Possible protection from radiation? - antidepressants Japan

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Possible protection from radiation

By GERARD SCULLY

Bradenton, Florida

To the Japanese health ministry: I am a semi-retired, former Yale medical school professor, an immunopharmacologist, and a specialist in the pathology and pharmacology of prostaglandins.

The toxicity of any environmental agent is determined by its potential to induce prostaglandin E2. It is well known that aspirin and ibuprofen inhibit prostaglandin E2, but not that antidepressants and lithium do so as well. Antidepressants have remarkable anticancer and cancer-preventing properties, and are known to protect nonmalignant cells from chemotherapy and ionizing radiation toxicity.

Depressed individuals have impaired immune function, and are most at risk from radiation toxicity. Antidepressants may be able to protect them. I would tend to favor antidepressants, in preference to lithium. It is the human and ethical right of everyone to be made aware of this information. All treatment decisions must be made in consultation with a physician.

The opinions expressed in this letter to the editor are the writer's own and do not necessarily reflect the policies of The Japan Times.

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Possible protection from radiation

By GERARD SCULLY

Bradenton, Florida

To the Japanese health ministry: I am a semi-retired, former Yale medical school professor, an immunopharmacologist, and a specialist in the pathology and pharmacology of prostaglandins.

The toxicity of any environmental agent is determined by its potential to induce prostaglandin E2. It is well known that aspirin and ibuprofen inhibit prostaglandin E2, but not that antidepressants and lithium do so as well. Antidepressants have remarkable anticancer and cancer-preventing properties, and are known to protect nonmalignant cells from chemotherapy and ionizing radiation toxicity.

Depressed individuals have impaired immune function, and are most at risk from radiation toxicity. Antidepressants may be able to protect them. I would tend to favor antidepressants, in preference to lithium. It is the human and ethical right of everyone to be made aware of this information. All treatment decisions must be made in consultation with a physician.

The opinions expressed in this letter to the editor are the writer's own and do not necessarily reflect the policies of The Japan Times.

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that didn't take them long to come up with this ..... out of adversity a new potential market for antidepressants

http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/rc20110327a6.html

Possible protection from radiation

By GERARD SCULLY

Bradenton, Florida

To the Japanese health ministry: I am a semi-retired, former Yale medical school professor, an immunopharmacologist, and a specialist in the pathology and pharmacology of prostaglandins.

The toxicity of any environmental agent is determined by its potential to induce prostaglandin E2. It is well known that aspirin and ibuprofen inhibit prostaglandin E2, but not that antidepressants and lithium do so as well. Antidepressants have remarkable anticancer and cancer-preventing properties, and are known to protect nonmalignant cells from chemotherapy and ionizing radiation toxicity.

Depressed individuals have impaired immune function, and are most at risk from radiation toxicity. Antidepressants may be able to protect them. I would tend to favor antidepressants, in preference to lithium. It is the human and ethical right of everyone to be made aware of this information. All treatment decisions must be made in consultation with a physician.

The opinions expressed in this letter to the editor are the writer's own and do not necessarily reflect the policies of The Japan Times.

[Guest guest]

that didn't take them long to come up with this ..... out of adversity a new potential market for antidepressants

http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/rc20110327a6.html

Possible protection from radiation

By GERARD SCULLY

Bradenton, Florida

To the Japanese health ministry: I am a semi-retired, former Yale medical school professor, an immunopharmacologist, and a specialist in the pathology and pharmacology of prostaglandins.

The toxicity of any environmental agent is determined by its potential to induce prostaglandin E2. It is well known that aspirin and ibuprofen inhibit prostaglandin E2, but not that antidepressants and lithium do so as well. Antidepressants have remarkable anticancer and cancer-preventing properties, and are known to protect nonmalignant cells from chemotherapy and ionizing radiation toxicity.

Depressed individuals have impaired immune function, and are most at risk from radiation toxicity. Antidepressants may be able to protect them. I would tend to favor antidepressants, in preference to lithium. It is the human and ethical right of everyone to be made aware of this information. All treatment decisions must be made in consultation with a physician.

The opinions expressed in this letter to the editor are the writer's own and do not necessarily reflect the policies of The Japan Times.