Serotonina pode piorar os sintomas de zumbido, aponta novo estudo

Uma nova pesquisa mostra que a serotonina, um neurotransmissor potencializado por muitos antidepressivos, pode intensificar o zumbido no ouvido. Cientistas identificaram um circuito cerebral específico em camundongos que associa níveis mais elevados de serotonina a comportamentos que mimetizam a condição.

Uma equipe da Oregon Health & Science University e da Universidade de Anhui, na China, publicou as descobertas no periódico Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Os pesquisadores utilizaram optogenética para estimular neurônios produtores de serotonina e observaram um aumento da atividade em regiões auditivas do cérebro, juntamente com respostas semelhantes ao zumbido nos camundongos por meio de um teste de sobressalto modificado. O estudo complementa pesquisas anteriores de 2017 e coincide com relatos de alguns pacientes cujo zumbido piora com o uso de inibidores seletivos da recaptação da serotonina (ISRS).

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