کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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6232722 | 1608158 | 2014 | 8 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
![عکس صفحه اول مقاله: Increased α2- and β1-adrenoceptor densities in postmortem brain of subjects with depression: Differential effect of antidepressant treatment Increased α2- and β1-adrenoceptor densities in postmortem brain of subjects with depression: Differential effect of antidepressant treatment](/preview/png/6232722.png)
BackgroundBrain α2- and β-adrenoceptor alterations have been suggested in suicide and major depressive disorder.MethodsThe densities of α2-, β1- and β2-adrenoceptors in postmortem prefrontal cortex of 26 subjects with depression were compared with those of age-, gender- and postmortem delay-matched controls. The effect of antidepressant treatment on α2- and β-adrenoceptor densities was also evaluated. α2- and β-adrenoceptor densities were measured by saturation experiments with respective radioligands [3H]UK14304 and [3H]CGP12177. β1- and β2-adrenoceptor subtype densities were dissected by means of β1-adrenoceptor selective antagonist CGP20712A.ResultsBoth, α2- and β1-adrenoceptors densities were higher in antidepressant-free depressed subjects (n=14) than those in matched controls (Î~24%, p=0.013 and Î~20%, p=0.044, respectively). In antidepressant-treated subjects (n=12), α2-adrenoceptor density remained increased over that in controls (Î~20%), suggesting a resistance of α2-adrenoceptors to the down-regulatory effect of antidepressants. By contrast, β1-adrenoceptor density in antidepressant-treated depressed subjects was not different from controls, suggesting a possible down-regulation by antidepressants. The down-regulation of β1-adrenoceptor density in antidepressant-treated depressed subjects differs from the unaltered β1-adrenoceptor density observed in citalopram-treated rats and in a group of non-depressed subjects also treated with antidepressants (n=6). β2-adrenoceptor density was not altered in depressed subjects independently of treatment.LimitationsAntidepressant-treated subjects had been treated with a heterogeneous variety of antidepressant drugs. The results should be understood in the context of suicide victims with depression.ConclusionsThese results show the up-regulation of brain α2- and β1-adrenoceptors in depression and suggest that the regulation induced by chronic antidepressant treatment would be altered in these subjects.
Journal: Journal of Affective Disorders - Volume 167, 1 October 2014, Pages 343-350