Table 2

Follow-up of the patients (n = 5): psychiatric symptoms, CD activity, and amino acidconcentrations [median (min-max)].


0 (baseline)
≥1<1.5 months1)
p-value2)
≥3 months
p-value2)

CBCL Total problems
34 (9–39)
21 (8–29)
**
21 (2–22)
**
YSR Total problems
20 (9–36)
11 (5–41)
n.s.
2 (0–22)
**
S-tTGAbA
42 (10–310)
5 (3–51)
**
3 (1–17)
**
Prolactin3)
1100 (635–2850)
256 (127–282)
n.s *
244 (110–565)
**
L-tyrosine4)
33 (26–44)
39 (37–70)
n.s *
40 (38–47)
**
CAA5)
353 (316–441)
401 (368–657)
n.s *
395 (367–568)
**
L-tryptophan4)
40 (32–51)
52 (45–66)
n.s *
46 (36–59)
n.s.
Tryptophan/CAA6)
11.3 (10.1–14.9)
12.0 (10.1–14.1)
n.s.
10.1 (9.5–12.5)
n.s.
Free L-tryptophan 4)
4.9 (4.5–11.8)
8.4 (5.3–10.9)
n.s *
10.6 (5.0–19.0)
n.s. * 7)
Free tryptophan/CAA6)
1.4 (1.0–3.5)
1.9 (1.0–3.0)
n.s.
2.6 (1.3–3.4)
n.s.

1) amino acid concentrations; n = 4; 2) Wilcoxon signed – ranks test: compared with baseline; ** = P < 0.05; * = P ≥ 0.05 < 0.07; 3) mU/l; normal: females 50–300, males 50–500; 4) pmol/μl; 5) L-valine, L-leucine, L-isoleucine, L-phenylalanine, L-tyrosine; pmol/μl; 6) 100 × pmol/μl: pmol/μl; 7) repeated Measures Friedman test, n = 4, P = 0.050

Pynnönen et al. BMC Psychiatry 2005 5:14   doi:10.1186/1471-244X-5-14