2021
Interrogating Associations Between Polygenic Liabilities and Electroconvulsive Therapy Effectiveness
Luykx J, Loef D, Lin B, van Diermen L, Nuninga J, van Exel E, Oudega M, Rhebergen D, Schouws S, van Eijndhoven P, Verwijk E, Schrijvers D, Birkenhager T, Ryan K, Arts B, van Bronswijk S, Kenis G, Schurgers G, Baune B, Arns M, van Dellen E, Somers M, Sommer I, Boks M, Gülöksüz S, McLoughlin D, Dols A, Rutten B. Interrogating Associations Between Polygenic Liabilities and Electroconvulsive Therapy Effectiveness. Biological Psychiatry 2021, 91: 531-539. PMID: 34955169, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2021.10.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressive episodeHamilton Depression Rating Scale scoresDepression Rating Scale scoresRating Scale scoresPolygenic risk scoresPRS-SCZECT outcomeElectroconvulsive therapyScale scoreSevere major depressive episodeUnipolar major depressive episodeMajor depressive disorderSecondary outcomesAntidepressant responseECT treatmentDepressive episodeSubgroup analysisECT effectivenessPsychotic featuresDepressive disorderTreatment responseMAIN OUTCOMEEffective treatmentRisk scoreTherapy effectiveness
2015
The impact of electroconvulsive therapy on the tryptophan–kynurenine metabolic pathway
Guloksuz S, Arts B, Walter S, Drukker M, Rodriguez L, Myint A, Schwarz M, Ponds R, van Os J, Kenis G, Rutten B. The impact of electroconvulsive therapy on the tryptophan–kynurenine metabolic pathway. Brain Behavior And Immunity 2015, 48: 48-52. PMID: 25765557, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2015.02.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrp-Kyn pathwayHamilton Depression Rating Scale-17 itemsElectroconvulsive therapyBeck Depression InventoryMechanism of actionKynurenic acidTrp-KynKyn/Trp ratioKYNA/KYN ratioTryptophan-kynurenine metabolic pathwayLast ECT sessionBilateral electroconvulsive therapyKyn/TrpTreatment of depressionMultilevel linear regression analysesKYN metabolitesECT sessionsAntidepressant effectsECT responseBipolar depressionECT treatmentTrp ratioNeuroprotective propertiesKynurenine pathwayNeurotoxic processes