Objective Depression is more common among individuals with chronic physical illness than
in the general population. New treatments for severe and chronic inflammatory conditions …

Background Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) is deeply related to pathogenesis of
neurodevelopmental disorders, especially depression. The aim of this study was to explore …

BACKGROUND: Regulatory T cells (Tregs, CD4+ CD25hi) are specialized in steering the
immune response and cytokine release to maintain tolerance to self-antigens. As cytokines …

Pro-inflammatory cytokines such as tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) have repeatedly
been shown to play a pivotal role in the pathophysiology of depression. Therefore, we tested …

Depressive disorder is a kind of affective disturbance disease. Emerging evidence has
suggested that inflammation may contribute to the pathologic process of depressive …

Background Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is the most common functional gastrointestinal
(GI) disorder observed in patients who visit general practitioners for GI-related complaints. A …

Poor sleep quality adversely affects quality of life in patients with psoriasis. However, the
factors impairing sleep in these patients have not been well described. We reviewed the …

Bipolar disorder (BD) has been associated with a proinflammatory state in which TNF-α
seems to play a relevant role. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the plasma …

Background The prevalence of mental disorders such as depression, anxiety, and suicide
has increased in patients with psoriasis, although no study has systematically analyzed the …

Abstract Changes within the immune system have been reported to contribute to the
pathophysiology of bipolar disorder and epilepsy. Interestingly, overlapping results …