Efficacy of Celecoxib Adjunct Treatment on Bipolar Disorder: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Daniela V Bavaresco; Tamy Colonetti; Antônio J Grande; Francesc Colom; Samira S Valvassori; João Quevedo; Maria I da Rosa

doi:10.2174/1871527317666181105162347

Efficacy of Celecoxib Adjunct Treatment on Bipolar Disorder: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

CNS Neurol Disord Drug Targets. 2019;18(1):19-28. doi: 10.2174/1871527317666181105162347.

Authors

Daniela V Bavaresco^{1

2}, Tamy Colonetti¹, Antônio J Grande³, Francesc Colom⁴, Samira S Valvassori², João Quevedo^{2

5

6

7}, Maria I da Rosa¹

Affiliations

¹ Translational Biomedicine Laboratory, Graduate Program in Health Sciences, University of Southern Santa Catarina (UNESC), Criciuma, SC, Brazil.
² Translational Psychiatry Laboratory, Graduate Program in Health Sciences, University of Southern Santa Catarina (UNESC), Criciuma, SC, Brazil.
³ Laboratorio de Evidencias em Saude, Mestrado Profissional Ensino em Saude, Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul, MS, Brazil.
⁴ Mental Health Group, IMIM-Hospital del Mar-CIBERSAM, Barcelona-Catalonia, Barcelona, Brazil.
⁵ Translational Psychiatry Program, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), Houston, TX, United States.
⁶ Center of Excellence on Mood Disorders, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), Houston, TX, United States.
⁷ Neuroscience Graduate Program, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, TX, United States.

PMID: 30398124
DOI: 10.2174/1871527317666181105162347

Abstract

Background: Bipolar Disorder (BD) is a psychiatric disorder characterized by mood disturbances. The pathophysiology of BD is still poorly understood. In the last years, research studies focused on the role of inflammation in BD.

Objective: Performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the potential effect of the cyclo- oxygenases (Cox)-2 inhibitor Celecoxib adjunct treatment in BD through randomized controlled trials (RCT).

Methods: A search on the electronic databases was proceeded, on MEDLINE, EMBASE, Scopus, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), Biomed Central, Web of Science, IBECS, LILACS, PsycINFO, Congress Abstracts, and Grey literature (Google Scholar and the British Library) for studies published from January 1990 to February 2018. A search strategy was developed using the terms: "Bipolar disorder" or "Bipolar mania" or "Bipolar depression" or "Bipolar mixed" or "Bipolar euthymic" and "Celecoxib" or "Cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors" or "Cox-2 inhibitors" as text words and Medical Subject Headings (i.e., MeSH and EMTREE) and searched. The therapeutic effects of adjunctive treatment with Celecoxib were analyzed. The meta-analysis was performed including the results of the Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) at the end of RCT.

Results: Three primary studies were included in the systematic review, with a total of 121 patients. The meta-analysis showed a significant effect on the YMRS scores from patients with BD who used Celecoxib adjuvant treatment in comparison to placebo.

Conclusion: The systematic review suggests that adjuvant treatment with Celecoxib improves the response of major treatments in patients with BD when compared with adjuvant placebo treatment. Systematic Review Registration Number: The review protocol was registered at PROSPERO (registration number: CRD42017067635); in June 06 2017.

Keywords: Bipolar disorder; Cox-2 inhibitors; celecoxib; hypomania; mania; meta-analysis; systematic review..

Publication types

Meta-Analysis
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Systematic Review

MeSH terms

Bipolar Disorder / drug therapy*
Celecoxib / therapeutic use*
Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors / therapeutic use
Drug Therapy, Combination
Humans

Substances

Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors
Celecoxib