Posted by SLS on December 23, 2012, at 9:35:58
In reply to Re: B. infantis reduces inflammation + depression » SLS, posted by Trotter on December 22, 2012, at 22:20:08
The rat maternal separation (MS) model of depression seems to be valid enough. So is the forced-swim test, though. I kind of like the ideal of MS, as it might more closely approximate childhood trauma and neglect; this being an to chronic psychosocial stress, and perhaps even developmental PTSD.
I guess we will just have to wait to see where this whole inflammation thing goes. There have been plenty of "false-starts" in the past towards the pursuit of a cure for depression. In the meantime, it might make sense to try a few anti-inflammatory treatments. The minocycline that I currently take demonstrates potent anti-inflammatory effects in the brain. However, it is not without potentially serious side effects. They occur infrequently, though. I imagine dietary supplementation with probiotics would be without such risks. It will be interesting to see what answers the field of neuropsychoimmunology provides in the future.
What is your current mood status, and how have probiotics altered the course of your depressive illness? What else are you taking to reduce inflammation?
- ScottSome see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.- George Bernard Shaw
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