Probing the association between dexamethasone-induced cortisol suppression and serotonin transporter availability among drug-free patients with major depressive disorder-A small-sample SPECT study with [123I]ADAM

Hsin Chun Tsai, Shih Hsien Lin, I. Hui Lee, Po See Chen, Kao Chin Chen, Tzung Lieh Yeh, Wei Jen Yao, Nan Tsing Chiu, Ru Band Lu, Yen Kuang Yang

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The association between hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis function and the serotonergic system could be involved in the mechanism of depression. However, neuroimaging evidence is scarce. The aim of the present study was to probe the association between dexamethasone suppression test response and serotonin transporter (SERT) availability in drug-free patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). Seventeen MDD patients (five males and twelve females) were recruited. SPECT with [123I] ADAM was used to measure the midbrain SERT availability, and HPA axis function was measured by the dexamethasone suppression test (DST). The association was significant when considering all participants (ρ=0.69, p=0.002). This association may have clinical implications for the treatment of MDD.

原文English
頁(從 - 到)2805-2809
頁數5
期刊Psychoneuroendocrinology
38
發行號11
DOIs
出版狀態Published - 2013 11月

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • 內分泌學、糖尿病和代謝
  • 內分泌
  • 內分泌和自主系統
  • 精神病學和心理健康
  • 生物精神病學

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