Depression, traumatic stress and interleukin-6

• Authors: BOB Petr; RABOCH J.; MAES M.; ŠUSTA M.; PAVLÁT J.; JAŠOVÁ D.; VEVERA J.; UHROVÁ J.; BEŇÁKOVÁ J.; ZIMA T.
• Year of publication: 2010
• Type: Article in Periodical
• Magazine / Source: Journal of Affective Disorders
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Medicine
• Field: Neurology, neurosurgery, neurosciences
• Keywords: Depression traumatic stress and interleukin-6
• Description: The present study investigates relationship between the serum cytokine IL-6 and results of the psychometric measurements of depression, traumatic stress, and dissociation. The findings indicate that increased IL-6 in depression could be related to symptoms of traumatic stress and somatoform dissociation.

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