Salk immunologists discover Prozac, an SSRI and one of the most prescribed drugs, protects against sepsis, wherein the body's ...

Exposure to B. bassiana fungus activated Toll receptors, leading to cell death throughout the fly brain. A new study published in PLOS Biology reveals that a fungal infection can activate a fruit ...

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causing harm to organs rather than just fighting the infection. While suppressing inflammation might seem like an obvious solution, doing so can weaken the immune system, increasing vulnerability ...

Another study found that Prozac—also known as fluoxetine—was effective in protecting mice against sepsis, a life-threatening condition in which the body’s immune system overreacts to an infection and ...

Researchers say study provides sufficient rationale to further explore the therapeutic uses of SSRIs during infection.

Scientists at the Salk Institute studying a mouse model of sepsis uncovered how the SSRI fluoxetine can regulate the immune system and defend against infectious disease, and found that this ...