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Recently, our laboratory has reported significant seasonal differences in [3H]paroxetine binding to platelets in depressed subjects. This study aimed to examine the seasonal variation in [3H]paroxetine binding to platelets and the relationships between [3H]paroxetine binding and climatic variables in healthy volunteers. We took monthly blood samples during one calendar year from 26 healthy volunteers for assay of [3H]paroxetine binding and analyzed the data by means of univariate and multivariate spectral and cosinor analyses. There was a statistically highly significant seasonal pattern in [3H]paroxetine binding to platelets with significant annual, 4-monthly, and bimonthly rhythms, which were expressed as a group phenomenon. [3H]Paroxetine binding to platelets was significantly lower in fall and summer than in winter and spring; lows occurred in summer and peaks in spring. The peak-trough difference in this yearly variation, expressed as a percentage of the mean, was as large as 83.7%. A large part of the variance, that is, 32.5%, in [3H]paroxetine binding could be explained by weather variables, such as ambient temperature, relative humidity, and air pressure. Highly significant common annual rhythms were expressed in [3H]paroxetine binding and ambient temperature or humidity (both inversely related) and changes in temperature the 2 weeks preceding blood samplings (positively related).
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D'Hondt, P., Maes, M., Leysen, J. et al. Seasonal Variation in Platelet [3H]Paroxetine Binding in Healthy Volunteers. Neuropsychopharmacol 15, 187–198 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1016/0893-133X(95)00183-E
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