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The role of pro-inflammatory cytokine gene polymorphisms in major depressive disorder: a systematic review.
Pharmacogenetics and genomics - 1 Sept 2026
Kalidasan Yuvapriya, Venkatesan Vettriselvi, Kantipudi Suvarna Jyothi, Ramachandran Ilangovan
Abstract excerpt
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a multifactorial psychiatric disorder increasingly associated with immune-inflammatory mechanisms. Pro-inflammatory cytokines, particularly tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) and interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β), have been implicated in the pathophysiology of MDD through their influence on neuroinflammation, neurotransmitter regulation, and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis...
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