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Table 5 Associations between changes in severity of panic and changes in the expression of HPA axis related-genes, and ACTH and cortisol levels in panic disorder patients treated with escitalopram during 12 weeks

From: Effects of antidepressant on FKBP51 mRNA expression and neuroendocrine hormones in patients with panic disorder

 

ΔPDSS

 

Î’

t

p-value

FDR p value

ΔACTH

0.178

1.472

0.146

0.272

ΔCortisol

0.431

3.879

< 0.001

0.006

ΔFKBP51

0.156

1.216

0.229

0.275

ΔHSP90

-0.017

-0.140

0.889

0.889

ΔNR3C1

0.167

1.351

0.181

0.272

ΔPOMC

0.223

1.927

0.058

0.174

  1. Δ: changes in PDSS, ACTH and cortisol levels, and the expression of HPA axis related-genes from baseline to 12 weeks later. All results of multivariate regression analysis with the Δ changes in the PDSS as dependent variable and the biomarkers as explanatory variable. All results are adjusted for possible effects of age, sex, body mass index, smoking and drinking behavior by forced entry of those variables in the regression. Not one of these variables had a significant effect
  2. ACTH: Adreno-cortico-tropic-hormone; PDSS: Panic Disorder Severity Scale; FKBP51: FKBP Prolyl Isomerase 51; HSP90: Heat Shock Protein 90; NR3C1: Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 3 Group C Member 1; POMC: Proopiomelanocortin