Promoter variants in IL18 are associated with onset of depression in patients previously exposed to stressful-life events

Eva Haastrup, Jens Otto Drachmann Bukh, Camilla Bock, Maj Vinberg, Lise Wegner Thørner, Thomas Hansen, Thomas Werge, Lars Vedel Kessing, Henrik Ullum

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Abstract

Depression is accompanied by an inflammatory reaction and activation of cell mediated immunity (CMI) and stressors may induce the cytokine network in humans. The proinflammatory cytokine interleukin-18 (IL-18) is less investigated in depression but highly relevant since it is produced by activated macrophages and expressed in the brain.
OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftJournal of Affective Disorders
Vol/bind136
Udgave nummer1-2
Sider (fra-til)134-138
Antal sider5
ISSN0165-0327
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2012

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