title: Platelet paroxetine binding in post-traumatic stress disorder.
abstract: Sixty-two subjects, 45 with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and 17 healthy control subjects, were examined in a study of serotonin function measured by [3H]paroxetine binding to platelet membranes. Subjects were selected from male combat exposed veterans. The mean (+/- S.D.) Kd was 0.078 +/- 0.045 nM for the PTSD patient group and 0.064 +/- 0.037 nM for the control group. The mean Bmax was 934 + 238 fmol/mg protein for the PTSD patient group and 1011 +/- 363 fmol/mg protein for the control group. There was no significant difference between the groups for either Kd or Bmax before or after controlling for season of sampling. There were no significant differences between subjects with current PTSD and those with PTSD in the past, or between PTSD subjects with or without concurrent major depressive disorder. This study finds no relationship between PTSD, major depressive disorder and peripheral serotonin function measured by [3H]paroxetine binding to blood platelets.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Maguire
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Norman
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Burrows
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hopwood
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Morris
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000378:metabolism; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D003130:Combat Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000502:physiology*; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D008875:Middle Aged; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D017374:Paroxetine / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D011955:Receptors, Drug / Q000502:physiology*; D012016:Reference Values; D012621:Seasons; D050486:Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D017374:Paroxetine; D011955:Receptors, Drug; D050486:Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors; C493230:SLC6A4 protein, human; C092604:paroxetine receptor