Delayed circadian phase is linked to glutamatergic functions in young people with affective disorders: a proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy study

BMC Psychiatry

Ian B Hickie¹  Elizabeth M Scott¹  Rebecca Robillard¹  Shantel L Duffy¹  Django White¹  Daniel F Hermens¹  Jim Lagopoulos¹  Sharon L Naismith¹ 

[1] Clinical Research Unit, Brain & Mind Research Institute, The University of Sydney, Camperdown 2050, NSW, Australia

关键词: Actigraphy;    Spectroscopy;    Glx;    Glutamate;    Affective;    Bipolar;    Sleep;    Circadian;    Youth;    Depression;   

Others  :  1091365
DOI  :  10.1186/s12888-014-0345-1

 received in 2014-05-23, accepted in 2014-11-19,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

Background

While the association between affective disorders and sleep and circadian disturbance is well established, little is known about the neurobiology underpinning these relationships. In this study, we sought to determine the relationship between a marker of circadian rhythm and neuronal integrity (N-Acetyl Aspartate, NAA), oxidative stress (glutathione, GSH) and neuronal-glial dysfunction (Glutamate + Glutamine, Glx).

Methods

Fifty-three young adults (age range 15–33 years, mean = 21.8, sd = 4.3) with emerging affective disorders were recruited from a specialized tertiary referral service. Participants underwent clinical assessment and actigraphy monitoring, from which sleep midpoint was calculated as a marker of circadian rhythm. Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy was performed in the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC). The metabolites NAA, GSH and Glx were obtained, and expressed as a ratio to Creatine.

Results

Neither NAA or GSH were associated with sleep midpoint. However, higher levels of ACC Glx were associated with later sleep midpoints (rho = 0.35, p = 0.013). This relationship appeared to be independent of age and depression severity.

Conclusions

This study is the first to demonstrate that delayed circadian phase is related to altered glutamatergic processes. It is aligned with animal research linking circadian rhythms with glutamatergic neurotransmission as well as clinical studies showing changes in glutamate with sleep interventions. Further studies may seek to examine the role of glutamate modulators for circadian misalignment.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 Naismith et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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