Journal article
Comparison of cytokine levels in depressed, manic and euthymic patients with bipolar disorder
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The neurobiology of bipolar disorder is not completely understood. Cytokines have received increasing attention as potential mediators of the interaction with immune, neuroendocrine system and specific pathways involved in mood, energy, and activity control. Previous reports have suggested the association of mania and bipolar depression with a proinflammatory state. However, they did not compare cytokine levels in all phases of …
Authors
Brietzke E; Stertz L; Fernandes BS; Kauer-Sant’Anna M; Mascarenhas M; Vargas AE; Chies JA; Kapczinski F
Journal
Journal of Affective Disorders, Vol. 116, No. 3, pp. 214–217
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
August 2009
DOI
10.1016/j.jad.2008.12.001
ISSN
0165-0327