Posted by SLS on January 9, 2009, at 8:27:24
In reply to Re: Antibiotic (doxycycline) treatment for depression, posted by desolationrower on January 9, 2009, at 2:05:32
> Not sure which cytokines it inhibits, but it seems in general there are easie rways to reduce inflammation. What about this drug is unique?
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> -d/rDoxycycline inhibits cytokine production in the brain, even if it weren't to kill a single bug. It just happens to have antibiotic properties as well. One drug - two unconnected, yet synergistic properties. This is not a property shared by other types of antibiotics.
Tetracycline resistance already exists. I doubt that treating a few depressives would make things much worse. It sucks to have to give up global altruism for one's own health, but...
Producing an anti-inflammatory effect with more specific drugs would be nice. This is where the neurokinin receptor antagonists might come in.
- Scott
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