Description
CitalopramisaselectiveSEROtoninreuptakeinhibitor(SSRI)thatinhibitstheserotonintransporter(SERT);citalopramisclinicallyusedforitsantidepressantandanxiolyticactivities,althoughitmayprolongtheQTinterval.TheS-isomerofcitalopramisactiveandissoldonitsownasescitalopram.Citalopramalsoexhibitsneuroprotectiveactivity,increasingexpressionofBDNFandinhibitingneuronalapoptosis.Additionally,thiscompounddisplaysanti-inflammatorybenefit,inhibitingarthritisprogressioninvivobysuppressingTLRsignalinganddecreasingproductionofTNF,IL-6,andIFN-γ.
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