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Kellner M, Wortmann V, Salzwedel C, Kober D, Petzoldt M, Urbanowicz T, Pulic M, Boelmans K, Yassouridis A, Wiedemann K. Adrenocorticotropic hormone in serial cerebrospinal fluid in man - Subject to acute regulation by the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical system? Psychiatry Res 2016; 239:222-5. [PMID: 27031591 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2016.03.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2015] [Revised: 02/25/2016] [Accepted: 03/21/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
Abstract
Acute regulation of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) by the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical system has not been investigated in man. In a pilot study in healthy male volunteers we measured ACTH every twenty minutes in serial CSF for three hours after an intravenous placebo, hydrocortisone (100mg) or insulin (2mg/kg) injection. No acute inhibitory or stimulatory effects of these interventions were discovered. Our results corroborate previous findings in rhesus monkeys. The regulation of CSF ACTH and its potential relevance for behavioral alterations in health and disease (e.g. major depression or anorexia nervosa) in humans need further study.
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Affiliation(s)
- Michael Kellner
- University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Hamburg, Germany; Medical Park Chiemseeblick, Department of Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, Rasthausstrasse 25, D-83233 Bernau-Felden, Germany.
| | - Viola Wortmann
- University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Hamburg, Germany
| | - Cornelie Salzwedel
- University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Department of Anesthesiology, Hamburg, Germany
| | - Daniel Kober
- University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Department of Anesthesiology, Hamburg, Germany
| | - Martin Petzoldt
- University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Department of Anesthesiology, Hamburg, Germany
| | - Tatiana Urbanowicz
- University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Hamburg, Germany
| | - Mersija Pulic
- University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Hamburg, Germany
| | - Kai Boelmans
- University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Hamburg, Germany
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- University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Hamburg, Germany
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