The Role of Pentoxifylline as an Anti Tumor Necrosis Factor-a in Improving the Outcome of Depressed Elderly Treated With Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors

Hany Ibrahim Hassanin Ibrahim;

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The prevalence of depression among the elderly ranges from 2.7% in men to 4.4% in women. It is speculated that depression is associated with increased levels of inflammatory cytokines, mainly, IL-6 and Tumor Necrosis Factors-α (TNF-α). Pentoxifylline, rep


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Title The Role of Pentoxifylline as an Anti Tumor Necrosis Factor-a in Improving the Outcome of Depressed Elderly Treated With Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
Other Titles دراسة تأثير البنتوكسيفيللين كمضاد لعامل تحلل الأورام-ألفا فى علاج المسنين المصابين بالإكتئاب تحت العلاج بأدوية الاكتئاب المانعة اختيارياً لإعادة إمتصاص السريتونين
Authors Hany Ibrahim Hassanin Ibrahim
Keywords The Role of Pentoxifylline as an Anti Tumor Necrosis Factor-a in Improving the Outcome of Depressed Elderly Treated With Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
Issue Date 2011
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The prevalence of depression among the elderly ranges from 2.7% in men to 4.4% in women. It is speculated that depression is associated with increased levels of inflammatory cytokines, mainly, IL-6 and Tumor Necrosis Factors-α (TNF-α). Pentoxifylline, rep

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