2006
Preliminary evidence of reduced occipital GABA concentrations in puerperal women: a 1H-MRS study
Epperson CN, Gueorguieva R, Czarkowski KA, Stiklus S, Sellers E, Krystal JH, Rothman DL, Mason GF. Preliminary evidence of reduced occipital GABA concentrations in puerperal women: a 1H-MRS study. Psychopharmacology 2006, 186: 425. PMID: 16724188, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-006-0313-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostpartum major depressionCortical GABA concentrationsGABA concentrationPostpartum womenOccipital cortex GABA concentrationsOccipital cortex GABA levelsProton magnetic resonance spectroscopy studyFollicular phase femalesGamma-aminobutyric acid concentrationResumption of menstruationFollicular phase womenMonths of deliveryMid-follicular phaseOvarian hormone levelsSubgroup of womenMagnetic resonance spectroscopy studyAllopregnanolone concentrationsPuerperal womenALLO levelsBlood levelsPostpartum periodHealthy controlsMajor depressionGABA levelsHormone levels
2002
Cortical γ-Aminobutyric Acid Levels Across the Menstrual Cycle in Healthy Women and Those With Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder: A Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Study
Epperson CN, Haga K, Mason GF, Sellers E, Gueorguieva R, Zhang W, Weiss E, Rothman DL, Krystal JH. Cortical γ-Aminobutyric Acid Levels Across the Menstrual Cycle in Healthy Women and Those With Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder: A Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Study. JAMA Psychiatry 2002, 59: 851-858. PMID: 12215085, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.59.9.851.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPremenstrual dysphoric disorderCortical GABA levelsGABA neuronal functionBrain GABA concentrationsHealthy womenMenstrual cycleGABA levelsNeuronal functionNeuroactive steroidsFollicular phaseDysphoric disorderGABA concentrationOccipital cortex GABA levelsProton magnetic resonance spectroscopy studyUniversity-based medical centerHealthy menstruating womenΓ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) levelsMagnetic resonance spectroscopy studyLate luteal phaseMenstrual cycle phaseHealth Research programmeMid lutealNeurosteroid levelsGABAergic systemMenstruating women