Am J Psychiatry 158:1843-1849, November 2001
© 2001 American Psychiatric Association
Occupancy of Serotonin Transporters by Paroxetine and Citalopram During Treatment of Depression: A [11C]DASB PET Imaging Study
Jeffrey H. Meyer, M.D., Ph.D.,
Alan A. Wilson, Ph.D.,
Nathalie Ginovart, Ph.D.,
Verdell Goulding, B.Sc.,
Doug Hussey, B.Sc.,
Karen Hood, M.Ed., and
Sylvain Houle, M.D., Ph.D.
OBJECTIVE: Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are commonly used to treat major depression; however, the percentage of serotonin (5-HT) transporter (5-HTT) sites occupied during clinical dosing is unknown. This study measured the proportion of 5-HTT sites blocked during paroxetine and citalopram treatment of depression and assessed the relationship between serum paroxetine levels and the proportion of 5-HTT sites blocked. METHOD: Twelve medication-free depressed patients completed a 6-week trial of either paroxetine (N=8) or citalopram (N=4). Striatal 5-HTT binding potential was measured with [11C]DASB and positron emission tomography, before and after 4 weeks of treatment. The binding potential is proportional to receptor density. Striatal 5-HTT binding potential was measured twice in six healthy subjects and once in 11 healthy subjects. RESULTS: A significant decrease in striatal 5-HTT binding potential was found after either treatment, compared to changes found over a 4-week period in healthy subjects. For patients treated with 20 mg/day of paroxetine (N=7), the mean proportion of 5-HTT sites occupied was 83%. For patients treated with 20 mg/day of citalopram (N=4), the mean 5-HTT occupancy was 77%. 5-HTT occupancy increased in a nonlinear relationship with serum levels of paroxetine such that a plateau of occupancy around 85% occurred for serum paroxetine levels greater than 28 µg/liter. CONCLUSIONS: During treatment with clinical doses of paroxetine or citalopram, approximately 80% of 5-HTT receptors are occupied. This change in 5-HTT binding potential is greater than the known physiological range of changes in 5-HTT binding potential but may be necessary for some therapeutic effects.
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