Table 1 Circulating levels of cytokines, chemokines, and growth factors after prolonged fluoxetine treatment at steady state

From: Serotonin reuptake inhibitors improve muscle stem cell function and muscle regeneration in male mice

Cytokines levels

Control (n = 9)

Fluoxetine (n = 9)

  

(pg/ml)

Mean ± SEM

Mean ± SEM

% of change

p

IL-1α

41 ± 8

35 ± 14

−15%

NS

IL-1β

220 ± 66

217 ± 92

−1%

NS

IL-2

0 ± 0

0 ± 0

IL-3

23 ± 5

30 ± 14

32%

NS

IL-4

0 ± 0

0 ± 0

IL-5

0 ± 0

0 ± 0

IL-6

0 ± 0

0 ± 0

IL-9

0 ± 0

0 ± 0

IL-10

29 ± 8

33 ± 13

13%

NS

IL-12(p40)

97 ± 18

126 ± 21

29%

0.019

IL-12(p70)

479 ± 140

469 ± 253

−2%

NS

IL-13

400 ± 111

622 ± 166

55%

0.012

IL-17

0 ± 0

0 ± 0

Eotaxin

865 ± 220

1131 ± 490

30%

NS

G-CSF

59 ± 20

57 ± 24

−4%

NS

GM-CSF

145 ± 45

152 ± 30

4%

NS

IFN-γ

13 ± 2

14 ± 3

11%

NS

KC

0 ± 0

0 ± 0

MCP-1

0 ± 0

0 ± 0

MIP-1a

80 ± 21

90 ± 21

12%

NS

MIP-1b

19 ± 5

21 ± 9

6%

NS

RANTES

37 ± 14

26 ± 15

−27%

NS

TNF-α

1983 ± 578

2095 ± 736

6%

NS

FGF-b

70 ± 47

438 ± 123

421%

0.0087

MIG

368 ± 151

400 ± 154

8%

NS

PDGF-β

1503 ± 975

1304 ± 1069

−13%

NS

VEGF

16 ± 2

17 ± 8

8%

NS

  1. Multiplex Elisa (Luminex® assay) was performed on the serum of control and 6 weeks fluoxetine (FLX)-treated mice (n = 9 per condition). The values are represented as the mean ± standard error of mean (SEM) and the percentage of fold-change relative to control mice were also calculated. In red are represented the percentage of fold-change increases compared to the control group and in blue are represented the percentage of fold-change decreases compared to the control group. Individual pv alues were determined with the two-tailed Mann–Whitney test.