Citalopram reduces endotoxin-induced fatigue
Hannestad J, DellaGioia N, Ortiz N, Pittman B, Bhagwagar Z. Citalopram reduces endotoxin-induced fatigue. Brain Behavior And Immunity 2010, 25: 256-259. PMID: 20955776, PMCID: PMC3025065, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2010.10.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnxietyBehaviorCitalopramCytokinesDepressionDouble-Blind MethodEndotoxinsFatigueFemaleHumansInterpersonal RelationsMalePsychiatric Status Rating ScalesSelective Serotonin Reuptake InhibitorsSocial BehaviorConceptsTumor necrosis factorMADRS total scoreDepressive-like symptomsInterleukin-6Serum levelsImmune responseMontgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating ScaleTotal scorePeripheral immune responseLow-dose endotoxinCross-over studyVisual analog scaleDepression Rating ScaleImmune system activationInnate immune responseInnate immune systemEffect sizeTrait Anxiety InventoryModerate effect sizeAnalog scaleInflammatory cytokinesEndotoxin administrationPreventive treatmentNecrosis factorHealthy subjects