The TRH stimulation test and the dexamethasone suppression test in depression.
The thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) stimulation test and the dexamethasone suppression test (DST) were performed in 40 depressive patients. More endogenously depressed patients than nonendogenously depressed patients showed a blunted response to TRH. No difference was found in delta max thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) between patients who responded to dexamethasone administration with a normal suppression of cortisol and those who responded with nonsuppression.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003907:Dexamethasone; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013972:Thyrotropin / Q000378:metabolism; D013973:Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone
D013973:Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone; D003907:Dexamethasone; D013972:Thyrotropin; D006854:Hydrocortisone