[HTML][HTML] Potential Role of the Antidepressants Fluoxetine and Fluvoxamine in the Treatment of COVID-19

M Mahdi, L Hermán, JM Réthelyi, BL Bálint - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Mapping non-canonical cellular pathways affected by approved medications can accelerate
drug repurposing efforts, which are crucial in situations with a global impact such as the …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 and mitochondrial health: implications of lifestyle and ageing

AVW Nunn, GW Guy, W Brysch, SW Botchway… - Immunity & …, 2020 - Springer
Infection with SARs-COV-2 displays increasing fatality with age and underlying co-morbidity,
in particular, with markers of the metabolic syndrome and diabetes, which seems to be …

The selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor fluoxetine has direct effects on beta cells, promoting insulin secretion and increasing beta‐cell mass

B Liu, I Ruz‐Maldonado, K Toczyska… - Diabetes, Obesity …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aim This study investigated whether therapeutically relevant concentrations of fluoxetine,
which have been shown to reduce plasma glucose and glycated haemoglobin independent …

Effect of novel antipsychotics on energy metabolism—In vitro study in pig brain mitochondria

M Ľupták, Z Fišar, J Hroudová - Molecular Neurobiology, 2021 - Springer
The identification and quantification of mitochondrial effects of novel antipsychotics
(brexpiprazole, cariprazine, loxapine, and lurasidone) were studied in vitro in pig brain …

Detecting a potential safety signal of antidepressants and type 2 diabetes: a pharmacovigilance‐pharmacodynamic study

S Siafis, G Papazisis - British journal of clinical pharmacology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Recent data suggest that antidepressants are associated with incident diabetes but the
possible pharmacological mechanism is still questioned. The aim of the present study was to …

[HTML][HTML] Neuronal life or death linked to depression treatment: the interplay between drugs and their stress-related outcomes relate to single or combined drug …

P Solek, O Koszla, J Mytych, J Badura, Z Chelminiak… - Apoptosis, 2019 - Springer
Depression is a serious medical condition, typically treated by antidepressants.
Conventional monotherapy can be effective only in 60–80% of patients, thus modern …

The association between selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and glycemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

T Tharmaraja, D Stahl, CWP Hopkins… - Psychosomatic …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Objective Individual studies have reported conflicting effects of selective serotonin reuptake
inhibitors (SSRIs) on glycemia. We systematically reviewed the effects of SSRIs on glycemia …

[HTML][HTML] Beta-Cell Adaptation to Pregnancy–Role of Calcium Dynamics

M Pretorius, C Huang - Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
During pregnancy, the mother develops insulin resistance to shunt nutrients to the growing
fetus. As a result, the maternal islets of Langerhans undergo several changes to increase …

The selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, sertraline and paroxetine, improve islet beta‐cell mass and function in vitro

K Toczyska, N Haq, Z Lyu, G Bewick… - Diabetes, Obesity …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To investigate the effects of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
sertraline and paroxetine at therapeutically relevant concentrations on beta‐cell mass and …

Simvastatin Inhibits L-Type Ca2+-Channel Activity Through Impairment of Mitochondrial Function

L Curry, H Almukhtar, J Alahmed… - Toxicological …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Plasma membrane ion channels and mitochondrial electron transport complexes (mETC)
are recognized “off targets” for certain drugs. Simvastatin is one such drug, a lipophilic statin …