Elevated IL-17 and TGF-β Serum Levels: A Positive Correlation between T-helper 17 Cell-Related Pro-Inflammatory Responses with Major Depressive Disorder

Depression is a mental disorder that highly associated with immune system. Therefore, this study compares the serum concentrations of IL-21, IL-17, and transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) between patients with major depressive disorder and healthy controls. Blood samples were collected from 41 pati...

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Published in:	Basic and clinical neuroscience Vol. 7; no. 2; pp. 137 - 142
Main Authors:	Davami, M., Baharlou, R., Ahmadi Vasmehjani, A., Ghanizadeh, A., Keshtkar, M., Dezhkam, I., Atashzar, M.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Iran Negah Scientific Publisher 01.04.2016 Iranian Neuroscience Society Iran University of Medical Sciences
Subjects:	Autoimmune diseases Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay Immune system Inflammatory response Interleukin 17 Interleukin 21 Major depressive disorder Mental depression Research Papers Serum levels Transforming growth factor-b Transforming growth factor-beta Inflammatory response Transforming growth factor-beta Interleukin-17 interleukin-21 Major depressive disorder
ISSN:	2228-7442, 2008-126X, 2228-7442
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