Drug-induced Cystitis May Increases Brain Inflammation, Causes Depression in Rats

Article title: Cyclophosphamide-induced cystitis results in NLRP3-mediated inflammation in the hippocampus and symptoms of depression in rats

Authors: Nathan A. Hirshman, Francis M. Hughes Jr., Huixia Jin, William T. Harrison, Simon W. White, Isabelle Doan, Shelby N. Harper, Patrick D. Leidig, J. Todd Purves

From the authors: “[Cyclophosphamide]-induced cystitis causes NLRP3-dependent hippocampal inflammation leading to depression symptoms in rats. This study proposes the first-ever causative explanation of the previously anecdotal link between benign bladder disorders and mood disorders.” 

This study is highlighted as one of February’s “best of the best” as part of the American Physiological Society’s APSselect program.

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