Journal
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
Volume 186, Issue -, Pages 306-311Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2015.06.033
Keywords
Treatment resistant depression; Ketamine; ECT; Brain-derived neurotrophic factor; Biomarker
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Funding
- Science Foundation Ireland (SFI), through the Irish Government
- SFI [SFI/12/RC/2273, 02/CE/B124, 07/CE/B1368]
- Health Research Board (HRB) [HRA_POR/2011/23, HRA_POR/2012/32]
- European Community [FP7/2007-2013, 201714]
- NARSAD from the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation [20771]
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Background: Ketamine is associated with rapid antidepressant efficacy bat the biological mechanisms underpinning this effect are unclear. Serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor (sBDNF) is a potential circulating biomarker of treatment-resistant depression (TRD) and ketamine response but it is unclear if this is a common target of both ketamine and electroconvulsive therapy (ECU), the current gold standard for TRD. Moreover, the impact of multiple ketamine infusions on sBDNF has not yet been established. Methods: Thirty five TRD patients with a current DSM-lV diagnosis of recurrent depressive disorder received up to 12 [Cl' sessions (N-17) or up to three intravenous infusions of low-dose (0.5 mg/kg) ketamine (N-18). Blood samples were taken over the course of the study for assessment of sBDNF. Symptom severity and response were monitored using the 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS). sBDNF was assessed in 20 healthy controls to allow comparison with TRD patients. Results: As expected, sBDNF was lower in TRD patients at baseline compared to healthy controls. (etamine and ECT treatment were both associated with significant reductions in depressive symptoms. However, sBDNF was significantly elevated only at one week following the first ketamine infusion in those classified as responders one week later, sBDNF was not elevated following subsequent infusions. ECT reduced depressive symptoms, as expected, but was not associated with an enhancement in BDNE Limitations: Patients continued with their psychotropic medications throughout this trial. Conclusions: SBDNF normalisation does not appear to be a prerequisite for symptomatic improvement in TRD following ketamine or ECT treatment. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved
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