[Erythrocyte membrane transport of tyrosine and tryptophan and plasma level of MHPG in depressive disorders].
Both plasma MHPG level and red blood cell membrane transports (TM) of L-tyrosine (L-TYR) and L-tryptophan (L-TRY) were evaluated in 29 depressed patients and compared to 16 control subjects. On the basis of MHPG plasmatic levels, we were able to define two subgroups in the depressed population showing a biological homogeneity: in the first one, both MHPG level and TYR TM decreased, while in the second one neither of these indices were disturbed. These biological features were not related to the nosographic subgroups. Bipolar depressed subjects showed a decrease in both MHPG and TYR TM; unipolar depressed subjects exhibited a decrease in both MHPG and TYR TM associated to an increase in TRY TM, whereas no change was found in dysthymic disorders. The time course of MHPG and MT were desynchronized if followed during the antidepressant treatment. At day 7, MHPG level increased significantly, while clinical improvement showed a normalisation of MHPG and TYR TM.
Unité de Psychiatrie Biologique, C.N.R.S., Faculté de Médecine, Marseille.
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D000328:Adult; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001692:Biological Transport; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000097:blood* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D004910:Erythrocyte Membrane / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008734:Methoxyhydroxyphenylglycol / Q000097:blood*; D013997:Time Factors; D014364:Tryptophan / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D014443:Tyrosine / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*
D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D014443:Tyrosine; D008734:Methoxyhydroxyphenylglycol; D014364:Tryptophan
Transports membranaires érythrocytaires de la tyrosine et du tryptophane et taux plasmatique de MHPG dans les dépressions.