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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBiomarkersBipolar DisorderConfounding Factors, EpidemiologicEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleHumansInflammationLithium CompoundsMaleRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsTNF-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