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Block of neuronal Na+ channels by antidepressant duloxetine in a state-dependent manner.
Anesthesiology - 1 Sept 2010
Wang Sho-Ya, Calderon Joanna, Kuo Wang Ging
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BACKGROUND: Duloxetine is a mixed serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor used for major depressive disorder. Duloxetine is also beneficial for patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy and with fibromyalgia, but how it works remains unclear. METHODS: We used the whole cell, patch clamp technique to test whether duloxetine interacts with the neuronal Nav1.7 Na+ channel as a potential target. Resting and...
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