Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors directly signal for apoptosis in biopsy-like Burkitt lymphoma cells

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Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are the treatment of choice for clinical depression and a range of anxiety-related disorders. They are well tolerated over extended periods with more than 50 million people worldwide benefiting from their use. Here we show that 3 structurally distinct SSRIs--fluoxetine, paroxetine, and citalopram--act directly on Burkitt lymphoma (BL) cells to trigger rapid and...

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