2004
Hippocampal volume, memory, and cortisol status in major depressive disorder: effects of treatment
Vythilingam M, Vermetten E, Anderson GM, Luckenbaugh D, Anderson ER, Snow J, Staib LH, Charney DS, Bremner JD. Hippocampal volume, memory, and cortisol status in major depressive disorder: effects of treatment. Biological Psychiatry 2004, 56: 101-112. PMID: 15231442, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2004.04.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressive disorderUrinary free cortisolHippocampal volumeHealthy subjectsMemory deficitsDepressed patientsDepressive disorderCortisol statusSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) treatmentSerotonin reuptake inhibitor treatmentWechsler Memory Scale-RevisedNormal hippocampal volumesReuptake inhibitor treatmentWhole hippocampal volumeWhole brain volumeDeclarative memory deficitsEffect of treatmentMemory functionDeclarative memory functionUFC excretionAntidepressant treatmentFree cortisolHippocampal dysfunctionBaseline plasmaSuccessful treatment
1997
Positron Emission Tomography Measurement of Cerebral Metabolic Correlates of Tryptophan Depletion—Induced Depressive Relapse
Bremner JD, Innis RB, Salomon RM, Staib LH, Ng CK, Miller HL, Bronen RA, Krystal JH, Duncan J, Rich D, Price LH, Malison R, Dey H, Soufer R, Charney DS. Positron Emission Tomography Measurement of Cerebral Metabolic Correlates of Tryptophan Depletion—Induced Depressive Relapse. JAMA Psychiatry 1997, 54: 364-374. PMID: 9107153, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.1997.01830160092012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral metabolic correlatesDepressive relapseBrain metabolismMajor depressionMiddle frontal gyrusOrbitofrontal cortexTryptophan depletionMetabolic correlatesPositron emission tomography scanningFrontal gyrusRelapse-prone patientsPathogenesis of depressionPositron emission tomography (PET) measurementsSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsSymptoms of patientsPositron emission tomographySingle photon emissionSpecific brain regionsDorsolateral prefrontal cortexReuptake inhibitorsPlasma tryptophanLimbic regionsCaudate nucleusDepressive symptomsPatients