Authors: Nowak G, Szewczyk B, Pilc A PMID: 16382189 Abstract Unsatisfactory clinical efficacy and a variety of adverse effects of current antidepressant drugs have incited search for better therapy. Zinc, an antagonist of the glutamate/N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor, exhibits antidepressant-like activity in rodent tests/models of depression. Similarly to antidepressants, zinc induces brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) [...]

Authors: Berg K, Bolt G, Andersen H, Owen TC PMID: 11506740 DOI: 10.1089/10799900152434330 Abstract During the last decade, various zinc salts have been used against the common cold syndrome, which is known to be initiated by respiratory viruses, particularly rhinoviruses. Using rhinovirus as the challenge virus, we investigated whether zinc salts [...]