Increased eeg synchronization in schizophrenia patients by the glutathione precursor, n-acetyl-cysteine

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Actes de conférence (partie): contribution originale à la littérature scientifique, publiée à l'occasion de conférences scientifiques, dans un ouvrage de compte-rendu (proceedings), ou dans l'édition spéciale d'un journal reconnu (conference proceedings).
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Titre
Increased eeg synchronization in schizophrenia patients by the glutathione precursor, n-acetyl-cysteine
Titre de la conférence
2nd Conference of the Schizophrenia-International-Research-Society (SIRS)
Auteur⸱e⸱s
Carmeli  Cristian, Knyazeva  Maria G., Cuenod  Michel, Do  Kim Q.
Adresse
Florence - Italy, 10-14 April 2010
ISBN
0920-9964
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
2010
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
117
Série
Schizophrenia Research
Pages
245-246
Langue
anglais
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Meeting Abstract
Résumé
Background:
Glutathione (GSH) dysregulation at the gene, protein and functional levels observed in schizophrenia patients, and schizophrenia-like anomalies in GSH deficit experimental models, suggest that genetic glutathione synthesis impairments represent one major risk factor for the disease (Do et al., 2009). In a randomized, double blind, placebo controlled, add-on clinical trial of 140 patients, the GSH precursor N-Acetyl-Cysteine (NAC, 2 g/day, 6 months) significantly improved the negative symptoms and reduced side-effects due to antipsychotics (Berk et al., 2008). In a subset of patients (n=7), NAC (2 g/day, 2 months, cross-over design) also improved auditory evoked potentials, the NMDAdependent mismatch negativity (Lavoie et al, 2008).
Methods:
To determine whether increased GSH levels would modulate the topography of functional brain connectivity, we
applied a multivariate phase synchronization (MPS) estimator (Knyazeva et al, 2008) to dense-array EEGs recorded during rest with eyes closed at the protocol onset, the point of crossover, and at its end. Phase synchronization phenomena are appealing because they can be associated to synchronized phases while the
amplitudes stay uncorrelated. MPS measures the degree of interactions among the recorded neuronal oscillators by quantifiying to what extent they behave like a macro-oscillator (i.e. the
oscillators are phase synchronous). To assess the whole-head synchronization topography, we computed the MPS sensor-wise over the cluster of locations defined by the sensor itself and he surrounding ones belonging to its second-order neighborhood (Carmeli et al, 2005). Such a cluster spans about 12 cm on average. Abstracts 245
Results:
The whole-head imaging revealed a specific synchronization landscape in NAC compared to placebo condition. In particular, NAC increased MPS over frontal and left temporal regions in a frequency-specific manner. Importantly, the topography and direction of MPS changes were similar and robust in all 7 patients. Moreover, these changes correlated with the changes in the Liddle's score of disorganization (Liddle, 1987) thus linking EEG synchronization to the improvement of clinical picture.
Discussion:
The data suggest an important pathway towards new therapeutic strategies that target GSH dysregulation in schizophrenia. They also show the utility of MPS mapping as a marker of treatment efficacy.
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