Araos, PedroVidal Casado, RebecaO'Shea Gaya, María EstherRodríguez De Fonseca, Fernando AntonioColado Megías, María Isabel2024-12-052024-12-052019-11-14Araos P, Vidal R, O'Shea E, Pedraz M, García-Marchena N, Serrano A, Suárez J, Castilla-Ortega E, Ruiz JJ, Campos-Cloute R, Santín LJ, Rodríguez de Fonseca F, Pavón FJ, Colado MI. Serotonin is the main tryptophan metabolite associated with psychiatric comorbidity in abstinent cocaine-addicted patients. Sci Rep. 2019 Nov 14;9(1):16842. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-53312-0. PMID: 31727978; PMCID: PMC6856167.2045-232210.1038/s41598-019-53312-0https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/112152Fondos FEDERThe lack of effective treatments and a high rate of relapse in cocaine addiction constitute a major health problem. The present study was conducted to examine the expression of tryptophan-derived metabolites in the context of cocaine addiction and psychiatric comorbidity, which is common in addicted subjects. Abstinent patients with cocaine use disorder (CUD) and control subjects were recruited for a cross-sectional study. Participants were assessed with a semi-structured diagnostic interview (PRISM) based on DSM-IV-TR for substance and mental disorders. Plasma concentrations of tryptophan metabolites and their association with relevant CUD-related variables and psychiatric comorbidity were explored. We observed decreased plasma kynurenic acid concentrations in the cocaine group, however no associations between CUD-related variables and tryptophan-derived metabolites were found. In contrast, 5-HT concentrations were increased in CUD-patients and the diagnosis of different psychiatric disorders in the cocaine group was related to higher plasma 5-HT concentrations compared with non-comorbid patients. Therefore, while changes in plasma kynurenic acid concentrations appear to be directly associated with lifetime CUD, changes in 5-HT concentrations are associated with psychiatric comorbidity. These results emphasize the need to find potential biomarkers for a better stratification of cocaine-addicted patients in order to develop therapeutic approaches to prevent cocaine relapse.engjournal articlehttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-53312-031727978https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-53312-0https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31727978/open access615.214Ciencias BiomédicasPsicofarmacología6113 Psicofarmacología