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ProstaglandinsA Review of Neurophysiology and Psychiatric Implications
Howard A. Gross, MD;
David L. Dunner, MD;
Dianne Lafleur;
Herbert L. Meltzer, PhD;
Helen L. Muhlbauer, MD;
Ronald R. Fieve, MD
Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1977;34(10):1189-1196.
Abstract
• This article reviews the function of prostaglandins (PGs) in the nervous system and discusses the possible alterations in PG metabolism as relating to mental illness. The PGs are a unique group of cyclic fatty acids whose immediate precursors are thought to function postsynaptically by inhibition or facilitation of neurotransmission through cyclase inhibition or activation, and by means of a negative feedback loop to inhibit further release of neurotransmitter from the presynaptic nerve. A review of PGs in psychiatric conditions is presented as well as a discussion of the interaction of psychoactive drugs with the PGs. The concluding section of this review discusses possible future strategies to provide insight into PG physiology as it relates to synaptic transmission in normal and pathological conditions in man.
Author Affiliations
From the Department of Internal Medicine, New York Psychiatric Institute (Drs Dunner, Lafleur, Meltzer, and Fieve), and the Section on Experimental Therapeutics, Laboratory of Clinical Sciences, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Md (Drs Gross and Muhlbauer).
Footnotes
Accepted for publication May 6, 1977.
Reprints not available.
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