Effects of fluoxetine on cellular immune response in stressed mice.
Neurosci Lett
; 396(3): 247-51, 2006 Apr 03.
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| ID: mdl-16364545
We studied the effects of fluoxetine, a non-tricyclic antidepressant drug that selectively inhibits re-uptake of serotonin by presinaptic neurons in the brain, on cellular immune responses in mice exposed to a chronic auditory stressor. The natural killer (NK) cell activity was reduced after 4, 8, 12, 16 and 20 days of stress exposure with a partial recovery on days 16 and 20. Daily treatment with fluoxetine partially reversed these adverse effects of stress in a dose-dependent manner. Significant differences appeared when fluoxetine was administered at 2 mg/kg and maximum effect was reached at doses of 5 mg/kg. The capacity of T cells to generate cytotoxic T-lymphocytes (CTL) in mixed lymphocyte cultures and in vivo was reduced after 4 days of stress application and this effect was partially reduced when mice were injected with 5 mg/kg of fluoxetine. Nevertheless, in our experiments, fluoxetine did not significantly affect the cellular immunity in unstressed mice. In conclusion, fluoxetine seems to partially recover the adverse effects of chronic stress on cellular immune response.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Estrés Fisiológico
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Fluoxetina
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Antidepresivos de Segunda Generación
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Inmunidad Celular
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Animals
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En
Revista:
Neurosci Lett
Año:
2006
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
España
Pais de publicación:
Irlanda