Pharmacogenetics of antidepressant response

S Porcelli, A Drago, C Fabbri, S Gibiino, R Calati… - Journal of Psychiatry and …, 2011 - jpn.ca
Personalized medicine—the adaptation of therapies based on an individual's genetic and
molecular profile—is one of the most promising aspects of modern medicine. The …

Tryptophan hydroxylase-2 (TPH2) in disorders of cognitive control and emotion regulation: a perspective

J Waider, N Araragi, L Gutknecht, KP Lesch - Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2011 - Elsevier
Based on genetic variation, there is accumulating evidence that altered function of
tryptophan hydroxylase-2 (TPH2), the enzyme critical for synthesis of serotonin (5-HT) in the …

Influence of TPH2 variants on diagnosis and response to treatment in patients with major depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia

A Serretti, A Chiesa, S Porcelli, C Han, AA Patkar… - Psychiatry …, 2011 - Elsevier
The present study is aimed at exploring whether some single nucleotide polymorphisms
(SNPs) within the tryptophan hydroxylase 2 gene (TPH2) could be associated with major …

Diurnal variations in depression-like behavior of Wistar and spontaneously hypertensive rats in the kainate model of temporal lobe epilepsy

J Tchekalarova, D Pechlivanova, T Atanasova… - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2011 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to explore whether the kainate (KA) model of temporal lobe
epilepsy (TLE) can be used as a model of comorbid epilepsy and depression to study …

Differential stress-induced alterations in tryptophan hydroxylase activity and serotonin turnover in two inbred mouse strains

CA Browne, G Clarke, TG Dinan, JF Cryan - Neuropharmacology, 2011 - Elsevier
Chronic stress and alterations in the serotonergic system are key predisposing factors to the
development of major depression. Tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH) is the key enzyme in the …

Exploring epistasis in candidate genes for antisocial personality disorder

JMC Arias, CAP Acosta, JG Valencia… - Psychiatric …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Objective To identify and characterize high-order gene-to-gene interactions in antisocial
personality disorder (ASPD). Methods Participants for case–control study were selected from …

Associations of tryptophan hydroxylase gene polymorphisms with irritable bowel syndrome

S Jun, R Kohen, KC Cain, ME Jarrett… - …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Background Alterations in serotonin (5HT) are suspected in the pathophysiology of irritable
bowel syndrome (IBS). Tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH) is the ratelimiting enzyme in the …

TPH1 is associated with major depressive disorder but not with SSRI/SNRI response in Taiwanese patients

HC Wang, TL Yeh, HH Chang, PW Gean, MH Chi… - …, 2011 - Springer
Abstract Rationale Tryptophan hydroxylase 1 (TPH1), which encodes the rate-limiting
enzyme tryptophan hydroxylase in the biosynthesis of serotonin, is a candidate gene in the …

Gender differences in tryptophan hydroxylase-2 mRNA, serotonin, and 5-hydroxytryptophan levels in the brain of catfish, Clarias gariepinus, during sex differentiation

K Raghuveer, CC Sudhakumari… - General and …, 2011 - Elsevier
Tryptophan hydroxylase (tph) is the key regulator in serotonin (5-HT) biosynthesis that
stimulates the release of GnRH and gonadotropins by acting at the level of hypothalamo …

Development by environment interactions controlling tryptophan hydroxylase expression

MW Hale, A Shekhar, CA Lowry - Journal of chemical neuroanatomy, 2011 - Elsevier
Tryptophan hydroxylase is the rate-limiting enzyme in the biosynthesis of serotonin (5-
hydroxytryptamine; 5-HT). Two isoforms of tryptophan hydroxylase, derived from different …