) and HAMA (22 vs 14) in depression and anxiety patients, respectively; while it decreased platelet 5-HT content, but did not change the IDT307 fluorescence intensity of platelets. After incubation with fluoxetine in vitro, the IDT307 fluorescence intensity of isolated platelets from both healthy subjects and patients decreased in a dose-dependent manner. These results provide further evidence supporting the employment of platelet 5-HT content and SERT as peripheral surrogates in depression and anxiety patients, and are of help in understanding the several weeks' delay from the initiation of antidepressant medication to their full therapeutic effects in the patients.
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- Xiaoyin Zhuang
- The Mental Health Center, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, PR China
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- The Mental Health Center, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, PR China
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- The Mental Health Center, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, PR China
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- The Mental Health Center, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, PR China
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- Outpatient Department, Shantou Central Hospital, Shantou, Guangdong, PR China
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- The Mental Health Center, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, PR China.
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An exploratory study about the association between serum serotonin concentrations and canine-human social interactions in shelter dogs (Canis familiaris). J Vet Behav 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jveb.2016.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Sampaio T, Lima C, Corregiari F, Bernik M. The putative catalytic role of higher serotonin bioavailability in the clinical response to exposure and response prevention in obsessive-compulsive disorder. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 38:287-293. [PMID: 27798711 PMCID: PMC7111354 DOI: 10.1590/1516-4446-2015-1721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2015] [Accepted: 12/08/2015] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Objective: Exposure and response prevention (ERP) is effective to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), but the lack of tolerance to the aversion nature of exposure techniques results in a high drop-out rate. There have been reports of a generic stress endurance effect of serotonin (5-HT) in the central nervous system (CNS) which might be explained by suppression of defensive fixed action patterns. Previous studies have proposed that higher baseline 5-HT concentration and slow decrease in concentration during drug treatment of OCD were predictors of good clinical response to 5-HT reuptake inhibitors. The objective of this study was to investigate whether pre-treatment platelet rich plasma (PRP) 5-HT concentration is associated with latency of treatment response and final response to an ERP protocol for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Methods: Thirty adult and treatment-free OCD patients were included in an 8-week, 16-session ERP protocol. 5-HT concentration was determined at baseline and after treatment. Patients with a reduction ≥30% on the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) at the end of ERP were defined as responders. Results: A positive correlation between baseline 5-HT concentration and reduction of symptoms on the Y-BOCS was observed after 4 weeks. Baseline 5-HT concentration was not correlated with clinical response after 8 weeks of ERP, possibly due to the similar though delayed clinical response of patients with lower (compared to those with higher) baseline 5-HT concentration. Patients with higher 5-HT baseline concentration also showed more improvement in depressive symptoms with treatment. Conclusion: The present results partially support the hypothesis of a stress endurance effect of 5-HT in OCD patients. According to the literature, fast onset responders possibly have more or larger 5-HT containing neurons, higher endogenous 5-HT synthesis or lower monoamine oxidase activity; all these hypotheses remain to be investigated.
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- Thiago Sampaio
- Programa Ansiedade (AMBAN), Instituto de Psiquiatria, Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Programa Ansiedade (AMBAN), Instituto de Psiquiatria, Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Programa Ansiedade (AMBAN), Instituto de Psiquiatria, Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Programa Ansiedade (AMBAN), Instituto de Psiquiatria, Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Vevera J, Fišar Z, Nekovářová T, Vrablík M, Zlatohlávek L, Hroudová J, Singh N, Raboch J, Valeš K. Statin-induced changes in mitochondrial respiration in blood platelets in rats and human with dyslipidemia. Physiol Res 2016; 65:777-788. [PMID: 27429121 DOI: 10.33549/physiolres.933264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors (statins) are widely used drugs for lowering blood lipid levels and preventing cardiovascular diseases. However, statins can have serious adverse effects, which may be related to development of mitochondrial dysfunctions. The aim of study was to demonstrate the in vivo effect of high and therapeutic doses of statins on mitochondrial respiration in blood platelets. Model approach was used in the study. Simvastatin was administered to rats at a high dose for 4 weeks. Humans were treated with therapeutic doses of rosuvastatin or atorvastatin for 6 weeks. Platelet mitochondrial respiration was measured using high-resolution respirometry. In rats, a significantly lower physiological respiratory rate was found in intact platelets of simvastatin-treated rats compared to controls. In humans, no significant changes in mitochondrial respiration were detected in intact platelets; however, decreased complex I-linked respiration was observed after statin treatment in permeabilized platelets. We propose that the small in vivo effect of statins on platelet energy metabolism can be attributed to drug effects on complex I of the electron transport system. Both intact and permeabilized platelets can be used as a readily available biological model to study changes in cellular energy metabolism in patients treated with statins.
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- J Vevera
- Department of Psychiatry, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic.
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Li X, Fan Y, Xiao S, Peng S, Dong X, Zheng X, Liu CC, Li H, Xiao Z. Decreased platelet 5-hydroxytryptamin (5-HT) levels: a response to antidepressants. J Affect Disord 2015; 187:84-90. [PMID: 26321259 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2015.08.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2015] [Revised: 08/09/2015] [Accepted: 08/12/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Platelet 5-hydroxytryptamin (serotonin, 5-HT) has been examined for its use as a peripheral biomarker for depression or other mental disorders; however, it remains unclear whether blood 5-HT levels can reflect the brain's levels of serotonin. METHODS Platelet 5-HT levels in 45 drug-naïve, 32 citalopram-treated patients with major depression and 32 healthy control were assayed, Hamilton Depression scale (HAMD) and Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA) were assessed. We then measured 5-HT in platelet, in platelet-poor plasma and in the nuclei of brain tissues obtained from chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS) rats with or without citalopram treatment, and from the controls rats that were treated with vehicle. Toward this end, we analyzed whether correlations exist between platelet and brain. RESULTS No differences were observed among drug-naïve patients, citalopram-treated patients and health control according to gender and age (p>0.05). Drug-naïve depressed patients had highest scores in HAMD and HAMA among the three groups (F=223.3, p<0.01; F=70.7, p<0.01, respectively) Citalopram-treated patients had significantly lower platelet 5-HT levels,compared to control subjects (Mean 58.1±36.8ng/10(9) versus 558.0±199.4ng/10(9), p<0.01) and compared to drug-naïve patients (Mean 58.1 ±36.8ng/10(9) versus 646.4±259.0ng/10(9), p<0.01), while drug-naïve patients had similar 5-HT platelet concentrations as controls(p>0.05). Consistent with clinical results, in comparison with control (1473.4±391.0ng/10(9)) and drug-naive CUMS rats (1559.0±424.4ng/10(9)), the citalopram-treated CUMS rats (684.2±335.6ng/10(9)) demonstrated a significant reduction in platelet 5-HT levels (p<0.01), but there were no difference among the three groups in platelet-poor plasma 5-HT(F=0.11, p>0.05). Hippocampal 5-HT levels were higher among CUMS rats treated with saline (98.2±59.0ng/g) than vehicle animals (31.9±18.3ng/g, p<0.01) or citalopram-treated rats (42.1±33.9ng/g, p<0.05); however, 5-HT concentrations in prefrontal cortex and Raphe Nuclei were consistent among citalopram-treated or saline-treated CUMS rats(p>0.05). Furthermore, the levels of platelet 5-HT did not correlate with neuronal 5-HT levels (p>0.05). LIMITATIONS Dosages was fix for citalopram-treat rats, and the citalopram-treated vehicle arm did not set up. CONCLUSIONS Our study suggests that platelet 5-HT levels might respond to SSRI treatment, but this peripheral index is not a direct reflector of central 5-HT levels.
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- Xia Li
- Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 600 Wan Ping Nan Road, Shanghai 200030, China
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- Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 600 Wan Ping Nan Road, Shanghai 200030, China
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- Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 600 Wan Ping Nan Road, Shanghai 200030, China
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- Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 600 Wan Ping Nan Road, Shanghai 200030, China
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- Brain Function Research Laboratory, East China Normal University, 3663 North Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062, China
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- Brain Function Research Laboratory, East China Normal University, 3663 North Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062, China
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- Department of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville FL 32224, USA
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- Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 600 Wan Ping Nan Road, Shanghai 200030, China.
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- Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 600 Wan Ping Nan Road, Shanghai 200030, China.
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Rodrigues DO, Bristot IJ, Klamt F, Frizzo ME. Sertraline reduces glutamate uptake in human platelets. Neurotoxicology 2015; 51:192-7. [PMID: 26529290 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2015.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2015] [Revised: 10/06/2015] [Accepted: 10/28/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Mitochondrial damage and declines in ATP levels have been recently attributed to sertraline. The effects of sertraline on different parameters were investigated in washed platelets from 18 healthy male volunteers, after 24h of drug exposure. Sertraline toxicity was observed only at the highest concentrations, 30 and 100 μM, which significantly reduced platelet viability to 76 ± 3% and 20 ± 2%, respectively. The same concentrations significantly decreased total ATP to 73 ± 3% and 13 ± 2%, respectively. Basal values of glycogen were not significantly affected by sertraline treatment. Glutamate uptake was significantly reduced after treatment with 3, 30 and 100 μM, by 28 ± 6%, 32 ± 5% and 54 ± 4%, respectively. Our data showed that sertraline at therapeutic concentrations does not compromise platelet viability and ATP levels, but they suggest that in a situation where extracellular glutamate levels are potentially increased, sertraline might aggravate an excitotoxic condition.
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- Débora Olmedo Rodrigues
- Laboratory of Cellular Neurobiology, Department of Morphological Sciences, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cellular Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cellular Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cellular Neurobiology, Department of Morphological Sciences, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
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Mitochondrial complex I and III mRNA levels in bipolar disorder. J Affect Disord 2015; 184:160-3. [PMID: 26093828 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2015.05.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2014] [Revised: 05/11/2015] [Accepted: 05/31/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Studies that have focused on the mitochondrial electron transport chain indicate that bipolar disorder (BD) is associated with pathology in mitochondrial function. These pathological processes occur in the brain circuits that regulate affective functions, emotions, and motor behaviors. The present study aimed to determine the relationship between mitochondrial complex dysfunction and BD. METHODS The BD group included 32 male patients diagnosed with first-episode manic BD. The control group included 35 sociodemographically matched healthy males. Messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) was isolated from peripheral blood samples obtained from the patients and control group, and the mRNA levels of the NDUFV1, NDUFV2, and NDUFS1 genes of mitochondrial complex I and the UQCR10 gene of mitochondrial complex III were investigated. RESULTS Significant differences were identified in complex I gene mRNA levels between the BD group (n = 32) and the control group (n = 35) for the following genes: NDUFV1 (P = 0.01), NDUFV2 (P < 0.01), and NDUFS1 (P = 0.02). The UQCR10 gene (complex III) mRNA level did not differ between the groups (P = 0.1). The mRNA levels of the four genes studied were lower at the 3-month follow-up; however, these differences were not significant (P > 0.05). LIMITATIONS All of the BD patients were in manic episodes; thus, we were unable to separately compare these levels with those during depressive and euthymic episodes. CONCLUSIONS The mRNA levels of all of the genes representing the subunits of mitochondrial complex I (NDUFV1, NDUFV2, and NDUFS1) were significantly higher in the present study's BD patients during manic episodes than in the controls. With the data obtained from further research, biomarkers that could be used for the diagnosis and follow-up of neuropsychiatric disorders may be discovered.
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Cocchi M, Minuto C, Tonello L, Tuszynski JA. Connection between the Linoleic Acid and Psychopathology: A Symmetry-Breaking Phenomenon in the Brain? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.4236/ojd.2015.44005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Wachowicz B. Blood Platelet as a Peripheral Cell in Oxidative Stress in Psychiatric Disorders. OXIDATIVE STRESS IN APPLIED BASIC RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-0440-2_16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Katzman SM, Strotmeyer ES, Nalls MA, Zhao Y, Mooney S, Schork N, Newman AB, Harris TB, Yaffe K, Cummings SR, Liu Y, Tranah GJ. Mitochondrial DNA Sequence Variation Associated With Peripheral Nerve Function in the Elderly. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2014; 70:1400-8. [PMID: 25394619 DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glu175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2014] [Accepted: 08/19/2014] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Mitochondrial dysfunction is a prominent hallmark of many sensory neuropathies. The purpose of this study was to assess the influence of mitochondrial DNA sequence variation on peripheral nerve function in the population-based Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study. METHODS We investigated the role of common mitochondrial DNA variation (n = 1,580) and complete mitochondrial DNA sequences (n = 138) on peroneal motor nerve conduction velocity and amplitude, average vibration detection threshold, and monofilament sensitivity. RESULTS Nominal associations among common mitochondrial DNA variants and haplogroups were identified but were not statistically significant after adjustment for multiple comparisons. Sequence-based approaches were used to identify aggregate variant associations across the 16S rRNA (weighted-sum, p = 2E-05 and variable threshold, p = 9E-06) for nerve conduction velocity. Several of these rare 16S variants occurred at or near sites with earlier disease associations and are also in close proximity to the peptidyl transferase center, which is the catalytic center of the 16S rRNA CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that sequence variation related to mitochondrial protein synthesis/assembly is associated with peripheral nerve function and may provide insight into targets for intervention or new clinical strategies to preserve nerve function in late life.
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- Shana M Katzman
- Department of Innovation, Technology, and Alliances, University of California, San Francisco and
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- Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and
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- Laboratory of Neurogenetics, Intramural Research Program, National Institute on Aging, Bethesda, Maryland and
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- State Key Laboratory for Agrobiotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China and
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- Department of Bioinformatics, Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, California and
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- Department of Human Biology, J. Craig Venter Institute, La Jolla, California and
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- Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and
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- Laboratory of Epidemiology, Demography, and Biometry, National Institute on Aging, Bethesda, Maryland and
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- Departments of Psychiatry, Neurology, and Epidemiology, University of California, and Department of Geriatric Psychiatry, San Francisco VA Medical Center and
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- California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute, San Francisco and
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- Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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- California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute, San Francisco and
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Amat M, Le Brech S, Camps T, Torrente C, Mariotti VM, Ruiz JL, Manteca X. Differences in serotonin serum concentration between aggressive English cocker spaniels and aggressive dogs of other breeds. J Vet Behav 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jveb.2012.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Myung W, Lim SW, Kim S, Kim H, Chung JW, Seo MY, Kim JW, Carroll BJ, Kim DK. Serotonin transporter genotype and function in relation to antidepressant response in Koreans. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2013; 225:283-90. [PMID: 22885912 DOI: 10.1007/s00213-012-2813-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2012] [Accepted: 07/13/2012] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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RATIONALE Serotonin transporter (5-HTT) gene polymorphisms are linked with antidepressant response to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor drugs (SSRIs), though the favorable allelic variant differs by ethnic group (Caucasian versus Korean or Japanese). In Caucasian patients, response also is linked to measures of platelet 5-HTT function. OBJECTIVES Here, we study both 5-HTT gene polymorphisms and 5-HTT function as determinants of antidepressant response to SSRIs in Korean patients. METHODS We enrolled 99 patients with major depression and 48 control subjects. For statistical power, both samples were enriched with the l/l 5-HTTLPR polymorphism, which is uncommon in Koreans. Patients were treated with fluoxetine or sertraline. Response was assessed at 6 weeks. Subjects were genotyped for s/l polymorphism in the 5-HTT promoter region (5-HTTLPR). Platelet 5-HTT activity was determined as maximal uptake rate (Vmax) and affinity constant (Km). RESULTS Response was differentially associated with the s allele of 5-HTTLPR, which also was significantly associated with Vmax. These associations are opposite to those reported in Caucasian populations. Responders had significantly higher Vmax and Km than nonresponders. In Koreans as well as Caucasians, high Vmax is related to antidepressant response to SSRIs, though the 5-HTTLPR polymorphism associations with both response and function differ by ethnicity. CONCLUSIONS Both ethnicity and function must be considered in evaluating candidate gene biomarkers of response to SSRIs in depression.
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- Woojae Myung
- Department of Psychiatry, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 50 Irwon-dong, Kangnam-gu, Seoul 135-710, Korea
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Asor E, Ben-Shachar D. Platelets: A possible glance into brain biological processes in schizophrenia. World J Psychiatry 2012; 2:124-33. [PMID: 24175178 PMCID: PMC3782191 DOI: 10.5498/wjp.v2.i6.124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2011] [Revised: 07/02/2012] [Accepted: 07/23/2012] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder, characterized by behavioral, emotional and cognitive disturbances, which commonly follows a chronic course. Diagnostic accuracy, management plans, treatment evaluation and prognosis are dependent on relatively subjective assessments. Despite extensive research and improvement in imaging technology, as well as modern genetic and molecular methodologies, the biological basis of this disease is still unclear. Therefore, there is a need for objective and valid biological markers. Platelets have often been used as a model in neurobiological research. The accessibility of platelets and their similarities with neurons turns them into an attractive candidate to search for biological markers for diagnosis and for unraveling pathophysiological processes relevant to the etiology of brain disorders, including schizophrenia. The present review addresses the main changes in platelet physiology observed in schizophrenia and its response to antipsychotic medication. We summarize numerous studies demonstrating impaired metabolism, uptake and receptor kinetics of schizophrenia-relevant neurotransmitters, abnormalities in membrane derived phospholipids and polyunsaturated fatty acids, as well as dysfunctions in the mitochondria. These changes fit with the various hypotheses raised for the etiology of schizophrenia, including the dopamine-glutamate hypothesis, the autoimmune hypothesis, the polyunsaturated fatty acid hypothesis and the impaired energy metabolism hypothesis. Despite extensive research in platelets, no conclusive reliable biomarker has been identified yet. This review suggests that the clinical heterogeneity and the biological complexity of schizophrenia lead to the inevitable conclusion that biomarkers will be identified only for subgroups characterized according to the different diagnostic criteria. Moreover, any biomarker would have to be an array of interrelated factors or even a set of several such arrays.
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- Eyal Asor
- Eyal Asor, Dorit Ben-Shachar, Laboratory of Psychobiology, Department of Psychiatry, Rambam Medical Center and B. Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Rappaport Family Institute for Research in the Medical Sciences, Technion, PO Box 9649, Haifa 31096, Israel
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Audhya T, Adams JB, Johansen L. Correlation of serotonin levels in CSF, platelets, plasma, and urine. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2012; 1820:1496-501. [PMID: 22664303 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2012.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2011] [Revised: 05/22/2012] [Accepted: 05/25/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Neurotransmitter levels are best measured in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), but that requires an invasive procedure. METHODS Samples were collected from humans and rats. Eighteen women age 38-51 years with fibromyalgia provided samples of CSF, plasma, platelets, and urine. Samples of CSF, plasma, platelets, and urine were also collected from Sprague-Dawley rats, adult male, 6 months old. One group of rats was treated with p-chlorophenylalanine to decrease their levels of serotonin, and another group of rats was treated with amphetamine to increase their levels of serotonin. Methodological improvements include: 1) the use of siliconized glassware, plasticware, and tubing to prevent adsorption of serotonin, 2) the extraction of serotonin from the CSF, plasma, and platelets, 3) repeated washing of the platelets with an improved buffer, and 4) early morning sample collection. HPLC/MS was used to measure serotonin after extraction. RESULTS For serotonin, the new method of measuring platelet levels resulted in a very high correlation with levels of serotonin in CSF in rats (r=0.97) and humans (r=0.97). There were lower correlations of levels of serotonin in CSF with levels in plasma (r=0.77 for rats and r=0.57 in humans) and urine (r=0.67 in rats and r=0.62 in humans). GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE This method of measuring serotonin levels in platelets results in a very strong correlation with levels in CSF, so in most cases platelet measurements will be preferable since it is much less invasive to collect. Levels of serotonin in plasma and urine are significantly but less strongly correlated with levels in CSF.
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- Tapan Audhya
- Health Diagnostics and Research Institute, South Amboy, NJ, USA
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Glasl L, Kloos K, Giesert F, Roethig A, Di Benedetto B, Kühn R, Zhang J, Hafen U, Zerle J, Hofmann A, Hrabé de Angelis M, Winklhofer KF, Hölter SM, Vogt Weisenhorn DM, Wurst W. Pink1-deficiency in mice impairs gait, olfaction and serotonergic innervation of the olfactory bulb. Exp Neurol 2012; 235:214-27. [DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2012.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2011] [Revised: 12/18/2011] [Accepted: 01/04/2012] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Marseille R, Lee R, Coccaro EF. Inter-relationship between different platelet measures of 5-HT and their relationship to aggression in human subjects. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2012; 36:277-81. [PMID: 22019855 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2011.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2011] [Revised: 10/05/2011] [Accepted: 10/06/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The objective of this study was to explore the inter-relationship of three platelet measures of serotonergic function (5-HT): 5-HT Transporter Binding, 5-HT-2 Receptor Binding and 5-HT Content and to explore their inter-relationship with measures of aggression and impulsivity. 58 male subjects with personality disorder were studied. Numbers of platelet 5-HT Transporter and 5-HT-2 Receptor sites were assessed by examining the Bmax of ³H-Paroxetine Binding and the Bmax of ¹²⁵I-LSD Binding to the blood platelet; 5-HT Content was assessed by measuring the amount of 5-HT in the platelet material. Life history of aggression was assessed by Life History of Aggression. Impulsivity was assessed by the Impulsivity Scale of the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire-II. Platelet 5-HT Transporter Binding correlated with both 5-HT-2 Receptor Binding and 5-HT Content; the latter two variables did not correlate with each other. Only Platelet 5-HT Transporter binding correlated significantly with LHA Aggression. These data suggest that while Platelet 5-HT Transporter binding correlates with both 5-HT-2 Receptor Binding and with 5-HT Content, that only 5-HT Transporter Binding represents a correlate of aggression in male personality disordered subjects.
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- Robert Marseille
- Clinical Neuroscience & Psychopharmacology Research Unit, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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Zellner M, Baureder M, Rappold E, Bugert P, Kotzailias N, Babeluk R, Baumgartner R, Attems J, Gerner C, Jellinger K, Roth E, Oehler R, Umlauf E. Comparative platelet proteome analysis reveals an increase of monoamine oxidase-B protein expression in Alzheimer's disease but not in non-demented Parkinson's disease patients. J Proteomics 2012; 75:2080-92. [PMID: 22270014 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2012.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2011] [Revised: 01/06/2012] [Accepted: 01/08/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Monoamine oxidase-B (Mao-B) catalysing the breakdown of the neurotransmitter dopamine, is known to be involved in the pathophysiology of Parkinson's (PD) and Alzheimer's disease (AD). Increased brain Mao-B activity is associated with AD. This alteration can also be seen in platelets, albeit the cause has hitherto remained elusive. To gain a deeper understanding of the etiology of AD, the platelet proteome was characterised, (2D DIGE pH6-9, including Mao-B) from 150 individuals: 34 AD, 13 vascular dementia, 15 non-demented PD patients, 49 matched controls, 18 oldest old and 21 young individuals. One significant change was noted after applying false discovery rate with the upregulation of the Mao-B expression (30% adjusted P value<0.001; effect size 1.31) in AD compared to age- and sex-matched controls. In contrast, Mao-B levels were unchanged in PD to matched controls. Western blot and mRNA analyses verified these findings. Moreover, Mao-B concentration correlated with age in the cognitive healthy individuals (r=0.53; P<0.001) and PD patients but not in those suffering from AD (r=-0.03; P=0.874). Mao-B activity correlated with the increased Mao-B protein expression in AD (r=0.81; P=0.016). We suggest that Mao-B platelet protein level may serve as a biomarker for age-related dementia, especially AD.
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- Maria Zellner
- Surgical Research Laboratories, Medical University of Vienna, Austria.
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Riva J, Marelli SP, Redaelli V, Bondiolotti GP, Sforzini E, Santoro MM, Carenzi C, Verga M, Luzi F. The effects of drug detection training on behavioral reactivity and blood neurotransmitter levels in drug detection dogs: A preliminary study. J Vet Behav 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jveb.2011.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Cocchi M, Tonello L, Gabrielli F. Considerations on Blood Platelets: A Neuron’s Mirror for Mood Disorders? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.4236/ojbd.2012.22005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Rosenfeld M, Brenner-Lavie H, Ari SGB, Kavushansky A, Ben-Shachar D. Perturbation in mitochondrial network dynamics and in complex I dependent cellular respiration in schizophrenia. Biol Psychiatry 2011; 69:980-8. [PMID: 21397211 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2011.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2010] [Revised: 01/11/2011] [Accepted: 01/12/2011] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Mitochondria have been suggested to be involved in the pathology of bipolar disorder (BD) and schizophrenia. However, the mechanism underlying mitochondrial dysfunction is unclear. Mitochondrial network dynamics, which reflects cellular metabolic state, is important for embryonic development, synapse formation, and neurodegeneration. This study aimed to investigate mitochondrial network dynamics and its plausible association with abnormal cellular oxygen consumption in schizophrenia. METHODS Viable Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-transformed lymphocytes (lymphoblastoids) from DSM-IV diagnosed patients with schizophrenia (n = 17), BD (n = 15), and healthy control subjects (n = 15) were assessed for mitochondrial respiration, mitochondrial dynamics, and relevant protein levels by oxygraph, confocal microscopy, and immunoblotting, respectively. RESULTS Respiration of schizophrenia-derived lymphoblastoids was significantly lower compared with control subjects, and was twice as sensitive to dopamine (DA)-induced inhibition. Unlike DA, haloperidol inhibited complex I-driven respiration to a similar extent in both schizophrenia and the control cells. Both drugs interact with complex I but at different sites. At the site of DA interaction, we found alterations in protein levels of three subunits of complex I in schizophrenia. In addition, we observed structural and connectivity perturbations in the mitochondrial network, associated with alterations in the profusion protein OPA1, which was similarly reduced in schizophrenia prefrontal cortex specimens. None of these alterations were observed in the BD cells, which were similar to control cells. CONCLUSIONS We show impaired mitochondrial network dynamics associated with reduced cellular respiration and complex I abnormalities in schizophrenia but not in BD. If these findings represent disease-specific alterations, they may become an endophenotype biomarker for schizophrenia.
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- Marina Rosenfeld
- Laboratory of Psychobiology, Department of Psychiatry, Rambam Medical Center and B. Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Rappaport Family Institute for Research in the Medical Sciences, Technion, Haifa, Israel
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Guerrero JA, Rivera J, Quiroga T, Martinez-Perez A, Antón AI, Martínez C, Panes O, Vicente V, Mezzano D, Soria JM, Corral J. Novel loci involved in platelet function and platelet count identified by a genome-wide study performed in children. Haematologica 2011; 96:1335-43. [PMID: 21546496 DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2011.042077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Genome-wide association studies are currently identifying new loci with potential roles in thrombosis and hemostasis: these loci include novel polymorphisms associated with platelet function traits and count. However, no genome-wide study performed on children has been reported to date, in spite of the potential that these subjects have in genetic studies, when compared to adults, given the minimal degree of confounders, i.e., acquired and environmental factors, such as smoking, physical activity, diet, and drug or hormone intake, which are particularly important in platelet function. DESIGN AND METHODS To identify new genetic variants involved in platelet reactivity and count, we performed a genome-wide association study on 75 children (8.5±1.8 years) using the Illumina Sentrix Human CNV370-Quad BeadChip containing 320,610 single nucleotide polymorphisms. Functional analyses included assessment of platelet aggregation and granule secretion triggered by different agonists (arachidonic acid, collagen, epinephrine, ADP), as well as platelet count. Associations were selected based on statistical significance and physiological relevance for a subsequent replication study in a similar sample of 286 children. RESULTS We confirmed previously established associations with plasma levels of factors XII, VII and VIII as well as associations with platelet responses to ADP. Additionally, we identified 82 associations with platelet reactivity and count with a P value less than 10(-5). From the associations selected for further replication, we validated two single nucleotide polymorphisms with mildly increased platelet reactivity (rs4366150 and rs1787566) on the LPAR1 and MYO5B genes, encoding lisophosphatidic acid receptor-1 and myosin VB, respectively; and rs1937970, located on the NRG3 gene coding neuroregulin-3, associated with platelet count. CONCLUSIONS Our genome-wide association study performed in children, followed by a validation analysis, led us to the identification of new genes potentially relevant in platelet function and biogenesis.
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- José A Guerrero
- University of Murcia, Centro Regional de Hemodonación, Murcia, Spain
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Alberghina D, Giannetto C, Piccione G. Peripheral serotoninergic response to physical exercise in athletic horses. J Vet Sci 2011; 11:285-9. [PMID: 21113096 PMCID: PMC2998738 DOI: 10.4142/jvs.2010.11.4.285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of exercise on plasma tryptophan (TRP) and free serotonin (f5-HT), whole blood-5-HT (WB-5-HT) and f5-HT/WB-5-HT ratio in Italian Saddle horses. Six clinically healthy Italian Saddle horses were subjected to a 450 meters obstacles course. Blood samples were collected from each horse by jugular venipuncture using vacutainer tubes with K(3)-EDTA at rest, immediately after exercise, and after 30 min. TRP, f5-HT and WB-5-HT were analyzed by HPLC. Immediately after exercise, statistically significant increases of f5-HT (p <0.001) and WB-5-HT (p <0.001) were observed. After 30 min, f5-HT and WB-5-HT decreased compared to immediately after exercise, but were still significantly higher than rest values (p <0.01 and p <0.05, respectively). A significant linear regression between f5-HT and WB-5-HT was observed during experimental conditions. f5-HT and WB-5-HT modifications after exercise suggest an important role of peripheral serotoninergic markers in response to physical activity. The possible source of extra serotonin detected after show jumping should be clarified by further investigation.
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- Daniela Alberghina
- Department of Experimental Sciences and Applied Biotechnology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
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A proteomics study reveals a predominant change in MaoB expression in platelets of healthy volunteers after high protein meat diet: relationship to the methylation cycle. J Neural Transm (Vienna) 2011; 118:653-62. [PMID: 21424576 DOI: 10.1007/s00702-011-0617-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2010] [Accepted: 02/17/2011] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Studies investigating the impact of high meat intake on cognition have yielded contradictory results as some show improved cognitive performance, whereas others report an increase of risk factors for dementia. However, few studies were designed to directly assess the effect of a high protein (HP) diet on both cognitive performance and corresponding biochemical parameters. A randomised intervention study was conducted with 23 healthy males (aged 19-31 years) to investigate the effects of a usual (UP) versus a HP diet on cognitive function and on the platelet proteome a well-established model for neurons. The study individuals were assigned to either a UP diet (15% energy) or a HP diet (30% energy) for 3 weeks with controlled intake of food and beverages. Blood samples were taken along with measurements of cognitive functions at the beginning and at the end of the intervention period. Among 908 reproducibly studied platelet proteins only the level of monoamine oxidase B (MaoB), a neurotransmitter degrading enzyme, decreased by 26% significantly (adjusted P value < 0.05) due to the HP diet. In addition, we found a correlation (r = 0.477; P < 0.02) between the decrease of MaoB expression and the shortened reaction time (cognitive function) which is in accordance with reports that dementia patients show increased MaoB activity. Plasma vitamin B(12) concentration was increased by the HP diet and correlates inversely with platelet MaoB expression (r = -0.35; P < 0.02). Healthy young males on a HP diet showed improved cognitive function and counteract well-known dementia biomarkers such as platelet MaoB and components of the methylation cycle such as vitamin B(12) and homocysteine.
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Mitochondria provide most of the energy production in cells. They are involved in the regulation of free radicals, calcium buffering, and redox signaling and take part in the intrinsic pathway of apoptosis. Mutations or polymorphisms of mitochondrial DNA, mitochondria-mediated oxidative stress, decrease of adenosine triphosphate production, changes of intracellular calcium and oxidative stress are concerned in various diseases. There is increasing evidence that impaired functions of mitochondria are associated with mood disorders. It is suggested that disturbed energetic metabolism and/or reactive oxygen species production take part in the pathophysiology of mood disorders and could participate in the therapeutic effects or side-effects of antidepressants and mood stabilizers.
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- Jana Hroudová
- Department of Psychiatry, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic.
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Alberghina D, Amorini AM, Lazzarino G. Modulation of peripheral markers of the serotoninergic system in healthy horses. Res Vet Sci 2010; 90:392-5. [PMID: 20633913 DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2010.06.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2009] [Revised: 05/07/2010] [Accepted: 06/21/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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To evaluate the changes in plasma and platelet serotonin (5-HT) as markers of the serotoninergic system in equines, 5-HT content was measured by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) in deproteinized plasma obtained from peripheral blood samples of 12 clinically healthy horses, before and after feeding. 5-HT was measured in platelet rich plasma (PRP) and in platelet poor plasma (PPP). 5-HT in platelets (p5-HT) was obtained by subtracting free 5-HT in PPP (f5-HT) from 5-HT in PRP. After food ingestion, significant increases in p5-HT and f5-HT (p < 0.001), and no changes in the f5-HT/p5-HT ratio were recorded. Increase in the total circulating 5-HT might account both for initiating peristaltic activity and for increasing the f5-HT levels. Augmented 5-HT uptake by platelets could reflect the hypothetical increased activity of the serotoninergic neurons. Besides showing the feasibility to obtain f5-HT and p5-HT through HPLC determination of 5-HT in PRP and PPP equine plasma, these findings are consistent with the postulation that 5-HT is released from enterochromaffin cells following a mechanical and chemical stimulation.
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- D Alberghina
- Department of Experimental Sciences and Applied Biotechnology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Messina, Viale Annunziata, 98100 Messina, Italy
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Valevski A, Pickholtz E, Roz N, Weizman A, Rehavi M. Lack of modulatory effect of short-term repeated electroconvulsive therapy on platelet vesicular monoamine transporter 2 (VMAT2) in depressed patients. J Neural Transm (Vienna) 2010; 117:881-5. [DOI: 10.1007/s00702-010-0427-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2009] [Accepted: 05/22/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Pham TT, Giesert F, Röthig A, Floss T, Kallnik M, Weindl K, Hölter SM, Ahting U, Prokisch H, Becker L, Klopstock T, Hrabé de Angelis M, Beyer K, Görner K, Kahle PJ, Vogt Weisenhorn DM, Wurst W. DJ-1-deficient mice show less TH-positive neurons in the ventral tegmental area and exhibit non-motoric behavioural impairments. GENES BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR 2009; 9:305-17. [PMID: 20039949 DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-183x.2009.00559.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Loss of function of DJ-1 (PARK7) is associated with autosomal recessive early-onset Parkinson's disease (PD), one of the major age-related neurological diseases. In this study, we extended former studies on DJ-1 knockout mice by identifying subtle morphological and behavioural phenotypes. The DJ-1 gene trap-induced null mutants exhibit less dopamine-producing neurons in the ventral tegmental area (VTA). They also exhibit slight changes in behaviour, i.e. diminished rearing behaviour and impairments in object recognition. Furthermore, we detected subtle phenotypes, which suggest that these animals compensate for the loss of DJ-1. First, we found a significant upregulation of mitochondrial respiratory enzyme activities, a mechanism known to protect against oxidative stress. Second, a close to significant increase in c-Jun N-terminal kinase 1 phosphorylation in old DJ-1-deficient mice hints at a differential activation of neuronal cell survival pathways. Third, as no change in the density of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH)-positive terminals in the striatum was observed, the remaining dopamine-producing neurons likely compensate by increasing axonal sprouting. In summary, the present data suggest that DJ-1 is implicated in major non-motor symptoms of PD appearing in the early phases of the disease-such as subtle impairments in motivated behaviour and cognition-and that under basal conditions the loss of DJ-1 is compensated.
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- T T Pham
- Institute of Developmental Genetics, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Ingolstaedter, Neuherberg, Germany
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Smirnov A, Trupp A, Henkel A, Bloch E, Reulbach U, Lewczuk P, Riggert J, Kornhuber J, Wiltfang J. Differential processing and secretion of Aβ peptides and sAPPα in human platelets is regulated by thrombin and prostaglandine 2. Neurobiol Aging 2009; 30:1552-62. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2007.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2007] [Revised: 12/06/2007] [Accepted: 12/11/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Vasylevskaya VV, Zvezdina ND, Korotaeva AA, Prokazova NV. The Influence of Gangliosides on Serotonin Binding and Uptake by Human Platelets. Platelets 2009; 6:37-42. [DOI: 10.3109/09537109509013260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Bakken AM, Staeffler A, Jørgensen HA, Holmsen H. Glycerophospholipid molecular species in platelets and brain tissues – are platelets a good model for neurons? Platelets 2009; 17:484-92. [PMID: 17074725 DOI: 10.1080/09537100600759196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The molecular classes of phosphatidylcholine (PC), phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) and phosphatidylserine (PS) from the basal ganglia, cerebellum, cortex, erythrocytes and blood platelets of female rats were separated by an isocratic HPLC method using a silica column and ultraviolet detection. Each glycerophospholipid class were thereafter derivatized to dimethylphosphatidic acid (PA) molecular species, separated by reverse phase HPLC and detected by an evaporative laser scatter to quantify the different glycerophospholipid species. The distribution of molecular species in each class of the glycerophospholipids in the three brain areas was very similar with a predominance of the 18:0/22:6 species and very little of the 18:0/20:4 species. In contrast, the 18:0/20:4 species predominated in the blood cells which had a very low proportion of 18:0/22:6. These results are discussed on the background that platelets have been extensively used as a model for neurons and our previous physicochemical observation that phenothiazines appear to interact specifically with the 18:0/22:6 species of PS.
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- Anne M Bakken
- Laboratory of Clinical Biochemistry and The Blood Bank, Haukeland University Hospital, 5021 Bergen, Norway.
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Baier PC, Koch JM, Seeck-Hirschner M, Ohlmeyer K, Wilms S, Aldenhoff JB, Hinze-Selch D. A flow-cytometric method to investigate glutamate-receptor-sensitivity in whole blood platelets - results from healthy controls and patients with schizophrenia. J Psychiatr Res 2009; 43:585-91. [PMID: 18718602 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2008.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2008] [Revised: 07/10/2008] [Accepted: 07/11/2008] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Hypofunction of glutamate receptors may contribute to the symptoms of schizophrenia. Human platelets express glutamate receptors and can serve as peripheral surrogate model for neuronal cells. Aim of this study was to establish a fast and sensitive flow-cytometric method to determine the glutamate-dependent kinetics of intracellular calcium ([Ca++]i) mobilization in platelets of schizophrenic patients. Glutamate stimulated [Ca++]i response was measured with a flow-cytometer in anti-CD-41a-labelled whole blood platelets of treated schizophrenic patients (n=18) and controls (n=18). In two control experiments the NMDA-receptor antagonist MK-801 and the dopamine antagonist amisulpride, respectively, were added to probes from healthy subjects. Stimulation with glutamate led dose-dependently to a mobilization of [Ca++]i in both healthy controls and patients. This effect was significantly reduced in patients. In vitro NMDA-antagonism inhibited the glutamate response, whereas dopamine-antagonism had no effect. Our flow-cytometric method allows to measure glutamate-receptor mediated [Ca++]i response in whole blood platelets, without requiring platelet rich preparations. The reduced glutamate-response in the patients was not explained by a direct inhibitory treatment effect. However, further studies with drug naive patients will be necessary to find out whether or not the observed hypoglutamergic function of platelets is endogenous to the disorder.
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- Paul C Baier
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel, Niemannsweg 147, 24105 Kiel, Germany.
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Fisar Z, Kalisová L, Paclt I, Anders M, Vevera J. Platelet serotonin uptake in drug-naïve depressive patients before and after treatment with citalopram. Psychiatry Res 2008; 161:185-94. [PMID: 18817980 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2007.06.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2006] [Revised: 02/20/2007] [Accepted: 06/24/2007] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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We investigated the kinetic parameters of serotonin (5-HT) uptake into platelets in a group of 26 drug-naïve patients suffering from major depression before and after 3-7 weeks of treatment with citalopram. The degree of depression was rated using the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS). The 5-HT uptake characteristics in untreated depressive patients were not significantly different from those of normal subjects. The apparent Michaelis constant (K(M)) was significantly increased, the apparent maximal velocity (V(max)) was not different from baseline, and the uptake efficiency (V(max)/K(M)) was significantly decreased after citalopram treatment. A significantly positive correlation between K(M) and V(max) was found in all groups. There was a significantly lower V(max) and V(max)/K(M) in the female compared with the male depressed patients before citalopram treatment; a hypothesis was supported that lowered 5-HT uptake may reflect a gender-linked vulnerability to a serotonin-related depression. A significant negative correlation between 5-HT uptake efficiency and the initial HDRS score suggests that platelet 5-HT uptake can be used as a marker of effective depressive disorder pharmacotherapy. The initial severity of depression was significantly negatively correlated with V(max), which supported a hypothesis that the initial severity of depressive disorder could be related to the lower V(max).
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- Zdenek Fisar
- Department of Psychiatry, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Ke Karlovu 11, 128 01 Prague 2, Czech Republic.
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Cupello A, Albano C, Gatta E, Scarrone S, Villa E, Zona G. Binding of paroxetine to the serotonin transporter in membranes from different cells, subcellular fractions and species. Neurochem Res 2008; 34:255-9. [PMID: 18563559 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-008-9764-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2008] [Accepted: 05/28/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The binding of [(3)H]-paroxetine to membrane serotonin transporter (SERT) has been studied in membranes from different sources and subcellular fractions. From rat were membranes from venous blood platelets, brain total cortex, brain microsomes, brain crude and purified synaptosomes. Membranes were obtained from venous blood platelets from human volunteers and from brain cortex tissue from neurosurgery (cerebral lobectomies following craniocerebral injuries). The main finding was that the K (D) of paroxetine binding to the SERT was the same for platelet and nerve ending (synaptosomal) membranes. That parameter was significantly lower in membranes from brain microsomes and cortex total tissue. No species related difference was found, where comparison was possible, between human and rat tissue. The equality of K (D) of paroxetine binding to blood platelet membranes and to membranes from nerve endings appears to encourage the use of such membranes as a model for brain SERT. Binding at two different temperatures for several of the fractions suggests that paroxetine-SERT interaction is entropy-driven.
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- A Cupello
- IBFM, CNR, Sezione di Genova, Genova, Italy.
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Ge S, Wittenberg NJ, Haynes CL. Quantitative and real-time detection of secretion of chemical messengers from individual platelets. Biochemistry 2008; 47:7020-4. [PMID: 18557631 DOI: 10.1021/bi800792m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Carbon-fiber microelectrochemical methods were utilized in this study to measure individual exocytotic events of secretion of serotonin and histamine from washed rabbit platelets. The quantal release of serotonin was quantitatively characterized with a delta-granule serotonin concentration of 0.6 M and secretion time course of 7 ms. Additionally, extracellular osmolarity influences quantal size, causing quantal size increases under hypotonic conditions, presumably due to the influx of cytosolic serotonin into the halo region of the delta-granules.
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- Shencheng Ge
- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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Cupello A, Audenino D, Scarrone S, Fornaro M, Gatta E, Fornaro P, Albano C. Epileptic seizures but not pseudoseizures are associated with decreased density of the serotonin transporter in blood platelet membranes. Neurochem Res 2008; 33:2263-8. [PMID: 18427983 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-008-9708-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2007] [Accepted: 04/03/2008] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The density of the serotonin transporter in the plasma membranes of blood platelets was evaluated by labelled paroxetine binding in three different groups. These groups were: normal controls, epileptic patients having undergone a recent seizure (less than 4 days before) and patients who equally recently presented psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (pseudoseizures). Real seizures resulted in a significant decrease of membrane serotonin transporter density. In the instances of pseudoseizures, its membrane density was undistinguishable from that of normal controls. These data lend further support to the idea that down regulation of serotonin transporter may play a homeostatic role in the cessation of epileptic seizures.
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- Aroldo Cupello
- IBFM, CNR, Sezione di Genova, Via De Toni 5, 16132, Genova, Italy.
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Zarpellon A, Donella-Deana A, Folda A, Turetta L, Pavanetto M, Deana R. Serotonin (5-HT) Transport in Human Platelets is Modulated by Src-Catalysed Tyr-Phosphorylation of the Plasma Membrane Transporter SERT. Cell Physiol Biochem 2008; 21:87-94. [DOI: 10.1159/000113750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/26/2007] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Johnson BA, Javors MA, Roache JD, Seneviratne C, Bergeson SE, Ait-Daoud N, Dawes MA, Ma JZ. Can serotonin transporter genotype predict serotonergic function, chronicity, and severity of drinking? Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2008; 32:209-16. [PMID: 17950969 PMCID: PMC2270792 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2007.07.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2007] [Revised: 07/24/2007] [Accepted: 07/25/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Serotonin transporter (5-HTT) activity is greater in carriers of the long (L) vs. short (S) alleles of the 5-HTT-linked polymorphic region (5'-HTTLPR) among healthy control subjects but not alcohol-dependent adults. In 198 alcoholics, we determined the relationship between current or lifetime drinking and platelet 5-HTT function and density among allelic variants of the 5'-HTTLPR. SS subjects were younger than L-carriers (LL and LS) (p<0.0085) and had fewer years of lifetime drinking. For L-carriers, the mean of Bmax for paroxetine binding, but not Vmax for serotonin (5-HT) uptake, was lower than that for SS subjects (p<0.05). More L-carriers than their SS counterparts had Vmax for 5-HT uptake below 200 nmol/10(7) platelets-min (p<0.05) and Bmax for paroxetine binding below 600 nmol/mg protein (p<0.06). Current drinking (drinks per day during the past 14 days) correlated positively with Km and Vmax of platelet 5-HT uptake (p<0.05) and negatively with Bmax, but not Kd, of paroxetine binding (p<0.05) for L-carriers alone. Years of lifetime drinking correlated negatively with Km and Vmax of platelet 5-HT uptake (p<0.05) and B(max), but not Kd, of paroxetine binding (p<0.05) for L-carriers alone. Among L-carriers alone, there were higher levels of platelet 5-HT uptake and lower levels of platelet paroxetine binding with increased drinking, and more lifetime drinking was associated with modestly lower levels of 5-HT uptake and paroxetine binding. Thus, 5-HTT expression varies with current and lifetime drinking in L-carriers alone.
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- Bankole A Johnson
- Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908-0623, USA.
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Ziegelstein RC, Parakh K, Sakhuja A, Bhat U. Depression and coronary artery disease: is there a platelet link? Mayo Clin Proc 2007; 82:1366-8. [PMID: 17976357 DOI: 10.4065/82.11.1366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Roy C Ziegelstein
- Department of Medicine, B-1-North, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, 4940 Eastern Ave, Baltimore, MD 21224-2780, USA.
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Brenner-Lavie H, Klein E, Zuk R, Gazawi H, Ljubuncic P, Ben-Shachar D. Dopamine modulates mitochondrial function in viable SH-SY5Y cells possibly via its interaction with complex I: relevance to dopamine pathology in schizophrenia. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2007; 1777:173-85. [PMID: 17996721 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2007.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2007] [Revised: 10/02/2007] [Accepted: 10/04/2007] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Deleterious effects of dopamine (DA) involving mitochondrial dysfunction have an important role in DA-associated neuronal disorders, including schizophrenia and Parkinson's disease. DA detrimental effects have been attributed to its ability to be auto-oxidized to toxic reactive oxygen species. Since, unlike Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia does not involve neurodegenerative processes, we suggest a novel mechanism by which DA impairs mitochondrial function without affecting cell viability. DA significantly dissipated mitochondrial membrane potential (delta psi m) in SH-SY5Y cells. Bypassing complex I prevented the DA-induced depolarization. Moreover, DA inhibited complex I but not complex II activity in disrupted mitochondria, suggesting complex I participation in DA-induced mitochondrial dysfunction. We further demonstrated that intact mitochondria can accumulate DA in a saturated manner, with an apparent Km=122.1+/-28.6 nM and Vmax=1.41+/-0.15 pmol/mg protein/min, thereby enabling the interaction between DA and complex I. DA accumulation was an energy and Na+-dependent process. The pharmacological profile of mitochondrial DA uptake differed from that of other characterized DA transporters. Finally, relevance to schizophrenia is demonstrated by an abnormal interaction between DA and complex I in schizophrenic patients. These results suggest a non-lethal interaction between DA and mitochondria possibly via complex I, which can better explain DA-related pathological processes observed in non-degenerative disorders, such as schizophrenia.
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- Hanit Brenner-Lavie
- Research Lab of Psychobiology, Department of Psychiatry - Rambam Medical Center, Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel
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Abstract
Serotonin is involved in many of the same processes affected by cannabinoids; therefore, we investigated in vitro and in vivo effects of these drugs on the function of serotonin transporter. The effect of Delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol (Delta(9)-THC), endocannabinoid anandamide and synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonist WIN 55,212-2 on platelet serotonin uptake and membrane microviscosity was examined in 19 marijuana smokers and 20 controls. (1) Serotonin uptake was inhibited at higher doses of Delta(9)-THC (IC(50) = 139 micromol/l), anandamide (IC(50) = 201 micromol/l) or WIN 55,212-2 (IC(50) = 17.4 micromol/l); the inhibition was found non-competitive. Delta(9)-THC, anandamide and WIN 55,212-2 produced different effects on the membrane microviscosity. (2) Maximal velocity of platelet serotonin uptake was significantly increased in a group of chronic marijuana smokers suffering impairment of cognitive functions when compared with controls. Opposite effect of marijuana smoking on the serotonin uptake efficiency was observed in males beside females. In summary, this study provides evidence that (1) Activity of serotonin transporter is acutely affected by cannabinoids at relatively high drug concentrations; this effect is indirect and can be partially accounted for the changes in the membrane microviscosity. (2) Increase of maximal velocity of the serotonin uptake could be understood as adaptation change in the serotonergic system induced by chronic cannabis use. A hypothesis was supported that lowered serotonin uptake may reflect a gender-related differences in effects of psychoactive cannabinoids.
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Affiliation(s)
- Marie Velenovská
- Department of Psychiatry, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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