Lower levels of nucleoside triphosphate in the basal ganglia of depressed subjects: a phosphorous-31 magnetic resonance spectroscopy study



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	Neurophysiology
	Depression
	MRS

Am J Psychiatry 1997; 154:116-118
Copyright © 1997 by American Psychiatric Association

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Lower levels of nucleoside triphosphate in the basal ganglia of depressed subjects: a phosphorous-31 magnetic resonance spectroscopy study

CM Moore, JD Christensen, B Lafer, M Fava and PF Renshaw
Brain Imaging Center, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA 02178, USA.

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether the concentration of beta-nucleoside triphosphate is lower in the basal ganglia of depressed subjects. METHOD: In vivo 31P magnetic resonance spectra were acquired from a 45-cm3 region surrounding the basal ganglia of 35 unmedicated depressed subjects and 18 comparison subjects. RESULTS: beta-Nucleoside triphosphate, which arises primarily from beta-ATP, was 16% lower in the depressed subjects than in the comparison subjects. CONCLUSIONS: The low level of beta-nucleoside triphosphate is consistent with an abnormality of high-energy phosphate metabolism in the basal ganglia of subjects with major depression.

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