Cigarette Smoking and Tryptophan Hydroxylase 2 mRNA in the Dorsal Raphe Nucleus in Suicides

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作者
Bach, Helene [1 ,2 ]
Arango, Victoria [1 ,2 ]
Kassir, Suham A. [1 ]
Dwork, Andrew J. [1 ,2 ]
Mann, J. John [1 ,2 ]
Underwood, Mark D. [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] New York State Psychiat Inst & Hosp, Dept Mol Imaging & Neuropathol, New York, NY 10032 USA
[2] Columbia Coll Phys & Surg, Dept Psychiat, New York, NY USA
关键词
human; in situ hybridization; postmortem; serotonin; FUNCTIONAL PROMOTER POLYMORPHISM; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; DEPRESSED SUICIDES; COGNITIVE FUNCTION; MAJOR DEPRESSION; HUMAN BRAIN; NICOTINE; SEROTONIN; EXPRESSION; VICTIMS;
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10.1080/13811118.2015.1048398
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R749 [精神病学];
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100205 ;
摘要
Cigarette smoking is associated with suicide and mood disorders and stimulates serotonin release. Tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH2) synthesizes serotonin and is over-expressed in suicides. We determined whether smoking is associated with TPH2 mRNA in suicides and controls. TPH2 mRNA was measured postmortem in the dorsal raphe nucleus (DRN) of controls (N=26, 17 nonsmokers and nine smokers) and suicides (N=23, 5 nonsmokers and 18 smokers). Psychiatric history was obtained by psychological autopsy. TPH2 mRNA was greater in suicide nonsmokers than suicide smokers, control smokers and control nonsmokers (p=0.006). There was more TPH2 mRNA throughout the DRN. Smoking interferes with the TPH2 mRNA increase observed in suicide nonsmokers. The absence of altered TPH2 expression in non-suicide smokers suggests no pharmacological effect of smoking.
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页数:12
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