The Effect of Antidepressant Medication Treatment on Serum Levels of Inflammatory Cytokines: A Meta-Analysis
Hannestad J, DellaGioia N, Bloch M. The Effect of Antidepressant Medication Treatment on Serum Levels of Inflammatory Cytokines: A Meta-Analysis. Neuropsychopharmacology 2011, 36: 2452-2459. PMID: 21796103, PMCID: PMC3194072, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2011.132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntidepressive AgentsBiomarkersClinical Trials as TopicCytokinesDepressive Disorder, MajorHumansInflammation MediatorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsMajor depressive disorderInflammatory cytokinesSerum levelsAntidepressant treatmentInterleukin-6Depressive symptomsIL-1βCytokine levelsDepressive episodeDiagnosis of MDDTumor necrosis factor alphaPharmacological antidepressant treatmentAntidepressant medication treatmentClasses of antidepressantsStratified subgroup analysisIL-1 betaNecrosis factor alphaNormalization of levelsReuptake inhibitorsMedication treatmentPharmacological treatmentSubgroup analysisBrain dysfunctionDepressive disorderFactor alpha