Skin on Drugs: Psychotropic Compounds in Cutaneous Biology
Montserrat Fernández-Guarino, Nicolás Yagüe-Septién, Laura Marín-Ochoa, María Luisa Hernández Bule, Stefano Bacci, Ana Banzo, Daniel Peña-Jiménez · 2026
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Montserrat Fernández-Guarino and co-authors review how mind drugs act on the skin in a 2026 paper. Compounds made for the brain also reach skin cells, which carry their own nerve-like signals and immune roles. Cannabis compounds such as THC, put on the skin, show strong calming of inflammation and itch, plus anti-aging effects. The review weighs these findings across several drug families.
The antidepressant fluoxetine tuned inflammatory signals in skin cells and helped wounds heal and regrow. Psychedelic drugs, acting on serotonin receptors, may slow cell aging and shift immune behavior. Some serotonin drugs even blocked skin cancer caused by ultraviolet light in studies. The authors map a fast-growing borderland between psychiatry and dermatology, where old drugs may gain new skin uses.
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| CREATOR | Montserrat Fernández-Guarino, Nicolás Yagüe-Septién, Laura Marín-Ochoa, María Luisa Hernández Bule, Stefano Bacci, Ana Banzo, Daniel Peña-Jiménez |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 83031 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |