Zinc: the new antidepressant?
Low serum zinc levels have been linked to major depression. Furthermore, zinc treatment has been shown to have an antidepressant effect. With the hope of understanding the role of zinc in mood disorders, recent work has begun to explore possible mechanisms of zinc action on serotonin uptake in the brain.
Levenson
Cathy W
CW
Program in Neuroscience, Department of Nutrition, Food and Exercise Sciences, Florida State University, 237 Biomedical Research Facility, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4340, USA. levenson@neuro.fsu.edu
D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism; D003863:Depression / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D012701:Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism*; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000097:blood / Q000172:deficiency* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015032:Zinc / Q000097:blood / Q000172:deficiency* / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D014131:Trace Elements; D012701:Serotonin; D015032:Zinc