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Adjuvant pioglitazone for unremitted depression: Clinical correlates of treatment response
Adjuvant pioglitazone for unremitted depression: Clinical correlates of treatment response PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH Lin, K. W., Wroolie, T. E., Robakis, T., Rasgon, N. L. 2015; 230 (3): 846-852Abstract
Previous studies suggest that insulin-sensitizing agents could play a significant role in the treatment of major depression, particularly depression in patients with documented insulin resistance or those who are resistant to standard psychopharmacological approaches. This study aimed to assess the effects on depressive symptoms with adjuvant treatment with the PPAR?-agonist pioglitazone. Patients (N=37) with non-psychotic, non-remitting depression receiving standard psychiatric regimens for depression were randomized across an insulin sensitivity spectrum in a 12-week double blind, randomized controlled trial of pioglitazone or placebo. Improvement in depression was associated with improvement in glucose metabolism but only in patients with insulin resistance. An age effect was also shown in that response to pioglitazone was more beneficial in younger aged patients. Study findings suggest differential improvement in depression severity according to both glucose metabolic status and level of depression at baseline. A greater understanding of the reciprocal links between depression and IR may lead to a dramatic shift in the way in which depression is conceptualized and treated, with a greater focus on treating and/or preventing metabolic dysfunction.
View details for DOI 10.1016/j.psychres.2015.10.013
View details for Web of Science ID 000367860900016