Posted by SLS on August 13, 2006, at 5:33:45
In reply to Re: Is Kramer right?, posted by linkadge on August 12, 2006, at 22:36:51
> Fortunately, I see that there is going to be a lot of overlap in such research. For instance, parkinsons and alzheimers are two other diseases involving brain cell loss and atrophy.
I still like to think that the atrophy is due to the disuse of neurons not being called upon because of dysregulation and that any cell loss might be due to reactions secondary to the stresses placed upon the system.
> Emerging drugs with neuroprotective and/or neurotrophic potential, may find their way into the armorarium of doctors for depressed patients.
I really don't know what role such specialized drugs will play. They might occupy more of a supportive and maintenance role to drugs that produce more direct changes in neurotransmission. Both types of drugs should act synergistically to produce a more robust healing effect. That's what I would imagine, anyway.
- Scott
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