BRAIN LITHIUM CONCENTRATIONS MEASURED WITH LI-7 MAGNETIC-RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY IN PATIENTS WITH AFFECTIVE-DISORDERS - RELATIONSHIP TO ERYTHROCYTE AND SERUM CONCENTRATIONS

被引:36
作者
KATO, T [1 ]
SHIOIRI, T [1 ]
INUBUSHI, T [1 ]
TAKAHASHI, S [1 ]
机构
[1] SHIGA UNIV MED SCI,MOLEC NEUROBIOL RES CTR,OTSU,SHIGA 52021,JAPAN
关键词
LITHIUM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; RED BLOOD CELL; BIPOLAR AFFECTIVE DISORDER;
D O I
10.1016/0006-3223(93)90133-X
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
Brain lithium concentrations were measured in eight patients with affective disorders using lithium-7 magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS). Brain lithium concentrations correlated better with serum concentrations (n = 23, r = 0.66, p < 0.001) than with erythrocyte concentrations (r = 0.44, p < 0.05). Because of previous data in animal experiments these results were unexpected, but the differences in cation transport mechanisms between neurons and erythrocytes may account for the results.
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