Abstract
Urinary levels of N-acetyl-β-glucosaminidase (NAG) were measured in 58 patients with panic disorder. NAG levels were found to be significantly related to the severity of 23 of 72 mood states, measured by the Profile of Mood States, which were grouped in three categories: hostility or irritability, sadness, and panic. A similar result was found in a previous study of bipolar patients. NAG levels were also related to scores on the Hamilton Rating Scale for Anxiety and the Sheehan Patient-Rated Anxiety Scale. It is speculated that NAG could be a marker for serotonin.
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