Sertraline with desvenlafaxine and sertraline with mirtazapine as treatment initiation in MDD patients with moderate to severe depression and effect on inflammatory markers.
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| Title: | Sertraline with desvenlafaxine and sertraline with mirtazapine as treatment initiation in MDD patients with moderate to severe depression and effect on inflammatory markers. |
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| Authors: | Arockiaraj, Norman, Gupta, Rachna, Ahmad, Rafat, Halder, Sumita, Bhatia, M. S. |
| Source: | International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice. Mar2024, Vol. 28 Issue 1, p9-16. 8p. |
| Subjects: | Combination drug therapy, Patient safety, Serotonin uptake inhibitors, Mirtazapine, Statistical sampling, Scientific observation, Sertraline, Classification of mental disorders, Randomized controlled trials, Hamilton Depression Inventory, Longitudinal method, Drug efficacy, Comparative studies, Mental depression, Interleukins, Tumor necrosis factors, Biomarkers, Pharmacodynamics, Evaluation |
| Abstract: | This study evaluated the effect of sertraline with desvenlafaxine and sertraline with mirtazapine on HAM-D score and inflammatory markers (IL-6 and TNF-α levels) in major depressive disorder. Patients (18–60 years) with MDD diagnosed by DSM-V criteria and HAM-D score 18 or more were included (n = 60). Group A patients (n = 30) received sertraline 50 mg/day and desvenlafaxine 50 mg/day. Group B patients (n = 30) received sertraline 50 mg/day and mirtazapine 30 mg/day. All patients were followed up for 8 weeks for the evaluation of clinical efficacy, safety, serum IL-6, and TNF-α levels. Our study showed a comparatively similar and statistically significant (p < 0.05) reduction in HAM-D score in both groups in the 4th and 8th week of the treatment. Both drug combinations significantly (p < 0.05) decreased serum IL-6 and TNF-α after 8 weeks of treatment. The present study suggests that the combination therapy (as treatment initiation) with sertraline and desvenlafaxine, and sertraline with mirtazapine is effective and well tolerated in MDD patients with moderate to severe depression, and their therapeutic efficacy is accompanied by decreased inflammatory markers (serum IL-6 and TNF-α). Recent evidence indicates that combination therapy of antidepressant drugs started as treatment initiation produces superior treatment outcomes in patients of MDD with moderate to severe depression. MDD is associated with increased inflammatory markers. Combination therapy of sertraline with desvenlafaxine and sertraline with mirtazapine as treatment initiation is effective and well tolerated in MDD patients. The therapeutic efficacy of sertraline with desvenlafaxine and sertraline with mirtazapine is associated with a significant decrease in serum levels of IL-6 and TNF-α. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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