Trait aggression and trait impulsivity are not related to frontal cortex 5-HT2A receptor binding in healthy individuals.

Autor: da Cunha-Bang S; Neurobiology Research Unit, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark. sophie.da.cunha@nru.dk, Stenbæk DS, Holst K, Licht CL, Jensen PS, Frokjaer VG, Mortensen EL, Knudsen GM
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Psychiatry research [Psychiatry Res] 2013 May 30; Vol. 212 (2), pp. 125-31. Date of Electronic Publication: 2012 Nov 05.
DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2012.09.007
Abstrakt: Numerous studies indicate that the serotonergic (5-HT) transmitter system is involved in the regulation of impulsive aggression and there is from post-mortem, in vivo imaging and genetic studies evidence that the 5-HT2A receptor may be involved. We investigated 94 healthy individuals (60 men, mean age 47.0±18.7, range 23-86) to determine if trait aggression and trait impulsivity were related to frontal cortex 5-HT2A receptor binding (5-HT2AR) as measured with [18F]-altanserin PET imaging. Trait aggression and trait impulsivity were assessed with the Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire (AQ) and the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale 11 (BIS-11). Statistical analyses were conducted using a multiple linear regression model and internal consistency reliability of the AQ and BIS-11 was evaluated by Cronbach's alpha. Contrary to our hypothesis, results revealed no significant associations between 5-HT2AR and the AQ or BIS-11 total scores. Also, there was no significant interaction between gender and frontal cortex 5-HT2AR in predicting trait aggression and trait impulsivity. This is the first study to examine how 5-HT2AR relates to trait aggression and trait impulsivity in a large sample of healthy individuals. Our findings are not supportive of a selective role for 5-HT2AR in mediating the 5-HT related effects on aggression and impulsivity in psychiatrically healthy individuals.
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