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  • Title: Changes in levels of phosphorus metabolites in temporal lobes of drug-naive schizophrenic patients.
    Author: Fukuzako H, Fukuzako T, Hashiguchi T, Kodama S, Takigawa M, Fujimoto T.
    Journal: Am J Psychiatry; 1999 Aug; 156(8):1205-8. PubMed ID: 10450261.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: The authors examined phospholipids and high-energy phosphorus metabolism in the temporal lobes of drug-naive schizophrenic patients. METHOD: In vivo 31P magnetic resonance spectroscopy was performed on 17 first-episode, drug-naive schizophrenic patients and 17 age- and gender-matched healthy subjects. RESULTS: Patients showed higher levels of phosphodiesters and lower levels of phosphomonoesters than the comparison group. Phosphocreatine levels were increased in the left temporal lobes of patients. CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest disturbed membrane phospholipid metabolism in both temporal lobes and decreased energy demands in the left temporal lobes of drug-naive schizophrenic patients.
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