Description
Sertralineexhibitsantidepressantandanxiolyticactivities;itisatypicalselectiveSEROtoninreuptakeinhibitor(SSRI).Sertralineprimarilyinhibitsthe5-HTtransporter(SERT),butalsoinhibitsthedopaminetransporter(DAT),α1-adrenergicreceptors,andpotentiallyσ1receptors.Additionally,sertralineinhibitsosteoclastformationandresorptionandinducesapoptosisinbothosteoclastsandosteoblasts.Thiscompoundalsoactsasafunctionalinhibitorofacidsphingomyelinase(FIASMA).
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