We investigated the effect of sertraline on inflammation and endothelial function in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) and symptoms of depression. One hundred patients with CHD and depression were randomized in a double-blind fashion to receive sertraline or a placebo. We measured symptoms of depression (Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) score), levels of inflammatory markers (C-reactive protein (CRP) and interleukin-6 (IL-6)), and flow-dependent endothelium-mediated dilation (FMD) before and after 20 weeks of treatment. Sertraline treatment significantly reduced the BDI score as compared with both baseline and placebo. Levels of CRP and IL-6 also decreased after 20 weeks of sertraline treatment, whereas they did not significantly change in the placebo group. There was a significant improvement in FMD in patients on sertraline treatment, whereas there was no change in FMD in the placebo group. Sertraline improves endothelial function and reduces inflammatory markers in patients with CHD and symptoms of depression.

Effects of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor Therapy on the Endothelial Function and Inflammatory Markers of Patients with Coronary Heart Disease.

MANZOLI, Lamberto;
2009

Abstract

We investigated the effect of sertraline on inflammation and endothelial function in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) and symptoms of depression. One hundred patients with CHD and depression were randomized in a double-blind fashion to receive sertraline or a placebo. We measured symptoms of depression (Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) score), levels of inflammatory markers (C-reactive protein (CRP) and interleukin-6 (IL-6)), and flow-dependent endothelium-mediated dilation (FMD) before and after 20 weeks of treatment. Sertraline treatment significantly reduced the BDI score as compared with both baseline and placebo. Levels of CRP and IL-6 also decreased after 20 weeks of sertraline treatment, whereas they did not significantly change in the placebo group. There was a significant improvement in FMD in patients on sertraline treatment, whereas there was no change in FMD in the placebo group. Sertraline improves endothelial function and reduces inflammatory markers in patients with CHD and symptoms of depression.
2009
Pizzi, C; Mancini, S; Angeloni, L; Fontana, F; Manzoli, Lamberto; Costa, Gm
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