title: [Plasma levels and membrane transports in red blood cell of tyrosine and tryptophane in depression. Evaluation at baseline and recovery].
abstract: The erythrocyte membrane transports (MT) of L-tyrosine and L-tryptophan, as well as their plasma levels, were measured in 143 depressed patients after a wash-out period of one week and before any antidepressant treatment, and then at regular intervals until they recovered. 49 normal subjects served as a control group. The perturbations of these biologic variables at baseline were different according to diagnostic groups (DSM III), compared to controls: significant decrease of the two MT in depressed bipolar disorders; significant decrease of MT in depressed bipolar disorders; significant decrease of MT tyrosine and significant increase of MT tryptophan in recurrent major depressions; no significant changes of MT in dysthymic disorders. The plasma levels of tyrosine and total tryptophan show a significant diminution in the 3 groups. The study of the evolution of these same variables after antidepressant treatment show a return to normal of the MT at recovery, as well as the plasma levels of tyrosine. The plasma levels of tryptophan stay low in depressed bipolar disorders and recurrent major depressions.
authors.affiliation: Service de Psychiatrie, Hôpital Chalucet, Toulon.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Raucoules
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Azorin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barre
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tissot
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001692:Biological Transport; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000097:blood* / Q000628:therapy; D004910:Erythrocyte Membrane / Q000378:metabolism*; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008564:Membrane Potentials; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors; D014364:Tryptophan / Q000378:metabolism*; D014443:Tyrosine / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*
chemical_list: D014443:Tyrosine; D014364:Tryptophan
vernacular_title: Taux plasmatiques et transports membranaires dans le globule rouge de la tyrosine et du tryptophane dans les états dépressifs. Evaluation en ligne de base et á l'euthymie.