Some antidepressants may provide treatment for multiple infectious diseases - The Siasat Daily

Some antidepressants may provide treatment for multiple infectious diseases  The Siasat DailyWashington: Researchers have claimed that certain antidepressants could possibly be used to treat a wide range of diseases caused by bacteria living within cells. The study published in the journal Life Science Alliance showed that antidepressant drugs called FIASMAs, including desipramine, amitriptyline, and nortriptyline, halt the growth or kill four different intracellular bacterial pathogens in tissue cell culture and animal models. “Antibiotic options for diseases caused by intracellular bacteria are limited because many of these drugs cannot penetrate our cell membranes. In essence, t...