Are fluoxetine's effects due to sigma-1 receptor agonism?

Pharmacol Res. 2016 Nov;113(Pt A):707-708. doi: 10.1016/j.phrs.2016.05.031. Epub 2016 Jun 2.

Authors

S T Safrany¹, J M Brimson²

Affiliations

¹ Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland-Medical University of Bahrain, P.O. Box 15503, Adliya, Bahrain. Electronic address: SSafrany@RCSI-MUB.com.
² Department of Clinical Chemistry, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand. Electronic address: jamesbrimson@gmail.com.

PMID: 27262678
DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2016.05.031

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Animals
Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation / metabolism
Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation / pharmacology*
Fluoxetine / metabolism
Fluoxetine / pharmacology*
Humans
Receptors, sigma / agonists*
Receptors, sigma / metabolism
Sigma-1 Receptor

Substances

Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation
Receptors, sigma
Fluoxetine