Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis function in patients with bipolar disorder

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Watson, S
Gallagher, P
Ritchie, JC
Ferrier, IN
Young, AH
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[1] Univ Newcastle Upon Tyne, Royal Victoria Infirm, Stanley Res Ctr, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 7RU, Tyne & Wear, England
[2] Emory Univ, Sch Med, Dept Pathol, Atlanta, GA 30322 USA
[3] Emory Univ, Sch Med, Lab Med, Atlanta, GA 30322 USA
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10.1192/bjp.184.6.496
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R749 [精神病学];
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Background Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis function, as variously measured by the responses to the combined dexamethasone/corticotrophin-releasing hormone (dex/CRH) test, the dexamethasone suppression test (DST) and basal cortisol levels, has been reported to be abnormal in bipolar disorder. Aims To test the hypothesis that HPA axis dysfunction persists in patients in remission from bipolar disorder. Method Salivary cortisol levels and the plasma cortisol response to the DST and dex/CRH test were examined in 53 patients with bipolar disorder, 27 of whom fulfilled stringent criteria for remission, and in 28 healthy controls. Serum dexamethasone levels were measured. Results Patients with bipolar disorder demonstrated an enhanced cortisol response to the dex/CRH test compared with controls (P=0.001). This response did not differ significantly between remitted and non-remitted patients. These findings were present after the potentially confounding effects of dexamethasone levels were accounted for. Conclusions The dex/CRH testis abnormal in both remitted and non-remitted patients with bipolar disorder. This measure of HPA axis dysfunction is a potential trait marker in bipolar disorder and thus possibly indicative of the core pathophysiological process in this illness. Declaration of interest Funded by the Stanley Medical Research Institute.
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