The immunostimulating and antimicrobial properties of lithium and antidepressants

Journal of Infection

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 88-93

  Lieb, Julian ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antidepressants; Antimicrobial properties; Inhibiting prostaglandins; Lithium; Stimulating immunity

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ARACHIDONIC ACID; CHLOROQUINE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLOMIPRAMINE; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID; FLUOXETINE; FURAZOLIDONE; HYDROXY FATTY ACID; ICOSANOID; IMIPRAMINE; IPRONIAZID; ISONIAZID; LITHIUM; LITHIUM CARBONATE; LITHIUM CHLORIDE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PAROXETINE; PROSTACYCLIN; PROSTAGLANDIN; PROSTAGLANDIN DERIVATIVE; SERTRALINE; TETRACYCLINE; THROMBOXANE B2; TRANYLCYPROMINE; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIPYRETIC ACTIVITY; APHTHOUS ULCER; AUTOREGULATION; B LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DENDRITIC CELL; DIET; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME METABOLISM; ENZYME STRUCTURE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GENITAL HERPES; HERPES LABIALIS; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMMUNOREGULATION; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIASIS; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MONOCYTE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SKIN INFECTION; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS;

EID: 3242759102     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2004.03.006     Document Type: Article

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