Altered neuropeptide concentrations in cerebrospinal fluid of psychiatric patients.
Immunoreactive somatostatin, bombesin, and cholecystokinin were measured in cerebrospinal fluid of normal subjects and patients with anorexia nervosa, depression, mania, and schizophrenia. Somatostatin-like immunoreactivity was decreased in anorexic and depressed patients. Bombesin-like immunoreactivity tended to be decreased in schizophrenics. Cholecystokinin-like immunoreactivity did not differ between groups. These data suggest a possible function for neuropeptides in regulation of human behavior.
D000328:Adult; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D001839:Bombesin / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid*; D002766:Cholecystokinin / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid*; D010455:Peptides / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D013004:Somatostatin / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid*
D010455:Peptides; D013004:Somatostatin; D002766:Cholecystokinin; D001839:Bombesin