Eicosanoid and amino acid metabolism in transient acute psychoses with psychedelic symptoms.
Prostaglandins, leukotrienes, and essential fatty acids April 1996 D Fekkes, W T Bode, F J Zijlstra et al.
It has been hypothesized that a disturbance of glutathione (GSH) metabolism might be a common factor in many psychiatric disorders. The aim of the present study was to test this hypothesis in transient acute psychotic patients with distorted perceptions. Since the metabolism of GSH is related to that of thromboxane B2 (TXB2), prostaglandin E (PGE) and some amino acids, we determined these...