Selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitor and norepinephrine dopamine reuptake inhibitor antidepressants do not affect natural killer cell activity in vitro Antidepressivos inibidores seletivos de recaptação da serotonina e inibidores da recaptação de noradrenalina e dopamina não afetam a atividade celular natural killer in vitro

OBJECTIVE: This study aims to evaluate the citotoxic activity of two commonly used anti-depressants: paroxetine and bupropion. We also evaluated the in vitro natural killer activity (NKA) after incubating the blood samples with the antidepressants. METHODS: Peripheral blood samples from 15 healthy v...

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Main Authors: Gabriel J. Chittó Gauer, Vivian M. Rumjanek, Sebastião Francisco Costa, Ramiro Ronchetti, Rachel Rubin da Silva, Leonardo M. da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro 2009-01-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0047-20852009000100007