No evidence for an anti-inflammatory effect of escitalopram intervention in healthy individuals with a family history of depression
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Inflammation may contribute to the pathogenesis of depression and antidepressants are hypothesised to have an anti-inflammatory effect. In this randomised double-blinded trial we investigated the cytokine levels in supernatants of stimulated whole blood samples from first degree relatives to patients with depression randomised to a single daily dose of either 10mg escitalopram or placebo for four weeks. No significant differences were found in any of the cytokine levels between the participants treated with escitalopram (n=21) or placebo (n=23). Our data does thus not support the hypothesis of a global anti-inflammatory effect of escitalopram on cytokines in healthy subjects.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Tidsskrift | Journal of Neuroimmunology |
ISSN | 0165-5728 |
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Status | Udgivet - 2012 |
ID: 36143406