Naslov
Platelet serotonin, plasma cortisol, and dexamethasone suppression test in schizophrenic patients

Autori
Muck-Šeler, Dorotea ; Pivac, Nela ; Jakovljević, Miro ; Brzović, Zdravko

Izvornik
Biological psychiatry (0006-3223) 45 (1999), 11; 1433-1439

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
schizophrenia; plasma cortisol; dexamethasone suppression test; platelet serotonin

Sažetak
Background: Serotonin (5-HT) regulates hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis activity. Abnormal response to the dexamethasone suppression test (DST) and altered platelet 5-HT concentration have been shown in some schizophrenic patients. Methods: Platelet 5-HT and plasma cortisol concentrations were determined simultaneously in 86 male schizophrenic patients before and after DST. Basal plasma cortisol and platelet 5-HT levels were also determined in 69 healthy male persons. Results: Schizophrenic patients had higher plasma cortisol and platelet 5-HT concentrations than healthy persons. An abnormal escape from dexamethasone suppression was observed in 50 % of patients. In these patients predexamethasone cortisol and platelet 5-HT concentrations were higher than in patients with normal DST. Conclusions: This study demonstrates that schizophrenic patients have the HPA axis dysregulation that could be connected with a disturbance in the 5-HT system.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Temeljne medicinske znanosti

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