@article {1980, title = {Inflammatory Thyroid Changes Following Serotonin Receptor Blocking in Experimental Rats}, journal = {Pharmacognosy Journal}, volume = {15}, year = {2023}, month = {March 2023}, pages = {189-193}, type = {Research Article}, chapter = {189}, abstract = {

According to studies, a pathophysiological feature of schizophrenia may be a dysregulation of the inflammatory immune response. Conversely, antipsychotic medications have been found to have an immunosuppressive effect in patients with schizophrenia; however, this has not been consistently observed in different studies. The purpose of the following study is to compare the effects of risperidone with aripiprazole on thyroid function as it relates to inflammatory markers (CRP). This study was based on a randomized controlled trial. A total of thirty rats were recruited for the experiment and were kept in the artificial, and optimal environment. The rats were divided into three groups; each group has an equal number of rats which was 10 rats each. The first group was the control group which received the placebo, in the second group, there were 10 rats too, which was known as the risperidone group. Each rat received 20mg/kg/day through I/V. The third group is known as the aripiprazole group which received the drug from the intravenous route, 10mg/kg//day. In the results, the summarized values represented that all the mean values before and after the treatment remained less than 3.0. From the results and other evidence, it can be said that although the subjects who receive the following results do not require regular or frequent monitoring of thyroid hormones in long-term use and in the use of the drug in higher concentration there must be a check as long term use is associated with hyperthyroidism.

}, keywords = {Aripiprazole, FT3, FT4, Risperidone., Thyroid, Thyroxine, Tri-iodothyronine}, doi = {10.5530/pj.2023.15.28}, author = {Muthear N Dawood and Karam A. Aldabbagh and Zahraa Alsarraf} } @article {1869, title = {Pathophysiological Electrolyte Changes Connoted via Antagonism of Serotonin Receptor in Experimental Animals}, journal = {Pharmacognosy Journal}, volume = {14}, year = {2022}, month = {October 2022}, pages = {548-552}, type = {Research Article}, chapter = {548}, abstract = {

Background: Atypical antipsychotics are a subclass of antipsychotics that have emerged primarily since the 1970s for the treatment of psychiatric disorders. They are sometimes referred to as second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs). Several atypical antipsychotics have received regulatory approval for the treatment of disorders such as bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, irritability in autism, and as adjunctive treatment for major depressive disorders. Objectives: The purpose of the following study was to evaluate the effect of two widely known atypical antipsychotics, aripiprazole, and risperidone, on pathophysiological fluctuations in electrolytes. Several other studies were based on the following ideas, which brought a variety of different perspectives. As can be seen in the following evaluation, although atypical antipsychotics reduce the chance of extrapyramidal symptoms, it leads to impairment of renal function and destruction of renal histo-morphology. Materials and Methods: Thirty rats (10 per group) were used for this study, control group received normal saline, aripiprazole group received 10mg/kg//day, and risperidone group received 20mg/kg//day. The duration of therapy was long up to 3 months. Results: the results confirmed that both drugs reduced plasma sodium and chloride concentration with no effects on plasma potassium and calcium concentration. Moreover, the histomorphology at microscopic level shown no defects after 3 months of therapy. Conclusion: the outcome confirmed no deleterious defects associated with aripiprazole and risperidone when used for 3 months.

}, keywords = {Aripiprazole, Calcium, Chloride, Electrolyte, Potassium, Risperidone, Sodium}, doi = {10.5530/pj.2022.14.134}, author = {Mohammed D Mahmood and Mohammed A. Younes and Mohammed Saarti} }