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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-10-12
pubmed:abstractText
Although depressive symptoms occur in a considerable number of women following a decrease in circulating estrogen levels, a biological correlate of these mood changes has not been identified. In a prospective, double-blind, cross-over investigation of surgically menopausal women, an increase in the number of tritiated imipramine binding sites on platelets and an improvement of mood occurred with estrogen treatment and were reversed when placebo was administered. In vitro studies indicated that this effect was not due to a direct interaction of the steroid with the imipramine binding site at the same concentrations of estradiol induced in the in vivo study. Together with other evidence, these findings suggest that pharmacological but not physiological doses of estrogen can enhance the density of tritiated imipramine binding sites on platelets in women.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0006-3223
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
28
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
339-48
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Up-regulatory effect of estrogen on platelet 3H-imipramine binding sites in surgically menopausal women.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Controlled Clinical Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't