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Trace lithium in mood disorders.

M Dafflon1, L A Décosterd, J Biollaz

  • 1Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Hôpital Beaumont 633, University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland.

Journal of Affective Disorders
|July 14, 1999
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This study found no differences in trace lithium levels in patients with mood disorders. Endogenous lithium abnormalities do not appear to be linked to the occurrence of mood disorders.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Psychiatry
  • Biochemistry

Background:

  • Trace lithium's role in affective disease pathophysiology is debated.
  • Endogenous lithium levels may influence mood disorders.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if plasma, erythrocyte, and urine trace lithium levels differ in individuals with mood disorders.
  • To explore the relationship between endogenous lithium and mood disorder pathology.

Main Methods:

  • Atomic absorption spectrophotometry used to measure trace lithium.
  • Study included patients with bipolar affective disorder, major depressive episodes, and other depressive disorders.
  • Control groups included patients with psychotic disorders and healthy volunteers.

Main Results:

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  • No significant differences in trace lithium levels were observed between patient groups and controls.
  • Erythrocyte to plasma trace lithium ratios were higher than those found with therapeutic lithium levels.

Conclusions:

  • The study lacked the power to detect clinically significant differences in whole-body lithium handling.
  • Alterations in lithium exchange across neuronal membranes or the blood-brain barrier were not assessed.
  • Findings suggest that mood disorders are not associated with abnormalities in endogenous lithium levels or trace lithium status in plasma/erythrocytes.