Posted by desolationrower on December 17, 2008, at 17:32:46
In reply to Re: How do MAOIs affect the immune system?, posted by rbob on December 17, 2008, at 16:03:52
The first MAOI (and first marketed antidepressant) iproniazid was actually developed first for tuberculosis. There is a newer antibiotic that also is an MAOI though not used for antidepressant purposes. And generally speaking, antidepressants have downstream normlization of inflammation that can be part of depression (my guess is bupropion and st johns wort work through immune modulation primarily). I'm not sure if there is any further connexion, or direct modulation. Lithium of course is involved in many reactions in the body, as most minerals are. I guess thats not really much help.
-d/r
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