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Letter to the editor: does ketamine exert a fast-acting antidepressant effect via inhibition of pro-inflammatory cytokines?

Psychol Med August 1, 2011 DOI: 10.1017/s0033291711000699 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Commentary Peer reviewed
Topics Esketamine Ketamine
Key points Proposes that ketamine's rapid antidepressant action may involve inhibition of pro-inflammatory cytokines, and calls for more research to test this hypothesis.

Abstract

Letter to the editor: does ketamine exert a fast-acting antidepressant effect via inhibition of pro-inflammatory cytokines?