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MDR1 gene polymorphism in Japanese patients with schizophrenia and mood disorders including depression.
Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin - 1 Dec 2006
Qian Wen, Homma Masato, Itagaki Fumio, Tachikawa Hirokazu, Kawanishi Yoichi, Mizukami Katsuyoshi, Asada Takashi, Inomata Shinichi, Honda Katsuya, Ohkohchi Nobuhiro, Kohda Yukinao
Abstract excerpt
P-Glycoprotein (ABCB1-type P-gp), a membrane protein encoded by the multi drug resistant gene (MDR1), expressing on the blood brain barrier protects the brain from many drugs including dexamethasone. Psychiatric disorders, schizophrenia and depression, have known to have abnormal hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) activity, which is assessed by non-suppression of cortisol in dexamethasone suppression test. The...
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