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An online experimental medicine trial on the effect of 28-day simvastatin administration on emotional processing, reward learning, working memory and salivary cortisol in healthy volunteers at risk for depression: OxSTEP protocol

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Background: Evidence suggests inflammation may be a key mechanism by which psychosocial stress, including loneliness, predisposes to depression. Observational and clinical studies have suggested simvastatin, with its anti-inflammatory properties, may have a potential use in the treatment of depression. Previous experimental medicine trials investigating 7-day use of statins showed conflicting results, with simvastatin displaying a more positive effect on emotional pro...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1192/bjo.2023.44

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0000-0002-7554-0090
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Psychiatry
Oxford college:
Brasenose College
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Author
ORCID:
0000-0001-5984-8696
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Journal:
BJPsych Open More from this journal
Volume:
9
Issue:
4
Article number:
e110
Publication date:
2023-06-14
Acceptance date:
2023-06-01
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EISSN:
2056-4724
Pmid:
37313755
Language:
English
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1407651
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pubs:1407651
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2023-06-22

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