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The relationship between cortical glutamate and striatal dopamine in first-episode psychosis: a cross-sectional multimodal PET and magnetic resonance spectroscopy imaging study

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Jauhar, Sameer, McCutcheon, Robert, Borgan, Faith, Veronese, Mattia, Nour, Matthew, Pepper, Fiona, Rogdaki, M, Stone, James, Egerton, Alice, Turkheimer, Frederico, McGuire, Philip, Howes, Oliver D·2018·The Lancet Psychiatry
DOI 10.1016/s2215-0366(18)30268-2PMC PMC6162342
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Background The pathophysiology of psychosis is incompletely understood. Disruption in cortical glutamatergic signalling causing aberrant striatal dopamine synthesis capacity is a proposed model for psychosis, but has not been tested in vivo. We therefore aimed to test the relationship between cortical glutamate concentrations and striatal dopamine synthesis capacity, and psychotic symptoms. Methods In this cross-sectional multimodal imaging study, 28 individuals with first-episode psychosis and 20 healthy controls underwent 18 F-DOPA PET (measuring striatal dopamine synthesis capacity), and proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (measuring anterior cingulate cortex glutamate concentrations). Participants were recruited from first-episode psychosis services in London, UK and were required to be in the first episode of a psychotic illness, with no previous illness or treatment episodes. Exclusion criteria for all participants were: history of substantial head trauma, dependence on illicit substances, medical comorbidity (other than minor illnesses), and contraindications to scanning (such as pregnancy). Symptoms were measured using the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale. The primary endpoint was the relationship between anterior cingulate cortex glutamate concentrations and striatal dopamine synthesis capacity in individuals with their first episode of psychosis as shown by imaging, examined by linear regression. Linear regression was used to examine relationships between measures. Findings Glutamate concentrations showed a significant inverse relationship with striatal dopamine synthesis capacity in patients with psychosis ( R 2 =0·16, p=0·03, β −1·71 × 10 −4 , SE 0·76 × 10 −4 ). This relationship remained significant after the addition of age, gender, ethnicity, and medication status to the model (p=0·015). In healthy controls, there was no significant relationship between dopamine and glutamate measures ( R 2 =0·04, p=0·39). Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale positive psychotic symptoms were positively associated with striatal dopamine synthesis capacity ( R 2 =0·14, p=0·046, β 2546, SE 1217) and showed an inverse relationship with anterior cingulate glutamate concentrations ( R 2 =0·16, p=0·03, β −1·71 × 10 −4 , SE 7·63 × 10 −5 ). No relationships were seen with negative symptoms (positive symptoms, mean [SD] −18·4 (6·6) negative symptoms, mean [SD] −15·4 [6·1]). Interpretation These observations are consistent with the hypothesis that cortical glutamate dysfunction is related to subcortical dopamine synthesis capacity and psychosis. Although the precise mechanistic relationship between cortical glutamate and dopamine in vivo remains unclear, our findings support further studies to test the effect of modulating cortical glutamate in the treatment of psychosis. Funding Medical Research Council, Wellcome Trust, Biomedical Research Council, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, JMAS Sim Fellowship, Royal College of Physicians (Edinburgh) (SJ).

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Figure 1 Voxel placement for measurement of anterior cingulate cortex glutamate concentrations
Figure 1 Voxel placement for measurement of anterior cingulate cortex glutamate concentrationsCC BY · PubMed Central
Figure 2 Relationship between anterior cingulate cortex glutamate concentrations and striatal dopamine synthesis capacity *p=0·39. †p=0·03.
Figure 2 Relationship between anterior cingulate cortex glutamate concentrations and striatal dopamine synthesis capacity *p=0·39. †p=0·03.CC BY · PubMed Central
Figure 3 Relationships between positive psychotic symptoms and (A) striatal dopamine synthesis capacity*, and (B) anterior cingulate cortex glutamate concentrations† The red line represents a linear regression where symptom scores are the dependent variable and the imaging measure is the independent variable.*p=0·046. †p=0·03.
Figure 3 Relationships between positive psychotic symptoms and (A) striatal dopamine synthesis capacity*, and (B) anterior cingulate cortex glutamate concentrations† The red line represents a linear regression where symptom scores are the dependent variable and the imaging measure is the independent variable.*p=0·046. †p=0·03.CC BY · PubMed Central

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Authors
Jauhar, S., McCutcheon, R., Borgan, F., Veronese, M., Nour, M., Pepper, F., Rogdaki, M., Stone, J., Egerton, A., Turkheimer, F., McGuire, P., & Howes, O. D.
Affiliations
King's College London (GB)
Corresponding author
Howes, Oliver D
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Venue
The Lancet Psychiatry
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2018-10
Volume
5
Issue
10
Pages
816-823
ISSN
2215-0366 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/s2215-0366(18)30268-2
PMC
PMC6162342
OpenAlex
W2889742508
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114
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35
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10.03
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journal article
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en
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Funders
  • Wellcome Trust (200102/Z/15/Z)
  • National Institute for Health and Care Research (ACF-2016-17-005)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
Keywords
first-episode psychosis, anterior cingulate cortex, glutamatergic signalling, dopamine-glutamate interaction, 18F-DOPA PET, 1H NMR, positive psychotic symptoms, negative symptoms, psychosis pathophysiology, multimodal neuroimaging
MeSH terms
Adult, Corpus Striatum, Cross-Sectional Studies, Dihydroxyphenylalanine, Dopamine, Female, Humans, London, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Psychotic Disorders, Glutamic Acid

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