Fluoxetine and norfluoxetine stereospecifically and selectively increase brain neurosteroid content at doses that are inactive on 5-HT reuptake
@article{Pinna2005FluoxetineAN, title={Fluoxetine and norfluoxetine stereospecifically and selectively increase brain neurosteroid content at doses that are inactive on 5-HT reuptake}, author={Graziano Pinna and Erminio Costa and Alessandro Guidotti}, journal={Psychopharmacology}, year={2005}, volume={186}, pages={362-372} }
It has recently become more clearly understood that in human brain pathophysiology, neurosteroids play a role in anxiety disorders, premenstrual syndrome, postpartum depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, and depression. In the treatment of major depression, recent clinical studies indicate that the pharmacological profiles of fluoxetine and fluvoxamine are correlated with the ability of these drugs to increase the brain and cerebrospinal fluid content of allopregnanolone (Allo), a potent…
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