PROLACTIN RESPONSE TO DL-FENFLURAMINE IN PANIC DISORDER

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作者
APOSTOLOPOULOS, M [1 ]
JUDD, FK [1 ]
BURROWS, GD [1 ]
NORMAN, TR [1 ]
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[1] UNIV MELBOURNE,AUSTIN HOSP,DEPT PSYCHIAT,HEIDELBERG,VIC 3084,AUSTRALIA
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10.1016/0306-4530(93)90009-A
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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The objective of this study was to test the hypothesis that serotonin receptors are hypersensitive in patients with panic disorder. Eleven patients and 12 controls received a single PO dose of 60 mg of dl-fenfluramine at 0900h on a single occasion. Blood samples were collected with an indwelling intravenous catheter at 30-min intervals from 0930h to 1530h and prolactin determined by radioimmunoassay. In both groups, fenfluramine induced a rise in the plasma prolactin concentration from baseline. The patients showed a greater increase in prolactin response than the normal controls. This result is consistent with the hypothesis of increased serotonin receptor function in patients with panic disorder.
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