title: L-tryptophan and 5-hydroxytryptophan in the treatment of depression. A review.
abstract: Trials performed do not provide evidence for an antidepressant effect of 5-HTP. L-TP, without interacting pharmaca, does not appear to be a well-documented antidepressant. The only convincing evidence for L-TP as an antidepressant is that L-TP enhances the effect of MAOI.
mesh_terms: D006916:5-Hydroxytryptophan / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003863:Depression / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D006801:Humans; D010919:Placebos; D014364:Tryptophan / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D010919:Placebos; D014364:Tryptophan; D006916:5-Hydroxytryptophan