Cortical glutathione levels in young people with bipolar disorder: a pilot study using magnetic resonance spectroscopy
Godlewska BR, Yip SW, Near J, Goodwin GM, Cowen PJ. Cortical glutathione levels in young people with bipolar disorder: a pilot study using magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Psychopharmacology 2013, 231: 327-332. PMID: 23955702, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-013-3244-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBipolar disorderGSH levelsOccipital cortexHealthy age-matched controlsPilot studyDSM-IV bipolar disorderPost-mortem brain tissueConclusionsThis pilot studyAge-matched controlsProton magnetic resonance spectroscopyTime of studyMagnetic resonance spectroscopyCortical GSHIll patientsCortical metabolitesΓ-aminobutyric acidCellular free radicalsMood disturbanceUseful biomarkerBipolar pathophysiologyPatientsTrait biomarkerBrain tissueGlutathione levelsObjectivesThe objective