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Tryptophan, Serotonin, and Melatonin

Basic Aspects and Applications

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Editors:
  1. Gerald Huether

    1. Department of Psychiatry, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany

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  2. Walter Kochen

    1. Department of Clinical Chemistry, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

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  3. Thomas J. Simat

    1. Department of Food Chemistry, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

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  4. Hans Steinhart

    1. Department of Food Chemistry, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

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Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology (AEMB, volume 467)

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Table of contents (106 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Acute Regulation and Long-Term Modulation of Presynaptic Serotonin Output

    • G. Huether
    Pages 1-10

  3. Pet Studies of Serotonin Synthesis in the Human Brain

    • S. N. Young, M. Leyton, C. Benkelfat
    Pages 11-18

  4. Tryptophan Hydroxylase Regulation Drug-Induced Modifications that Alter Serotonin Neuronal Function

    • Donald M. Kuhn
    Pages 19-27

  5. Monoamine Depletion in Non-Pharmacological Treatments for Depression

    • Alexander Neumeister, Nicole Praschak-Rieder, Matthäus Willeit, Jürgen Stastny, Siegfried Kasper
    Pages 29-33

  6. The Tryptophan Depletion Test: Impact on Sleep in Healthy Subjects and Patients with Obsessive—Compulsive Disorder

    • Ch. Huwig-Poppe, U. Voderholzer, J. Backhaus, D. Riemann, A. König, F. Hohagen
    Pages 35-42

  7. 5-Ht and Human Anxiety: Evidence from Studies Using Acute Tryptophan Depletion

    • I. M. Anderson, C. Mortimore
    Pages 43-55

  8. Plasma L-Tryptophan Depletion and Aggression

    • Donald M. Dougherty, F. Gerard Moeller, James M. Bjork, Dawn M. Marsh
    Pages 57-65

  9. A Comparison of the Effects of Acute Tryptophan Depletion and Acute Phenylalanine/Tyrosine Depletion in Healthy Women

    • M. Leyton, S. N. Young, R. O. Pihl, S. Etezadi, C. Lauze, P. Blier et al.
    Pages 67-71

  10. Fructose Malabsorption is Associated with Decreased Plasma Tryptophan

    • M. Ledochowski, B. Widner, T. Propst-Braunsteiner, W. Vogel, B. Sperner-Unterweger, D. Fuchs
    Pages 73-78

  11. Use of Melatonin in the Treatment of Phase Shift and Sleep Disorders

    • Debra J. Skene, Steven W. Lockley, Josephine Arendt
    Pages 79-84

  12. A Placebo-Controlled Study of the Effects of L-Tryptophan in Patients with Premenstrual Dysphoria

    • S. Steinberg, L. Annable, S. N. Young, N. Liyanage
    Pages 85-88

  13. Nocturnal Melatonin Secretion and its Modification by Treatment in Patients with Sleep Disorders

    • A. Rodenbeck, G. Huether, E. Rüther, G. Hajak
    Pages 89-93

  14. The Serotonergic Appetite Suppressant Fenfluramine

    • G. Curzon, E. L. Gibson
    Pages 95-100

  15. Serotonin, Dieting, and Bulimia Nervosa

    • P. J. Cowen, K. A. Smith
    Pages 101-104

  16. Peripherally Injected IL-1 Induces Anorexia and Increases Brain Tryptophan Concentrations

    • Alessandro Laviano, Carlo Cangiano, Alessandra Fava, Maurizio Muscaritoli, Giacco Mulieri, Filippo Rossi Fanelli
    Pages 105-108

  17. Involvement of Nitric Oxide in the 5-Ht1A Autoreceptor-Mediated Hyperphagia in Rats

    • Yumi Sugimoto, Tomoko Yoshikawa, Jun Yamada
    Pages 109-111

  18. Modulation and Function of Kynurenic Acid in the Immature Rat Brain

    • Robert Schwarcz, Gianpiera Ceresoli-Borroni, Hui-Qiu Wu, Arash Rassoulpour, Burkhard Poeggeler, Paul S. Hodgkins et al.
    Pages 113-123

  19. Kynurenine Pathway Metabolism in Human Astrocytes

    • Gilles J. Guillemin, Stephen J. Kerr, George A. Smythe, Patricia J. Armati, Bruce J. Brew
    Pages 125-131

  20. Degradation of Tryptophan in Neurodegenerative Disorders

    • B. Widner, F. Leblhuber, J. Walli, G. P. Tilz, U. Demel, D. Fuchs
    Pages 133-138
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About this book

This volume contains the proceedings of the Ninth Meeting of the "International Study Group for Tryptophan Research" (lSTRY), held at the University of Hamburg, Germany, from October 10 to 14, 1998. At this meeting the recent developments in the field of tryptophan research were presented by leading researchers from all over the world in 81 oral and 48 poster contri­ butions. Research on tryptophan and its derivatives provides an inexhaustible subject. At the conference we tried to compose a multifacetted picture of the recent investiga­ tions through contributions from the major disciplines involved. Thus, we tried to strike a balance between basic research topics and clinical, nutritional or industrial applica­ tions. We offered workshops on tryptophan (in sleep and mood), melatonjn, IDO-acti­ vation and the eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome (EMS) as a platform for intensive discussion for the participants. In these proceedings many contributions are multidisciplinary and have practical or theoretical implications for different research fields. Hence, we have organized this volume in nine main chapters according to basic disciplines and subjects. We are aware that this classification is artificial, but we hope that it is the best compromise for contributors and readers.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Psychiatry, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany

    Gerald Huether

  • Department of Clinical Chemistry, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

    Walter Kochen

  • Department of Food Chemistry, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

    Thomas J. Simat, Hans Steinhart

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Tryptophan, Serotonin, and Melatonin

  • Book Subtitle: Basic Aspects and Applications

  • Editors: Gerald Huether, Walter Kochen, Thomas J. Simat, Hans Steinhart

  • Series Title: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4709-9

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 1999

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-46204-7Published: 31 October 1999

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4613-7133-5Published: 09 November 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4615-4709-9Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0065-2598

  • Series E-ISSN: 2214-8019

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 852

  • Topics: Pharmacy, Psychiatry, Biochemistry, general, Pharmacology/Toxicology, Nutrition

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