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Takashi Watanabe,Shin Ishiguro,Akiko Aoki,Mikito Ueda,Yuki Hayashi,Kazufumi Akiyama,Kazuko Kato,Kazutaka Shimoda1 대한신경정신의학회 2017 PSYCHIATRY INVESTIGATION Vol.14 No.1
Objective-Family and twin studies have suggested genetic liability for panic disorder (PD) and therefore we sought to determine the role of noradrenergic and serotonergic candidate genes for susceptibility for PD in a Japanese population. Methods-In this age-and gender-matched case-control study involving 119 PD patients and 119 healthy controls, we examined the genotype distributions and allele frequencies of the serotonin transporter gene linked polymorphic region (5-HTTLPR), -1019C/G (rs6295) promoter polymorphism of the serotonin receptor 1A (5-HT1A), and catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) gene polymorphism (rs4680) and their association with PD. Results-No significant differences were evident in the allele frequencies or genotype distributions of the COMT (rs4680), 5-HTTLPR polymorphisms or the -1019C/G (rs6295) promoter polymorphism of 5-HT1A between PD patients and controls. Although there were no significant associations of these polymorphisms with in subgroups of PD patients differentiated by gender or in subgroup comorbid with agoraphobia (AP), significant difference was observed in genotype distributions of the -1019C/G (rs6295) promoter polymorphism of 5-HT1A between PD patients without AP and controls (p=0.047). Conclusion-In this association study, the 1019C/G (rs6295) promoter polymorphism of the 5-HT1A receptor G/G genotype was associated with PD without AP in a Japanese population.
Blood Levels of Ammonia and Carnitine in Patients Treated with Valproic Acid: A Meta-analysis
Saaya Yokoyama,Norio Sugawara,Kazushi Maruo,Norio Yasui-Furukori,Kazutaka Shimoda 대한정신약물학회 2022 CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY AND NEUROSCIENCE Vol.20 No.3
Objective: Long-term valproic acid (VPA) administration is associated with adverse metabolic effects, including hyperammonemia and hypocarnitinemia. However, the pathogeneses of these adverse events remain unclear, and not enough reviews have been performed. The aim of this study was to conduct a meta-analysis of studies examining blood levels of ammonia and carnitine in patients treated with VPA. Methods: We conducted database searches (PubMed, Web of Science) to identify studies examining blood levels of ammonia and carnitine in patients treated with VPA. A meta-analysis was performed to conduct pre- and post-VPA treatment comparisons, cross-sectional comparisons between groups with and without VPA use, and estimations of the standardized correlations between blood levels of ammonia, carnitine, and VPA. Results: According to the cross-sectional comparisons, the blood ammonia level in the VPA group was significantly higher than that in the non-VPA group. Compared to that in the non-VPA group, the blood carnitine level in the VPA group was significantly lower. In the meta-analysis of correlation coefficients, the blood VPA level was moderately correlated with blood ammonia and blood free carnitine levels in the random effects model. Furthermore, the blood ammonia level was moderately correlated with the blood free carnitine level. Conclusion: Although the correlation between ammonia and free carnitine levels in blood was significant, the moderate strength of the correlation does not allow clinicians to infer free carnitine levels from the results of ammonia levels. Clinicians should measure both blood ammonia and free carnitine levels, especially in patients receiving high dosages of VPA.
Hiroaki Okayasu,Yuji Ozeki,Kumiko Fujii,Yumiko Takano,Takahiro Shinozaki,Masami Ohrui,Kazutaka Shimoda 대한신경정신의학회 2019 PSYCHIATRY INVESTIGATION Vol.16 No.2
Objective: Some antidepressants have been implicated as risk factors for QT prolongation, which is a predictor of sudden cardiac death. However, the QT interval is considered an imperfect biomarker for proarrhythmic risk. Therefore, we reevaluated the risk of sudden cardiac death due to antidepressants using improved methods, namely, QT dispersion (QTD), T wave peak-to-end interval (Tp-e), and Tp-e/QT ratio. Methods: We compared the effects of antidepressants on QTc (QT/RR1/3), QTD, Tp-e, and Tp-e/QT ratio in 378 patients with mood disorder. We also compared each index between 165 healthy controls and 215 randomly selected age-matched patients. Results: Age (p<0.01), sex (p<0.05), tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) use (p<0.05), and clomipramine (p<0.01) and mianserin (p<0.05) use in particular, significantly associated with a prolonged QTc. We also found that age (p<0.01), TCA use (p<0.05), and clomipramine (p<0.01) and mianserin (p<0.05) use in particular, significantly prolonged QTD. However, there was no correlation between each variable and Tp-e or Tp-e/QT ratio. Significant differences in QTc and QTD were found between the patients and healthy controls. Conclusion: From our results, prediction of risk of sudden cardiac death by QTD, Tp-e, or Tp-e/QT ratio was inconsistent. Increased QTD may be more suitable for predicting sudden cardiac death due to antidepressants.
Takashi Watanabe,Mikito Ueda,Shin Ishiguro,Yuki Hayashi,Akiko Aoki,Masataka Shinozaki,Kazuko Kato,Kazufumi Akiyama,Kazutaka Shimoda 대한정신약물학회 2017 CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY AND NEUROSCIENCE Vol.15 No.4
Objective: In this study, we investigated the determinants of remission and discontinuation of paroxetine pharmacotherapy in outpatients with panic disorder (PD). Methods: Subjects were 79 outpatients diagnosed with PD who took 10-40 mg/day of paroxetine for 12 months. The candidate therapeutic determinants included the serotonin transporter gene-linked polymorphic region and the −1019C/G promoter polymorphism of the serotonin receptor 1A as genetic factors, educational background and marital status as environmental factors, and early improvement (EI) at 2 weeks as a clinical factor were assessed. The Clinical Global Impression scale was used to assess the therapeutic effects of the pharmacotherapy. Results: Cox proportional hazards regression was performed to investigate the significant predictive factors of remission and discontinuation. EI was only a significant predictive factor of remission. EI was a significant predictive factor of remission (hazard ratio [HR], 2.709; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.177-6.235). Otherwise, EI and marital status were significant predictive factors of the discontinuation. EI (HR, 0.266; 95% CI, 0.115-0.617) and being married (HR, 0.437; 95% CI, 0.204-0.939) were considered to reduce the risk of treatment discontinuation. In married subjects, EI was a significant predictive factor of the discontinuation (HR, 0.160; 95% CI, 0.045-0.565). However, in unmarried subjects, EI was not a significantly predictive factor for the discontinuation. Conclusion: EI achievement appears to be a determinant of PD remission in paroxetine treatment. In married PD patients, EI achievement also appears to reduce a risk of discontinuation of paroxetine treatment