Impact of loudness dependency of auditory evoked potentials on the panic response to CCK-4.
J Psychiatr Res
; 43(4): 393-400, 2009 Jan.
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| ID: mdl-18534623
RATIONALE: Experimental panic induction with cholecystokinin-tetrapeptide (CCK-4) has been established as a model to study the pathophysiology of panic disorder. In line with the serotonin (5-HT)-hypothesis of panic disorder it has been suggested that the panicogenic effects of CCK-4 are mediated in part through the 5-HT system. The analysis of the loudness dependency of the auditory evoked potentials (LDAEP) is a valid non-invasive indicator of central serotonergic activity. METHODS: We investigated the correlation between LDAEP and behavioral, cardiovascular and neuroendocrine panic responses to CCK-4in 77 healthy volunteers and explored whether differences in LDAEP paralleled subjective panic severity. Behavioral panic responses were measured with the panic symptom scale (PSS). Heart rate and ACTH/cortisol plasma concentrations were assessed concomitantly. RESULTS: LDAEP did not differ between panickers and nonpanickers. Furthermore, LDAEP did not correlate with the behavioral panic response. However, a significant positive correlation between LDAEP and CCK-4 induced HPA-axis activation, which was uniform in panickers and nonpanickers, could be detected. CONCLUSIONS: The psychological effects of CCK-4 rather are mediated by neurotransmitters others than the endogenous 5-HT system. However, the extent of the neuroendocrine activation related to the CCK-4 panic provocation was correlated with the LDAEP, thereby suggesting that central 5-HT mechanisms are involved in the HPA-axis activation during this challenge paradigm.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Pánico
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Tetragastrina
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Hidrocortisona
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Hormona Adrenocorticotrópica
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Potenciales Evocados Auditivos
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Percepción Sonora
Límite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
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En
Revista:
J Psychiatr Res
Año:
2009
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Alemania
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido