Trace Lithium for Suicide Prevention and Dementia Prevention: A Qualitative Review
<b>Background</b>: Anti-manic effects of lithium and the nature of trace element in lithium were first observed in 1949. In this review, we explore the potential effects of trace lithium in the prevention of suicide and dementia. <b>Methods</b>: This is a qualitative and non-...
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| description | <b>Background</b>: Anti-manic effects of lithium and the nature of trace element in lithium were first observed in 1949. In this review, we explore the potential effects of trace lithium in the prevention of suicide and dementia. <b>Methods</b>: This is a qualitative and non-systematic review. <b>Results</b>: While most studies to date have been cross-sectional, limiting the establishment of causal relationships, the potential benefits of trace lithium for suicide prevention and dementia prevention are notable, especially in the absence of radical treatments for suicide and dementia. Furthermore, trace lithium appears to lack many of the adverse effects associated with so-called therapeutic lithium levels. <b>Conclusions</b>: The present findings suggest that trace lithium may be associated with lower suicide rates and reduced dementia rates. Probably, trace lithium may inhibit testosterone and thereby mitigate aggression and impulsivity and decrease suicide. Also, trace lithium may inhibit GSK-3β and thereby lower amyloid β and tau hyperphosphorylation and inhibit pro-inflammatory cytokines such as IL 6 and IL 8 and thereby mitigate inflammation, whereas trace lithium may promote BDNF and neurogenesis in the general population. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8d4b52a192c0485f81e8750a08bd266b2025-08-20T02:48:02ZengMDPI AGPharmaceuticals1424-82472024-11-011711148610.3390/ph17111486Trace Lithium for Suicide Prevention and Dementia Prevention: A Qualitative ReviewTakeshi Terao0Hirofumi Hirakawa1Masaaki Muronaga2Toshihiko Izumi3Kentaro Kohno4Department of Neuropsychiatry, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Daigaoka 1-1, Hasama-machi, Yufu 879-5593, Oita, JapanDepartment of Neuropsychiatry, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Daigaoka 1-1, Hasama-machi, Yufu 879-5593, Oita, JapanDepartment of Neuropsychiatry, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Daigaoka 1-1, Hasama-machi, Yufu 879-5593, Oita, JapanDepartment of Neuropsychiatry, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Daigaoka 1-1, Hasama-machi, Yufu 879-5593, Oita, JapanDepartment of Neuropsychiatry, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Daigaoka 1-1, Hasama-machi, Yufu 879-5593, Oita, Japan<b>Background</b>: Anti-manic effects of lithium and the nature of trace element in lithium were first observed in 1949. In this review, we explore the potential effects of trace lithium in the prevention of suicide and dementia. <b>Methods</b>: This is a qualitative and non-systematic review. <b>Results</b>: While most studies to date have been cross-sectional, limiting the establishment of causal relationships, the potential benefits of trace lithium for suicide prevention and dementia prevention are notable, especially in the absence of radical treatments for suicide and dementia. Furthermore, trace lithium appears to lack many of the adverse effects associated with so-called therapeutic lithium levels. <b>Conclusions</b>: The present findings suggest that trace lithium may be associated with lower suicide rates and reduced dementia rates. Probably, trace lithium may inhibit testosterone and thereby mitigate aggression and impulsivity and decrease suicide. Also, trace lithium may inhibit GSK-3β and thereby lower amyloid β and tau hyperphosphorylation and inhibit pro-inflammatory cytokines such as IL 6 and IL 8 and thereby mitigate inflammation, whereas trace lithium may promote BDNF and neurogenesis in the general population.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8247/17/11/1486lithiumsuicide preventiondementiatrace elements |
| spellingShingle | Takeshi Terao Hirofumi Hirakawa Masaaki Muronaga Toshihiko Izumi Kentaro Kohno Trace Lithium for Suicide Prevention and Dementia Prevention: A Qualitative Review Pharmaceuticals lithium suicide prevention dementia trace elements |
| title | Trace Lithium for Suicide Prevention and Dementia Prevention: A Qualitative Review |
| title_full | Trace Lithium for Suicide Prevention and Dementia Prevention: A Qualitative Review |
| title_fullStr | Trace Lithium for Suicide Prevention and Dementia Prevention: A Qualitative Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Trace Lithium for Suicide Prevention and Dementia Prevention: A Qualitative Review |
| title_short | Trace Lithium for Suicide Prevention and Dementia Prevention: A Qualitative Review |
| title_sort | trace lithium for suicide prevention and dementia prevention a qualitative review |
| topic | lithium suicide prevention dementia trace elements |
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