Platelet Imipramine Binding in Depressed Children and Adolescents
Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry(1992)
摘要
Kinetic constants of platelet imipramine binding were determined in youths with major depression and a contrast group. Subjects actively depressed (N = 10) had significantly fewer imipramine binding sites (Bmax) (877 ± 148 fmol/mg protein) than recovering depressives (N = 12) (1220 ± 428 fmol/mg protein) and contrasts (N = 10) (1270 ± 230 fmol/mg protein). Affinity constants (Kd) (1.14 ± 0.36 nM, 0.97 ± 0.31 nM, and 1.17 ± 0.39 nM, respectively) were similar among the groups. Actively depressed males but not females had fewer imipramine binding sites than both their sex-matched comparison groups. Although actively depressed females' Bmax was significantly lower than recovering depressed and nondepressed males, neither age, Tannner stage, nor circannual rhythms influenced Bmax, but suicidality may be associated with low Bmax. A decrease in Bmax may be a state-specific marker of major depression in boys or associated with a depressive disorder with a suicidal history.
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imipramine binding,depression,suicidality
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