PLATELET IMIPRAMINE BINDING AND SEROTONIN UPTAKE IN OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE PATIENTS

被引:26
作者
VITIELLO, B [1 ]
SHIMON, H [1 ]
BEHAR, D [1 ]
STOFF, D [1 ]
BRIDGER, WH [1 ]
FRIEDMAN, E [1 ]
机构
[1] EASTERN PENN PSYCHIAT INST,COLL MED,PHILADELPHIA,PA 19129
关键词
OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PLATELET; SEROTONIN; UPTAKE;
D O I
10.1111/j.1600-0447.1991.tb01417.x
中图分类号
R749 [精神病学];
学科分类号
100205 ;
摘要
Platelet imipramine binding was measured in 16 drug-free nondepressed patients (aged 20-61 years, mean +/- SD 35 +/- 8) suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and in 16 sex-, race- and age-matched healthy controls. Imipramine binding capacity and affinity were not different in the 2 groups. Platelet serotonin (5-HT) uptake capacity, V(max), was also measured in 15 of these patients and their matched controls. V(max) was significantly higher in the patients (309 +/- 149 pmol/ 10(9) cells/min) than in the controls (181 +/- 110). An increase in platelet 5-HT uptake supports the involvement of 5-HT in OCD and may suggest that a hyperactive serotonergic system is present in this disorder.
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