Ketamine, a psychoactive substance strictly regulated by international drug conventions, is classified as a "new type drug" due to its excitatory, hallucinogenic, or inhibitory effects. The etiology of ketamine-induced psychiatric symptoms is multifaceted, with the immune regulatory mechanism being the most prominent among several explanatory theories. In recent years, the interaction between...
The intricate interplay between peripheral adaptive immune cells and the central nervous system (CNS) has garnered increasing recognition. Given that alterations in cell quantities often translate into modifications in metabolite profiles and that these metabolic changes can potentially traverse the bloodstream and enter the CNS, thereby modulating the progression of mental illnesses, we sought...