CHANGES IN LYMPHOCYTE BETA-ADRENERGIC RECEPTORS IN DEPRESSION AND MANIA
CHANGES IN LYMPHOCYTE BETA-ADRENERGIC RECEPTORS IN DEPRESSION AND MANIA
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DOI:
10.1016/0165-1781(79)90061-1
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发表时间:
1979-01-01
影响因子:
11.3
通讯作者:
GOODWIN, FK
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作者:
EXTEIN, I;TALLMAN, J;GOODWIN, FK
The .beta.-adrenergic receptors were studied in vitro in lymphocytes obtained from patients with major affective disorders and from controls. Specific L-[3H]-dihydroalprenolol binding was decreased in both depressed and manic patients compared to controls and euthymic patients. Isoproterenol-stimulated, but not prostaglandin E1-stimulated, cyclic AMP production was decreased in manic and depressed patients. Apparently, lymphocyte .beta.-receptor functioning decreased in depression and mania. This decrease may be an index of changes in brain .beta.-receptors in mania and depression, or may simply reflect homeostatic regulation of peripheral .beta.-receptors in response to stress-induced increases in circulating catecholamines.