What is the effect of fluoxetine on mast cell?
Mast cells are now recognized as “granular cells of the connective tissue”, whose activation exacerbates allergic immune responses and as key players in the establishment of innate immunity as well as modulators of adaptive immune responses. The role of mast cells in the gastrointestinal mucosa is not only to react to antigens, but also to actively regulate the barrier and transport properties of the intestinal epithelium. In clinical studies, it has become clear that psychological factors, especially anxiety and depression, play an important role in gastrointestinal diseases by precipitating exacerbation of symptoms. Fluoxetine hydrochloride (fluoxetine) is a kind of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), which belong to a class of antidepressants used in the treatment of depression and anxiety disorders. The research team led by He-Shen Luo, from the Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University of China, investigated the effects of fluoxetine on mast cell morphology and rMCP-1 expre
