期刊
PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY
卷 34, 期 8, 页码 1257-1262出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2009.03.013
关键词
Cannabinoid; Stress; Depression; Metabolic; Sympathetic; Antidepressant
资金
- American Heart Association
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
- NARSAD
- Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR) Scholar Award
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
- CIHR
- MSFHR
- NSERC Canadian Graduate Scholarship
Central endocannabinoid signaling is known to be responsive to stressful stimuli; however, there is no research to date characterizing the effects of stress on peripheral endocannabinoid content. The current study examined serum content of the endocannabinoid ligands N-arachidonylethanotamide (anandamide; AEA) and 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG), and the non-cannabinoid N-acyl ethanolamine (NAE) molecules palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) and oleoylethanotamide (OEA) under basal conditions, immediately following the Trier Social Stress Test (TSST), and 30 min thereafter, in 15 medication-free women diagnosed with major depression, and 15 healthy matched controls. Basal serum concentrations of AEA and 2-AG, but not PEA or OEA, were significantly reduced in women with major depression relative to matched controls, indicating a deficit in peripheral endocannabinoid activity. Immediately following the TSST, serum 2-AG concentrations were increased compared to baseline; serum AEA concentration was unchanged at this time point. Serum concentrations of PEA and OEA were significantly lower than baseline 30 min following the cessation of the TSST. The magnitude of these responses did not differ between depressed and control subjects. These are the first data to demonstrate that the peripheral endocannabinoid/NAE system is responsive to exposure to stress. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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