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Phospholipase A2 and cyclooxygenase 2 genes influence the risk of interferon-alpha-induced depression by regulating polyunsaturated fatty acids levels.
Biological psychiatry - 15 Mar 2010
Su Kuan-Pin, Huang Shih-Yi, Peng Cheng-Yuan, Lai Hsueh-Chou, Huang Chieh-Liang, Chen Yi-Chih, Aitchison Katherine J, Pariante Carmine M
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BACKGROUND: Phospholipase A2 (PLA2) and cyclooxygenase 2 (COX2) are the two key enzymes in the metabolism of polyunsaturated fatty acids, which in turn play an important role in cytokine-induced depression and sickness behavior. METHODS: Patients with chronic hepatitis C viral infection (n = 132) were assessed to examine the effects of seven single nucleotide polymorphisms in COX2 and PLA2 genes on the...
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