Negative association between left prefrontal GABA concentration and BDNF serum concentration in young adults
- Müller, Sabrina Theresia Psychiatric University Hospital, University of Bern, Bolligenstrasse 111, 3000, Bern 60, Switzerland
- Buchmann, Andreas Psychiatric University Hospital, University of Bern, Bolligenstrasse 111, 3000, Bern 60, Switzerland - Center of MR-Research, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Steinwiesstrasse 75, 8032, Zurich, Switzerland
- Haynes, Melanie Psychiatric University Hospital, University of Bern, Bolligenstrasse 111, 3000, Bern 60, Switzerland
- Ghisleni, Carmen Center of MR-Research, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Steinwiesstrasse 75, 8032, Zurich, Switzerland
- Ritter, Christopher Psychiatric University Hospital, University of Bern, Bolligenstrasse 111, 3000, Bern 60, Switzerland
- Tuura, Ruth Center of MR-Research, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Steinwiesstrasse 75, 8032, Zurich, Switzerland
- Hasler, Gregor Unit of Psychiatry Research, University of Fribourg, Chemin du Cardinal-Journet 3, Villars-sur-Glâne, 1752, Fribourg, Switzerland
- 27.05.2020
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- Heliyon. - 2020, vol. 6, no. 5, p. e04025
English
The brain's major inhibitory neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) play important roles in several stress- related disorders. Magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) allows for non-invasive quantification of GABA concentration in the brain. We investigated the relationship between GABA concentration in the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) and BDNF concentration in the serum in a community-based sample of young subjects. Methods: For the GABA measurement a single voxel MR spectrum was assessed in the prefrontal lobe (25 × 40 × 30 mm) using the MEGA-PRESS method in 276 subjects. BDNF serum concentrations were assessed with an ELISA kit. For 147 subjects we had both MRS and BDNF serum data, and for 79 subjects we had genotype data on the BDNF rs6265 polymorphism. Depressive psychopathology was assessed using Beck's Depression Inventory (BDI), Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) and Structured Clinical Interviews for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (SCID) for DSM-IV. Results: GABA concentration in the left DLPFC was negatively associated with BDNF serum concentration (r = -.264, p = .001). This correlation remained significant if corrected for sex (r = -.264, p = .001). BDNF serum concentration was also positively associated with volumes and surface areas of the left prefrontal cortex (p = .048, p = .005). There were no significant associations or interaction with depressive psychopathology (BDI, MADRS, SCID) or rs6265. Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that GABA, BDNF and prefrontal brain volumes are interrelated, but do not show a strong association to depressive psychopathology, possibly due to the mild forms of psychiatric conditions present in our community-based sample.
- Faculty
- Faculté des sciences et de médecine
- Department
- Master en médecine
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- English
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- Biological sciences
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- RERO DOC 328849
- DOI 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04025
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- https://folia.unifr.ch/unifr/documents/308669
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