ReviewACS chemical neuroscience2014
Effects of lithium on inflammation.
Review in ACS chemical neuroscience, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 86 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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86 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 210 citations in OpenAlex.
- Transcriptomic abnormalities in peripheral blood in bipolar disorder, and discrimination of the major psychoses.Schizophrenia research · 2020Pooled it
- Viral Induced Oxidative and Inflammatory Response in Alzheimer's Disease Pathogenesis with Identification of Potential Drug Candidates: A Systematic Review using Systems Biology Approach.Current neuropharmacology · 2019Pooled it
- The efficacy of vitamin B6 as an adjunctive therapy to lithium in improving the symptoms of acute mania in patients with bipolar disorder, type 1; a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, clinical trial.Brain and behavior · 2021Trial
- Patients With Atypical Symptoms of Depression Respond Better to Lithium Augmentation Than Patients Without Atypical Symptoms.Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica · 2026Observational
- Role of the Blood-Brain Barrier in the Pathophysiology of Major Depressive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, and Schizophrenia: A Comparative Review.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Lithium as a Potential Senostatic Agent in Central Nervous System Aging and Bipolar Disorder.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Inflammation and treatment strategies for suicidal behavior.The world journal of biological psychiatry : the official journal of the World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry · 2026Review
- Does Administration of Low-Dose Aspirin Enhance the Efficacy of Psychotropic Drugs in Patients with Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia, and Schizoaffective Disorder?Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Exploratory CT-Based Assessment of Emphysema Burden in Smokers with Bipolar Disorder Receiving Lithium Treatment.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2026Observational
- Neuroimmune Crossroads: Pathophysiological Links Between Bipolar Disorder and Inflammatory Bowel Disease.Actas espanolas de psiquiatria · 2025Review
- Lithium fine-tunes biodegradation of Zn-based implant to promote osseointegration through immunomodulation.Bioactive materials · 2025Article
- Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Anti-inflammatory, Antiapoptotic, and Milk Synthesis-Promoting Effects of Lithium Chloride in Bovine Mammary Epithelial Cells.Biological trace element research · 2025Article
- Effects of low-intensity endurance exercise and low-dose lithium chloride administration on muscle atrophy in high-fat diet induced obese rats.Physical activity and nutrition · 2025Article
- The role of previous streptococcal infections in adult patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder: a research study.CNS spectrums · 2025Article
- Impact of Lithium on the Immune System: An Investigation of T-Cell Subpopulations and Cytokine Responses in Rats.Biological trace element research · 2025Article
- Serum Galectin-3 and IL-6 as Inflammatory Markers in Bipolar Disorder: Insights from Manic and Euthymic Episodes.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- The interplay of homeostasis, inflammation, and oxidative stress in neurodegenerative disorders: the role of biological markers, antioxidants, lithium, and TMS - a proposed framework for preventing neurodegenerative disorders through biomarkers and multimodal therapies.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2025Article
- Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratios and systemic immune-inflammation index in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder.BMC psychiatry · 2024Article
- Lithium, Inflammation and Neuroinflammation with Emphasis on Bipolar Disorder-A Narrative Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- A Selective Nuclear Factor-κB Inhibitor, JSH-23, Exhibits Antidepressant-like Effects and Reduces Brain Inflammation in Rats.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
Lithium is an effective medication for the treatment of bipolar affective disorder. Accumulating evidence suggests that inflammation plays a role in the pathogenesis of bipolar disorder and that lithium has anti-inflammatory effects that may contribute to its therapeutic efficacy. This article summarizes the studies which examined the effects of lithium on pro- and anti-inflammatory mediators. Some of the summarized data suggest that lithium exerts anti-inflammatory effects (e.g., suppression of cyclooxygenase-2 expression, inhibition of interleukin (IL)-1β and tumor necrosis factor-α production, and enhancement of IL-2 and IL-10 synthesis). Nevertheless, there is a large body of data which indicates that under certain experimental conditions lithium also exhibits pro-inflammatory properties (e.g., induction of IL-4, IL-6 and other pro-inflammatory cytokines synthesis). The reviewed studies utilized various experimental model systems, and it is thus difficult to draw an unequivocal conclusion regarding the effect of lithium on specific inflammatory mediators.
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