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Evidence for sustained elevation of IL-6 in the CNS as a key contributor of depressive-like phenotypes.
Translational psychiatry - 4 Dec 2012
Sukoff Rizzo S J, Neal S J, Hughes Z A, Beyna M, Rosenzweig-Lipson S, Moss S J, Brandon N J
Abstract excerpt
There is compelling clinical literature implicating a role for cytokines in the pathophysiology of major depressive disorder (MDD). Interleukin-6 (IL-6) and interleukin-1β (IL-1β) are pleiotropic inflammatory cytokines that have been reported to be elevated in patients with MDD. The present studies were undertaken to investigate the relationship between IL-6 and IL-1β in animal models of depressive-like behavior....
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