title: 5-Hydroxytryptophan-induced cortisol response and CSF 5-HIAA in depressed patients.
abstract: To determine if the enhanced cortisol response to oral administration of the serotonin (5-HT) precursor 5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP) that has been reported in unmedicated depressed and manic patients might be related to brain monoaminergic metabolism, the authors assessed correlations between 5-HTP-induced cortisol response and CSF in nine depressed patients. They found a significant negative correlation with CSF levels of 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid, a 5-HT metabolite, but not with CSF levels of other monoamine metabolites. This finding is consistent with the hypothesis that low presynaptic brain serotonergic activity may be related to enhanced cortisol response to 5-HTP in depressed patients.
mesh_terms: D015102:3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D006916:5-Hydroxytryptophan / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000097:blood / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006719:Homovanillic Acid / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood*; D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid*; D008297:Male; D008734:Methoxyhydroxyphenylglycol / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D012701:Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D015102:3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid; D012701:Serotonin; D008734:Methoxyhydroxyphenylglycol; D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid; D006916:5-Hydroxytryptophan; D006854:Hydrocortisone; D006719:Homovanillic Acid