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MACE Medication Assistant Exam Prep

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There are different types of antidepressant medications: Tricyclics (TCAs), Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs), Monoamine-Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs), and unclassified types. Which of these types of function by inhibiting the activity of an enzyme in the brain, which results in greater levels of two important neurotransmitters?

  1. SSRIs
  2. MAOIs
  3. TCAs
  4. Unclassified types
Explanation
Answer: B - MAOIs inhibit the activity of the enzyme monoamine oxidase. That enzyme normally functions to eliminate serotonin and norepinephrine by reuptake, so the result of inhibition is a greater level of both those neurotransmitters.
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