2012
Plasma concentrations of soluble cytokine receptors in euthymic bipolar patients with and without subsyndromal symptoms
Cetin T, Guloksuz S, Cetin E, Gazioglu S, Deniz G, Oral E, van Os J. Plasma concentrations of soluble cytokine receptors in euthymic bipolar patients with and without subsyndromal symptoms. BMC Psychiatry 2012, 12: 158. PMID: 23013558, PMCID: PMC3532147, DOI: 10.1186/1471-244x-12-158.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvidence for an association between tumor necrosis factor-alpha levels and lithium response
Guloksuz S, Altinbas K, Cetin E, Kenis G, Gazioglu S, Deniz G, Oral E, van Os J. Evidence for an association between tumor necrosis factor-alpha levels and lithium response. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2012, 143: 148-152. PMID: 22749155, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2012.04.044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTNF-α levelsBipolar patientsLithium responsePartial responseTumor necrosis factor-alpha levelsBipolar disorderTreatment-resistant bipolar patientsNecrosis factor-alpha levelsRole of inflammationPotential pathophysiological mechanismsAdditional inflammatory markersAssessment of responseGood responseEnzyme-linked immunosorbentEuthymic bipolar patientsImmune imbalanceImmune alterationsInflammatory markersImmune changesPathophysiological mechanismsPotential confoundersLithium therapyNatural coursePoor responseTreatment response
2010
Cytokine levels in euthymic bipolar patients
Guloksuz S, Cetin E, Cetin T, Deniz G, Oral E, Nutt D. Cytokine levels in euthymic bipolar patients. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2010, 126: 458-462. PMID: 20537397, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2010.04.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEuthymic bipolar patientsBipolar patientsCytokine levelsHealthy controlsBipolar disorderDepressive episodeLithium monotherapyIL-10 levelsIL-4 levelsSerum cytokine levelsPro-inflammatory stateEffects of medicationNeuro-immune modulationTerms of agePatients 16Cytokine profileCytokine productionPresent studyIL-2IL-4IL-5Healthy volunteersPsychiatric disordersPatientsFlow cytometry