Tryptophan hydroxylase 2 in seasonal affective disorder: underestimated perspectives?

Author:

Kulikov Alexander V.,Popova Nina K.

Abstract

AbstractSeasonal affective disorder (SAD) is characterized by recurrent depression occurring generally in fall/winter. Numerous pieces of evidence indicate the association of SAD with decreased brain neurotransmitter serotonin (5-HT) system functioning. Tryptophan hydroxylase 2 (TPH2) is the key and rate-limiting enzyme in 5-HT synthesis in the brain. This paper concentrates on the relationship between TPH2 activity and mood disturbances, the association between human

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Subject

General Neuroscience

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