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Reduced orexin levels in the cerebrospinal fluid of suicidal patients with major depressive disorder.

Brundin, Lena LU ; Björkqvist, Maria LU orcid ; Petersén, Åsa LU and Träskman Bendz, Lil LU (2007) In European Neuropsychopharmacology 17(Mar 6). p.573-579
Abstract
Orexins are neuropeptides selectively expressed in a small number of neurons in the lateral–posterior hypothalamus. We measured orexin-A in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of 66 patients with major depressive disorder (MDD), dysthymia and adjustment disorder after a suicide attempt. Blood samples confirmed that the patients were free from antidepressive and neuroleptic medication at the time of the lumbar punctures. CSF levels of orexin-A were significantly lower in patients with MDD than in patients with adjustment disorder and dysthymia. Orexin correlated significantly with CSF levels of somatostatin, delta sleep inducing peptide-like immunoreactivity (DSIP-LI) and corticotrophin releasing factor (CRF), but not with leptin or vasopressin.... (More)
Orexins are neuropeptides selectively expressed in a small number of neurons in the lateral–posterior hypothalamus. We measured orexin-A in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of 66 patients with major depressive disorder (MDD), dysthymia and adjustment disorder after a suicide attempt. Blood samples confirmed that the patients were free from antidepressive and neuroleptic medication at the time of the lumbar punctures. CSF levels of orexin-A were significantly lower in patients with MDD than in patients with adjustment disorder and dysthymia. Orexin correlated significantly with CSF levels of somatostatin, delta sleep inducing peptide-like immunoreactivity (DSIP-LI) and corticotrophin releasing factor (CRF), but not with leptin or vasopressin. Plasma levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) were not reduced in MDD patients, and did not correlate with CSF-orexin. Our results suggest that suicidal patients with MDD have distinct neurobiological features, involving compromised levels of hypothalamic peptides regulating the state of arousal. (Less)
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Hypocretin, Orexin, Depression, Hypothalamus, Suicide, CSF
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European Neuropsychopharmacology
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Mar 6
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573 - 579
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10.1016/j.euroneuro.2007.01.005
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  author       = {{Brundin, Lena and Björkqvist, Maria and Petersén, Åsa and Träskman Bendz, Lil}},
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  keywords     = {{Hypocretin; Orexin; Depression; Hypothalamus; Suicide; CSF}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{Mar 6}},
  pages        = {{573--579}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{European Neuropsychopharmacology}},
  title        = {{Reduced orexin levels in the cerebrospinal fluid of suicidal patients with major depressive disorder.}},
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  doi          = {{10.1016/j.euroneuro.2007.01.005}},
  volume       = {{17}},
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