PMID- 26677330 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE DCOM- 20151217 LR - 20201001 IS - 1176-6328 (Print) IS - 1178-2021 (Electronic) IS - 1176-6328 (Linking) VI - 11 DP - 2015 TI - Milnacipran treatment and potential biomarkers in depressed patients following an initial SSRI treatment failure: a prospective, open-label, 24-week study. PG - 3031-40 LID - 10.2147/NDT.S95067 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: We assessed the effect of switching patients with major depressive disorder to milnacipran following an initial selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor treatment failure, and explored potential biomarkers in their blood. METHODS: We conducted a prospective, open-label, 24-week trial. Depression was assessed with the 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale. Patients showing a >/=50% reduction in Hamilton Depression Rating Scale scores from baseline to final visit were considered responders. Regarding adverse effects (AEs), moderate-to-severe AEs were specifically identified as effects that required any medical treatment or that induced treatment withdrawals. We also measured blood levels of various molecules including inflammatory cytokines. RESULTS: Of the 30 participants who enrolled, 17 completed this study. The responder rate was 30% (n=10). Baseline serum levels of interleukin-6 (Z=-2.155; P=0.031) and interleukin-8 (Z=-2.616; P=0.009) were significantly higher when moderate-to-severe AEs were present (n=13 patients with moderate-to-severe AEs). Serum levels of macrophage inflammatory protein-1beta showed a significant continuous decrease from the baseline level (Friedman's test: chi (2)=23.9, df=4, P<0.001) only in non-responders. CONCLUSION: These results demonstrate that serum levels of interleukin-6, interleukin-8, and macrophage inflammatory protein-1beta as potential blood biomarkers could be utilized to identify the responsiveness of patients to serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor like milnacipran, or to identify those patients who may experience AEs strong enough to warrant discontinuation of treatment. FAU - Hashimoto, Tasuku AU - Hashimoto T AD - Department of Psychiatry, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan ; Sodegaura Satsukidai Hospital, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan. FAU - Sakurai, Daiji AU - Sakurai D AD - Department of Psychiatry, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan. FAU - Oda, Yasunori AU - Oda Y AD - Department of Psychiatry, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan. FAU - Hasegawa, Tadashi AU - Hasegawa T AD - Department of Psychiatry, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan. FAU - Kanahara, Nobuhisa AU - Kanahara N AD - Division of Medical Treatment and Rehabilitation, Centre for Forensic Mental Health, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan. FAU - Sasaki, Tsuyoshi AU - Sasaki T AD - Department of Psychiatry, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan. FAU - Komatsu, Hideki AU - Komatsu H AD - Department of Psychiatry, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan ; Choshi Kokoro Clinic, Chiba, Japan. FAU - Takahashi, Junpei AU - Takahashi J AD - Department of Psychiatry, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan ; Choshi Kokoro Clinic, Chiba, Japan. FAU - Oiwa, Takahiro AU - Oiwa T AD - Mobara Shinkeika Hospital, Chiba, Japan. FAU - Sekine, Yoshimoto AU - Sekine Y AD - Division of Medical Treatment and Rehabilitation, Centre for Forensic Mental Health, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan ; Choshi Kokoro Clinic, Chiba, Japan. FAU - Watanabe, Hiroyuki AU - Watanabe H AD - Department of Psychiatry, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan. FAU - Iyo, Masaomi AU - Iyo M AD - Department of Psychiatry, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan ; Department of Psychiatry, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20151210 PL - New Zealand TA - Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat JT - Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment JID - 101240304 PMC - PMC4677766 OTO - NOTNLM OT - adverse effects OT - biomarkers OT - cytokines OT - major depressive disorder OT - milnacipran EDAT- 2015/12/18 06:00 MHDA- 2015/12/18 06:01 PMCR- 2015/12/10 CRDT- 2015/12/18 06:00 PHST- 2015/12/18 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/12/18 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/12/18 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2015/12/10 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ndt-11-3031 [pii] AID - 10.2147/NDT.S95067 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2015 Dec 10;11:3031-40. doi: 10.2147/NDT.S95067. eCollection 2015.