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Lithium Restores Abnormal Platelet 5-HT Transport in Patients with Affective Disorders

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Alec Coppen ,
Cynthia Swade  and
Keith Wood
Alec Coppen
Affiliation:
Medical Research Council Neuropsychiatry Laboratory, West Park Hospital, Epsom, KT19 8PB, Surrey
Cynthia Swade
Affiliation:
Medical Research Council Neuropsychiatry Laboratory, West Park Hospital, Epsom, KT19 8PB, Surrey
Keith Wood
Affiliation:
Medical Research Council Neuropsychiatry Laboratory, West Park Hospital, Epsom, KT19 8PB, Surrey
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Summary

Kinetic analysis of the transport of 5-HT into the blood platelets of depressed patients and recovered depressive patients has shown that the rate of accumulation of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) is significantly decreased both before and after recovery from the illness. This abnormality is corrected by both short and long-term lithium treatment. As a corollary to these studies, the effect of lithium in vitro on 5-HT uptake has been studied and the results are opposite to those reported in vivo. These findings suggest that lithium acts indirectly, and possible mechanisms of its action are discussed.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 136 , Issue 3 , March 1980 , pp. 235 - 238
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1980 

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