Serotonin Transporter - Pharmacology

Pharmacology

SERT spans the plasma membrane 12 times. It belongs to NE, DA, SERT monoamine transporter family. Transporters are important sites for agents that treat psychiatric disorders. Both drugs that reduce the binding of serotonin to transporters (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs) and, less often, that increase it (selective serotonin reuptake enhancers, or SSREs) are used to treat mental disorders. About half of patients with OCD are treated with SSRIs. Fluoxetine is an example of a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, and tianeptine is an example of a selective serotonin reuptake enhancer.