Towards A Multimodal Treatment of Depression: A Minireview on the Potential Role of Antibiotics

Title: Towards A Multimodal Treatment of Depression: A Minireview on the Potential Role of Antibiotics

Volume: 11 Issue: 11

Author(s): B. Yulug and W.-R. Schabitz

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Keywords: Cerebral ischemia, post-stroke mood disorders, neuroprotection, antibiotics, pathophsiology, depression, antidepressant effects, minocycline, mTOR

Abstract: In regard of increasing rates of post-stroke mood disorders and evidences of a neuroprotective effect of antbiotics after cerebral ischemia we have reviewed the clinical relevance of the neuroprotective and mood stabilizing effects of antibiotics in the light of the basic pathophsiology of depression.

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Yulug B. and Schabitz W.-R., Towards A Multimodal Treatment of Depression: A Minireview on the Potential Role of Antibiotics, Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry 2011; 11 (11) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138955711797068418