Author:
Théberge Jean,Williamson Kate E.,Aoyama Naoko,Drost Dick J.,Manchanda Rahul,Malla Ashok K.,Northcott Sandra,Menon Ravi S.,Neufeld Richard W. J.,Rajakumar Nagalingam,Pavlosky William,Densmore Maria,Schaefer Betsy,Williamson Peter C.
Abstract
BackgroundProgressive volumetric changes in the brains of people with schizophrenia have been attributed to a number of factors.AimsTo determine whether glutamatergic changes in patients with schizophrenia correlated with grey-matter losses during the first years of illness.MethodLeft anterior cingulate and thalamic glutamatergic metabolite levels and grey-matter volumes were examined in 16 patients with first-episode schizophrenia before and after 10 months and 30 months of antipsychotic treatment and in 16 healthy participants on two occasions 30 months apart.ResultsHigher than normal glutamine levels were found in the anterior cingulate and thalamus of never-treated patients. Thalamic levels of glutamine were significantly reduced after 30 months. Limited grey-matter reductions were seen in patients at 10 months followed by widespread grey-matter loss at 30 months. Parietal and temporal lobe grey-matter loss was correlated with thalamic glutamine loss.ConclusionsElevated glutamine levels in never-treated patients followed by decreased thalamic glutamine and grey-matter loss in connected regions could indicate either neurodegeneration or a plastic response to reduced subcortical activity.
Publisher
Royal College of Psychiatrists
Subject
Psychiatry and Mental health
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