This will be a short-term longitudinal study of 4 weeks of duration. Twenty (20) healthy male subjects will be recruited and treated with lithium carbonate for 4 weeks. Lithium carbonate (150 mg, 300 mg, 600 mg) will be administered to the recruited subjects. The study will be performed in one centre at Capital District Health Authority - Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Lithium serum levels will be tested at day 8, at day 14 and at the end of the treatment. Additional tests may be performed as necessary (as in the case of side effects).

Drug Mechanism

The dose has been selected in order to achieve a therapeutic range of 0.6 - 0.8 mmol/L.
Dose titration Day 1: 1 capsule of 300 mg at bedtime Days 2 to 7: 1 capsule of 600 mg at bedtime Day 8: lithium serum levels will be tested and the dose will be adjusted proportionally to a target range of 0.6 - 0.8 mmol/L by increments of 150 mg or 300 mg.

spermidine/сарком

In Vivo Lithium Treatment Effects on Gene Expression Levels in Lymphoblastoid Cell Lines From Human Healthy Subjects

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