A rapid, selective and sensitive isocratic reversed-phase HPLC assay coupled with MS/MS detection for simultaneous quantification of fluoxetine and its major active metabolite in serum samples has been developed. Analytes were extracted with a simple three step liquid-liquid procedure and chromatographic separation was achieved on a C18 column. Because of its sensitivity, this HPLC/MS/MS method is suitable both for routine therapeutic drug monitoring and for pharmacokinetic studies, due to its low limits of quantification.
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Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers University, Piscataway, USA.
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Dorn Research Institute, Columbia VA Health Care System, Columbia, SC, USA.
To compare the safety and efficacy of antidepressants (AD) among older adults with major depressive disorder (MDD) by assessing treatment change, augmentation and hospitalization rates. This retrospective study analyzed data from the Veterans Affairs (VA) database, including 142,138 patients aged ≥60 years diagnosed with MDD. Patients prescribed bupropion, citalopram, duloxetine, escitalopram, fluoxetine, mirtazapine, paroxetine, sertraline, or venlafaxine were included.
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Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary.
We have recently shown that fluoxetine (FX) suppressed polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid-induced inflammatory response and endothelin release in human epidermal keratinocytes, via the indirect inhibition of the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)-pathway. Because PI3K-signaling is a positive regulator of the proliferation, in the current, highly focused follow-up study, we assessed the effects of FX (14 µM) on the proliferation and differentiation of human epidermal keratinocytes. We found that FX exerted anti-proliferative actions in 2D cultures (HaCaT and primary human epidermal keratinocytes [NHEKs]; 48- and 72-h; CyQUANT-assay) as well as in 3D reconstructed epidermal equivalents (48-h; Ki-67 immunohistochemistry).
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Experimental Biology Center, University of Fortaleza, Av. Washington Soares, 1321 - Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. Electronic address:
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