Study, Aug/19:Fluoxetine Suppresses Glutamate- & GABA-Mediated Neurotransmission

[[La...]]

The full title of this Swedish study is "Fluoxetine Suppresses Glutamate- and GABA-Mediated Neurotransmission by Altering SNARE Complex".

 

Note: Fluoxetine is Prozac.

 

For those of us who took both benzos and Prozac concurrently, this may explain why we were hit very hard. That's a double- or triple-whammy on a number of neurotransmitters, including GABA, glutamate and serotonin. 

 

 

 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31480244

 

Abstract

 

Major depressive disorder is one of the most common neuropsychiatric disorders worldwide. The treatment of choice that shows good efficacy in mood stabilization is based on selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Their primary mechanism of action is considered to be the increased synaptic concentration of serotonin through blockade of the serotonin transporter (SERT). In this study, we described an alternative mode of action of fluoxetine (FLX), which is a representative member of the SSRI class of antidepressants. We observed that FLX robustly decreases both glutamatergic and gamma-Aminobutyric acid (GABA)-ergic synaptic release in a SERT-independent manner. Moreover, we showed that this effect may stem from the ability of FLX to change the levels of main components of the SNARE (solubile N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor) complex. Our data suggest that this downregulation of SNARE fusion machinery involves diminished activity of protein kinase C (PKC) due to FLX-induced blockade of P/Q type of voltage-gated calcium channels (VGCCs). Taken together, by virtue of its inhibition at SERT, fluoxetine increases extracellular serotonin levels; however, at the same time, by reducing SNARE complex function, this antidepressant reduces glutamate and GABA release.

 

Full Study:

 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6747167/

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The full title of this Swedish study is "Fluoxetine Suppresses Glutamate- and GABA-Mediated Neurotransmission by Altering SNARE Complex".

 

Note: Fluoxetine is Prozac.

 

For those of us who took both benzos and Prozac concurrently, this may explain why we were hit very hard. That's a double- or triple-whammy on a number of neurotransmitters, including GABA, glutamate and serotonin. 

 

 

 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31480244

 

Abstract

 

Major depressive disorder is one of the most common neuropsychiatric disorders worldwide. The treatment of choice that shows good efficacy in mood stabilization is based on selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Their primary mechanism of action is considered to be the increased synaptic concentration of serotonin through blockade of the serotonin transporter (SERT). In this study, we described an alternative mode of action of fluoxetine (FLX), which is a representative member of the SSRI class of antidepressants. We observed that FLX robustly decreases both glutamatergic and gamma-Aminobutyric acid (GABA)-ergic synaptic release in a SERT-independent manner. Moreover, we showed that this effect may stem from the ability of FLX to change the levels of main components of the SNARE (solubile N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor) complex. Our data suggest that this downregulation of SNARE fusion machinery involves diminished activity of protein kinase C (PKC) due to FLX-induced blockade of P/Q type of voltage-gated calcium channels (VGCCs). Taken together, by virtue of its inhibition at SERT, fluoxetine increases extracellular serotonin levels; however, at the same time, by reducing SNARE complex function, this antidepressant reduces glutamate and GABA release.

 

Full Study:

 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6747167/

 

frikkin aye!! another medical blunder to note on my ever expanding list!

 

thanks Lapis.

i'm start calling you "Eagle Eyes"

[[La...]]

You're welcome, Ms. Nomore!