Depression and reduced natural killer cytotoxicity: a longitudinal study of depressed patients and control subjects

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Cross-sectional studies have demonstrated that natural killer (NK) cell activity is reduced in depression. To extend these observations and examine further the association between severity of depressive symptoms and values of NK activity, this study used a longitudinal case-control design and assessed NK cytotoxicity at intake and at follow-up 6 months after discharge from the hospital in depressed patients and...

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