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Scientists: Protein IL-17 fights infection, acts on the brain, inducing anxiety

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112 points wglb | 2 comments | 14 Apr 25 15:54 UTC | HN request time: 0.205s | source
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idontwantthis ◴[14 Apr 25 16:26 UTC] No.43683040[source]▶
Any idea if this protein has any relation with seratonin? Could the effect of SSRIs be related in any way?
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1. carabiner ◴[14 Apr 25 17:31 UTC] No.43683839[source]▶
Serotonin has little relevance to depression and was more of a cute story doctors told patients in the '90s, that they were told by pharma reps.
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2. api ◴[14 Apr 25 17:47 UTC] No.43684064[source]▶
AFAIK the truth is a little more complex: SSRIs do work for many people, but we don't really understand why and it's not as simple as 'more serotonin good.' They also don't work for everyone, and we don't understand why they don't work for some people either.