L-Acetylcarnitine in dysthymic disorder in elderly patients: a double-blind, multicenter, controlled randomized study vs. fluoxetine

L-Acetylcarnitine in dysthymic disorder in elderly patients: a double-blind, multicenter, controlled randomized study vs. fluoxetine

Introduction. L-Acetylcarnitine (LAC), the acetyl ester of carnitine naturally present in the central nervous system and involved in several neural pathways, has been demonstrated to be active in various animal experimental models resembling some features of human depression. The aim of the study is...

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Main Authors: Giuseppe Bersania, Giuseppe Meco, Alessandro Denaro, Damien Liberati, Chiara Colletti, Raffaella Nicolai, Francesco Saverio Bersania, Aleardo Koverech
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: ABV-press 2015-02-01
Series:Nervno-Myšečnye Bolezni
Subjects:
l-acetylcarnitine
depression
fluoxetine
dysthymic disorder
psychometric scales
cognitive symptomatology
hippocampus
antidepressants
neurotrophic factors
dementia
stress
neurogenesis
Online Access:https://nmb.abvpress.ru/jour/article/view/32

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