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Serotonin and serotonin transporter levels in autistic children

OBJECTIVES: To assess the possible correlation between serotonin and serotonin transporter (SERT) with the autism severity and investigate the association between these parameters in autistic children to assess their possible role for diagnosis of autism severity. METHODS: A comparative cross-sectio...

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Autores principales: Abdulamir, Haidar A., Abdul-Rasheed, Omar F., Abdulghani, Emad A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Saudi Medical Journal 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6118182/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29738009
http://dx.doi.org/10.15537/smj.2018.5.21751
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author Abdulamir, Haidar A.
Abdul-Rasheed, Omar F.
Abdulghani, Emad A.
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Abdulghani, Emad A.
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description OBJECTIVES: To assess the possible correlation between serotonin and serotonin transporter (SERT) with the autism severity and investigate the association between these parameters in autistic children to assess their possible role for diagnosis of autism severity. METHODS: A comparative cross-sectional study was carried out in the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, College of Medicine, Al-Nahrain University, Baghdad, Iraq while the samples were taken from 60 male autistic children recruited to the Department of Pediatrics at Al-Sader Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq between November 2014 amd April 2015. Levels of serotonin and serotonin transporters (SERT) were determined in 60 male autistic Iraqi patients classified into mild, moderate and severe (20 for each). These levels were compared with those of 26 healthy control children. RESULTS: Levels of serotonin and SERT were significantly increased in autistic children than that of gender and age-matched controls. Serotonin levels were 80.63± 21.83 ng/ml in mild, 100.39±23.07 ng/ml moderate, and 188.7±31.72 ng/ml severe autistic patients. Serotonin transporter levels were 10.13±4.51 ng/ml in mild, 13.15±4.71 ng/ml moderate, and 16.32±6.7 ng/ml in severe autistic patients. The increase of both serotonin and SERT levels were associated with severity of autism. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis can be used for diagnostic and prognostic purposes. CONCLUSIONS: High serotonin and SERT levels may indicate that these biomarkers have a role in the autism pathogenesis and support the possibility of using serotonin and SERT to diagnose autism severity.
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spelling pubmed-61181822018-09-13 Serotonin and serotonin transporter levels in autistic children Abdulamir, Haidar A. Abdul-Rasheed, Omar F. Abdulghani, Emad A. Saudi Med J Original Article OBJECTIVES: To assess the possible correlation between serotonin and serotonin transporter (SERT) with the autism severity and investigate the association between these parameters in autistic children to assess their possible role for diagnosis of autism severity. METHODS: A comparative cross-sectional study was carried out in the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, College of Medicine, Al-Nahrain University, Baghdad, Iraq while the samples were taken from 60 male autistic children recruited to the Department of Pediatrics at Al-Sader Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq between November 2014 amd April 2015. Levels of serotonin and serotonin transporters (SERT) were determined in 60 male autistic Iraqi patients classified into mild, moderate and severe (20 for each). These levels were compared with those of 26 healthy control children. RESULTS: Levels of serotonin and SERT were significantly increased in autistic children than that of gender and age-matched controls. Serotonin levels were 80.63± 21.83 ng/ml in mild, 100.39±23.07 ng/ml moderate, and 188.7±31.72 ng/ml severe autistic patients. Serotonin transporter levels were 10.13±4.51 ng/ml in mild, 13.15±4.71 ng/ml moderate, and 16.32±6.7 ng/ml in severe autistic patients. The increase of both serotonin and SERT levels were associated with severity of autism. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis can be used for diagnostic and prognostic purposes. CONCLUSIONS: High serotonin and SERT levels may indicate that these biomarkers have a role in the autism pathogenesis and support the possibility of using serotonin and SERT to diagnose autism severity. Saudi Medical Journal 2018-05 /pmc/articles/PMC6118182/ /pubmed/29738009 http://dx.doi.org/10.15537/smj.2018.5.21751 Text en Copyright: © Saudi Medical Journal http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_full Serotonin and serotonin transporter levels in autistic children
title_fullStr Serotonin and serotonin transporter levels in autistic children
title_full_unstemmed Serotonin and serotonin transporter levels in autistic children
title_short Serotonin and serotonin transporter levels in autistic children
title_sort serotonin and serotonin transporter levels in autistic children
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6118182/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29738009
http://dx.doi.org/10.15537/smj.2018.5.21751
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