Brain, behavior, and immunity · 2015
The impact of electroconvulsive therapy on the tryptophan-kynurenine metabolic pathway.
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Guloksuz Sinan, Arts Baer, Walter Sharon, Drukker Marjan, Rodriguez Laura, Myint Aye-Mu, Schwarz Markus J, Ponds Rudolf, van Os Jim, Kenis Gunter, Rutten Bart P F
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BACKGROUND: There is still limited knowledge about the mechanism of action of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in the treatment of depression. Substantial evidence suggests a role for the immune-moderated tryptophan (TRP)-kynurenine (KYN) pathway in depression; i.e. a depression-associated disturbance in the balance between the TRP-KYN metabolites towards a neurotoxic process. We, therefore, aimed to investigate the impact of ECT treatment on the TRP-KYN pathway, in association with ECT-related alterations in depressive symptoms.
METHOD: Twenty-three patients with unipolar or bipolar depression, treated with bilateral ECT twice a week were recruited. Blood serum samples, and depression scores using the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale-17 items (HDRS) as well as the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) were collected repeatedly during the period of ECT and until 6 weeks after the last ECT session. TRP and KYN metabolites were analyzed in serum using the High Performance Liquid Chromatography. Four patients could not complete the study; thereby yielding data of 19 patients. Analyses were performed using multilevel linear regression analysis.
RESULTS: There was an increase in kynurenic acid (KYNA) (B=0.04, p=0.001), KYN/TRP ratio (B=0.14, p=0.001), KYNA/KYN ratio (B=0.07, p<0.0001), and KYNA/3-hydroxykynurenine ratio (B=0.01, p=0.008) over time during the study period. KYN (B=-0.02, p=0.003) and KYN/TRP (B=-0.19, p=0.003) were negatively associated with total HDRS over time. Baseline TRP metabolite concentrations did not predict time to ECT response.
CONCLUSION: Our findings show that ECT influences the TRP-KYN pathway, with a shift in TRP-KYN metabolites balance towards molecules with neuroprotective properties correlating with antidepressant effects of ECT; thereby providing a first line of evidence that the mechanism of action of ECT is (co)mediated by the TRP-KYN pathway.
METHOD: Twenty-three patients with unipolar or bipolar depression, treated with bilateral ECT twice a week were recruited. Blood serum samples, and depression scores using the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale-17 items (HDRS) as well as the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) were collected repeatedly during the period of ECT and until 6 weeks after the last ECT session. TRP and KYN metabolites were analyzed in serum using the High Performance Liquid Chromatography. Four patients could not complete the study; thereby yielding data of 19 patients. Analyses were performed using multilevel linear regression analysis.
RESULTS: There was an increase in kynurenic acid (KYNA) (B=0.04, p=0.001), KYN/TRP ratio (B=0.14, p=0.001), KYNA/KYN ratio (B=0.07, p<0.0001), and KYNA/3-hydroxykynurenine ratio (B=0.01, p=0.008) over time during the study period. KYN (B=-0.02, p=0.003) and KYN/TRP (B=-0.19, p=0.003) were negatively associated with total HDRS over time. Baseline TRP metabolite concentrations did not predict time to ECT response.
CONCLUSION: Our findings show that ECT influences the TRP-KYN pathway, with a shift in TRP-KYN metabolites balance towards molecules with neuroprotective properties correlating with antidepressant effects of ECT; thereby providing a first line of evidence that the mechanism of action of ECT is (co)mediated by the TRP-KYN pathway.