Enhanced displacement of [3H]imipramine, but not [3H]paroxetine binding by plasma from depressed patients

Autor: Kevin M. Lawrence, Jan Falkowski, Roger W. Horton, Robin R. Jacobson, Sandra Lowther
Rok vydání: 1997
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Zdroj: Journal of Affective Disorders. 46:127-134
ISSN: 0165-0327
Popis: Plasma from healthy subjects inhibited the binding of [ 3 H ]imipramine competitively and [ 3 H ]paroxetine non-competitively to platelet membranes in a volume-dependent manner. Plasma from 40 depressed patients was more effective at inhibiting [ 3 H ]imipramine, but not [ 3 H ]paroxetine, binding compared to plasma from matched controls. This difference was not related to recent antidepressant treatment. The results suggest that the concentration of an endogenous modulator of [ 3 H ]imipramine binding is increased in depressive illness. The concentration of α 1 -acid glycoprotein, a proposed endogenous modulator of [ 3 H ]imipramine binding, did not differ between depressed patients and controls. Our results suggest that factors other than α 1 -acid glycoprotein may modulate [ 3 H ]imipramine binding.
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