title: No difference between platelet serotonin--5-HT(2A) receptors from children with and without ADHD.
abstract: To further investigate the possible function of the serotonergic system in the pathophysiology of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), platelet serotonin 5-HT2A receptors were characterized for 19 ADHD children and 17 age-matched control subjects. Subjects were evaluated using the Diagnostic Interview for Children and Adolescents (DICA-R-C)-DSM IV and the Children's Depression Inventory. An aggressive subgroup was also determined by the presence of two or more positive aggressive symptoms on either subjects' or parents' reports. Platelets were isolated from venous blood and 5-HT2A receptor number, and affinity was determined using 125I-LSD binding. There was no difference in platelet 5-HT2A receptor binding characteristics between the two groups. The results from this pilot study suggest a limited function of 5-HT2A receptors in the pathophysiology of ADHD and extend the findings of other previous negative studies of the peripheral serotonergic system in ADHD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110-1093, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pornnoppadol
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Friesen
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Haussler
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Glaser
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Todd
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000097:blood*; D015415:Biomarkers; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000378:metabolism*; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D008238:Lysergic Acid Diethylamide; D008297:Male; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000097:blood; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D044402:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000097:blood*; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D044402:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists; D008238:Lysergic Acid Diethylamide