期刊
EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
卷 26, 期 12, 页码 1877-1884出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2016.11.004
关键词
beta-amyloid; Electroconvulsive therapy; ECT; Cerebrospinal fluid; CSF, Alzheimer's disease; Depression
资金
- German Research Foundation, Germany (DFG) [KR 4689/3-1]
- Robert-Koch-Institute through funds of Federal Ministry of Health [1369-341]
- DZNE Germany (German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases)
A complex interplay between beta-amyloid (A beta), Alzheimer's disease (AD) and major depression disorder (MDD) suggests that patients with MDD have an altered cerebral A beta metabolism and an increased risk of developing AD. In order to elucidate the relationship between antidepressant treatment and A beta metabolism in humans, we performed a study on A beta peptides in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in patients with MDD during electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) as an effective antidepressant treatment. We measured the levels of A beta(1-42), A beta(1-40) and of tau proteins in the CSF in 12 patients with MDD before and after a course of ECT. A beta(1-42) was significantly elevated after the ECT treatment compared to baseline, whereas no difference was found for other peptides and proteins such as A beta(1-40), A beta ratio, total tau protein or its phosphorylated form. The most salient finding was, that the increase of A beta(1-42) after ECT was found in all patients with clinical response to the treatment, but not in those who did not respond. The number of ECT sessions of each responding patient correlated with the increase of A beta(1-42) in the CSF. Our data point towards to a specific antidepressant mechanism which is not based on a general increase of A beta, but seems to involve merely A beta(1-42), the isoform with highest amyloidogenic potential. We present the first study in humans demonstrating an isolated mobilization of A beta(1-42) in the CSF of patients with depression who respond to an ECT treatment. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. and ECNP. All rights reserved.
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