Jope Richard S, Nemeroff Charles B
Cerebrum. 2016 Feb 1;2016. eCollection 2016 Jan-Feb.
Lithium, an element that Mother Nature has put in some drinking water sources, has been used for its curative powers for centuries. Today, it's given in capsule form as a mood stabilizer for bipolar disorder and depression. New research, however, reveals its role as a neuroprotector, and suggests that a better understanding of the role enzymes modulated by lithium play could lead to new treatments for Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, and other neurodegenerative disorders.
锂，一种大自然存在于某些饮用水源中的元素，几个世纪以来一直因其治疗功效而被使用。如今，它以胶囊形式作为双相情感障碍和抑郁症的情绪稳定剂。然而，新的研究揭示了它作为神经保护剂的作用，并表明更好地理解锂调节的酶所起的作用可能会带来针对阿尔茨海默病、帕金森病、多发性硬化症和其他神经退行性疾病的新疗法。
