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ArticleThe international journal of neuropsychopharmacology2020

A study in first-episode psychosis patients: does angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) activity associated with genotype predict symptoms severity reductions after treatment with the atypical antipsychotic risperidone?

João V Nani, Caroline Dal Mas, Camila M Yonamine, Vanessa K Ota, Cristiano Noto, Sintia I Belangero, Jair J Mari, Rodrigo Bressan, Quirino Cordeiro, Ary Gadelha and 1 more

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Article in The international journal of neuropsychopharmacology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 3 papers.

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11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

João V NaniDepartment of Pharmacology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Brazil.
Caroline Dal MasDepartment of Pharmacology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Brazil.
Camila M YonamineDepartment of Pharmacology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Brazil.
Vanessa K OtaDepartment of Genetics, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Brazil.
Cristiano NotoDepartment of Psychiatry, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Brazil.
Sintia I BelangeroDepartment of Genetics, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Brazil.
Jair J MariDepartment of Psychiatry, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Brazil.
Rodrigo BressanDepartment of Psychiatry, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Brazil.
Quirino CordeiroFirst-episode Psychosis Program, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Brazil.
Ary GadelhaDepartment of Psychiatry, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Brazil.
Mirian A F HayashiDepartment of Pharmacology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Brazil.
Universidade Federal de São Paulo · BRNational Council for Scientific and Technological Development · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOur previous studies showed increased angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) activity in chronic schizophrenia (SCZ) patients compared to healthy control (HC) volunteers, and the relevance of combining ACE genotype and activity for predicting SCZ was suggested.

methodsACE activity was measured in plasma of ACE insertion/deletion (I/D) genotyped HC volunteers (N = 53) and antipsychotic-naïve first-episode psychosis (FEP) patients (N = 45), assessed at baseline (FEB-B) and also after 2-months (FEP-2M) of treatment with the atypical antipsychotic risperidone.

resultsACE activity measurements showed significant differences among HC, FEP-B and FEP-2M groups (F = 5.356, df = 2, p = 0.005), as well as between HC and FEP-2M (post-hoc Tukey's multiple comparisons test, p = 0.004). No correlation was observed for ACE activity increases and symptom severity reductions in FEP as assessed by total PANSS (r = -0.131, p = 0.434). FEP subgrouped by ACE I/D genotype showed significant ACE activity increases, mainly in the DD genotype subgroup. No correlation between ACE activity and age was observed in FEP or HC groups separately (r = 0.210, p = 0.392), but ACE activity levels differences observed between these groups were influenced by age.

conclusionsThe importance of measuring the ACE activity in blood plasma, associated to ACE I/D genotyping to support the follow-up of FEP patients did not show correlation with general symptoms amelioration in the present study. However, new insights into the influence of age and I/D genotype for ACE activity changes in FEP individuals upon treatment was demonstrated.

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Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE)enzyme activityfirst-episode psychosis (FEP)genotyperisperidone

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