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Recovery from depression after electroconvulsive therapy is accompanied by evidence of increased tetrahydrobiopterin-dependent hydroxylation
Authors:D. N. Anderson  A. M. Wilkinson  M. T. Abou-Saleh  J. A. Blair
Abstract:Serum phenylalanine and tyrosine levels were measured in 26 patients with severe depression before and after receiving electroconvulsive therapy. The phenylalanine:tyrosine [P:T] ratio declined significantly for those responding to treatment but not for nonresponders. These findings are discussed in relation to tetrahydrobiopterin, the essential cofactor for the formation of noradrenaline, dopamine and serotonin and the hydroxylation of phenylalanine to tyrosine.
Keywords:phenylalanine  tyrosine  tetrahydrobiopterin  depression  electroconvulsive therapy
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