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Prozac also spurs formation of new brain
cells
Monday January 07, 2013 09:01:42 AM,
IANS
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Tokyo:
Popular drug Prozac (fluoxetine), prescribed in depression and
panic attacks, may also spur production of new brain cells in the
grey matter, say researchers.
The researchers based at the Institute for Comprehensive Medical
Science, Fujita Health University, Aichi, Japan, named these brain
cells as "Layer 1 Inhibitory Neuron Progenitor cells" (L1-INP).
These cells could potentially pave the way for the treatement of
neuro-degenerative diseases and psychiatric disorders, the journal
Neuropsychopharmacology reports.
Until now it was not known whether L1-INP-related neurogenesis
(production of such brain cells) could be induced in the normal
adult cortex (grey matter).
Tsuyoshi Miyakawa, Koji Ohira, and their colleagues employed
fluoxetine, one of the most widely used anti-depressants, to
stimulate the production of new neurons from L1-INP cells,
according to Fujita statement.
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