Prozac and Celexa exhibit anti-inflammatory effects
Thursday, February 25, 2010 - 09:42
in Health & Medicine
A new study found that fluoxetine (Prozac(R)) and citalopram (Celexa(R)) treatment significantly inhibited disease progression of collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) in mice. Research led by Sandra Sacre, Ph.D. from the Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) in the UK studied the anti-arthritic potential of these drugs, known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), most commonly used to treat depression. Both SSRIs exhibited anti-inflammatory effects and may provide drug development opportunities for arthritic conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Full findings of this study are published in the March issue of Arthritis and Rheumatism, a journal of the American College of Rheumatology...