Naslov
Platelet Serotonin Concentration in Dialysis Patients with Somatic Symptoms of Depression

Autori
Pivac, Nela ; Muck-Šeler, Dorotea ; Barišić, Ivan ; Jakovljević, Miro ; Puretić, Zvonimir

Izvornik
Life Sciences (0024-3205) 68 (2001), 21; 2423-2433

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

Ključne riječi
chronic renal patients; platelet serotonin; somatic symptoms; hemodialysis; male and female subjects

Sažetak
Platelet serotonin (5-HT) concentration was measured in 65 male and 45 female chronic renal patients on hemodialysis (HD) with different somatic symptoms of depression (crying spells, irritability, sleep disturbance, fatigability, loss of appetite, weight loss, somatic preoccupation and loss of libido), to find out the relationship between the severity of symptoms and platelet 5-HT concentration. Male and female patients had significantly lower platelet 5-HT concentration than 62 male and 38 female healthy subjects. Gender-differences in platelet 5-HT values observed in healthy subjects were not found in patients. Platelet 5-HT concentration differed in the groups of patients with the different scores of particular somatic symptoms (loss of appetite and loss of libido), but was similar in patients with other somatic symptoms. There was no relationship between platelet 5-HT concentration and the severity of somatic symptoms, or between platelet 5-HT concentration and age of the patients. Gender-related differences in the occurrence of somatic symptoms were detected in patients with the different degrees of weight loss, somatic preoccupation and loss of libido. Our results suggest that platelet 5-HT concentration could not be used as a biological marker for the severity of somatic symptoms in chronic renal patients on HD.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Temeljne medicinske znanosti

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