Simon N M, McNamara K, Chow C W, Maser R S, Papakostas G I, Pollack M H, Nierenberg A A, Fava M, Wong K K
Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
Eur Neuropsychopharmacol. 2008 Mar;18(3):230-3. doi: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2007.06.004. Epub 2007 Aug 3.
Recent technological advances offer an opportunity to further elucidate the complex cytokine network in Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). Twenty cytokines were simultaneously assessed in 49 individuals with MDD and 49 age and gender matched controls. Multiple pro-inflammatory and two anti-inflammatory cytokines were significantly elevated in the MDD sample, including an antidepressant naïve subset. These data support a generalized chronic inflammatory state in MDD, and implicate additional cytokines and chemokines previously linked to cardiovascular disease.
近期的技术进步为进一步阐明重度抑郁症(MDD)中复杂的细胞因子网络提供了契机。对49名患有MDD的个体以及49名年龄和性别匹配的对照者同时评估了20种细胞因子。在MDD样本中,多种促炎细胞因子和两种抗炎细胞因子显著升高,包括未经抗抑郁治疗的亚组。这些数据支持MDD中存在全身性慢性炎症状态,并表明之前与心血管疾病相关的其他细胞因子和趋化因子也与之有关。