Associations of depression with C-reactive protein, IL-1, and IL-6: a meta-analysis

MB Howren, DM Lamkin, J Suls - Psychosomatic medicine, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To assess the magnitude and direction of associations of depression with C-
reactive protein (CRP), interleukin (IL)-1, and IL-6 in community and clinical samples …

Eating ourselves to death (and despair): the contribution of adiposity and inflammation to depression

RC Shelton, AH Miller - Progress in neurobiology, 2010 - Elsevier
Obesity and related metabolic conditions are of epidemic proportions in most of the world,
affecting both adults and children. The accumulation of lipids in the body in the form of white …

A meta-analysis of cytokines in major depression

Y Dowlati, N Herrmann, W Swardfager, H Liu… - Biological …, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Major depression occurs in 4.4% to 20% of the general population. Studies
suggest that major depression is accompanied by immune dysregulation and activation of …

Cardiovascular disease and periodontitis: an update on the associations and risk

GR Persson, RE Persson - Journal of clinical periodontology, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Associations between periodontitis and cardiovascular diseases have been
recognized. Material and Methods: New literature since the last European Workshop on …

Comparison of pro‐inflammatory cytokines among patients with bipolar disorder and unipolar depression and normal controls

YM Bai, TP Su, CT Li, SJ Tsai, MH Chen… - Bipolar …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Research evidence has shown that bipolar disorder (BD) and unipolar depression
(UD) are both related to inflammatory dysregulation, but few studies have compared the …

Within-subject associations between inflammation and features of depression: Using the flu vaccine as a mild inflammatory stimulus

KR Kuhlman, TF Robles, LN Dooley, CC Boyle… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Inflammation plays a role in mood and behavior that may be relevant to
identifying risk factors and treatment for depression and other stress-related illnesses. The …

The role of neutrophil gelatinase associated lipocalin (NGAL) as biological constituent linking depression and cardiovascular disease

L Gouweleeuw, PJW Naudé, M Rots… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Depression is more common in patients with cardiovascular disease than in the general
population. Conversely, depression is a risk factor for developing cardiovascular disease …

Cognitive/affective and somatic/affective symptom dimensions of depression are associated with current and future inflammation in heart failure patients

N Kupper, JW Widdershoven, SS Pedersen - Journal of affective disorders, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Little is known about whether cognitive/affective depressive symptoms or
somatic/affective depressive symptoms are associated with inflammation in heart failure …

Somatic correlates of comorbid major depression in patients with systolic heart failure

CE Angermann, G Gelbrich, S Störk… - International Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Major depression is 4–5 times more common in heart failure than in the
general population, and associated with adverse outcomes. This prospective study …

Type D personality and course of health status over 18 months in outpatients with heart failure: multiple mediating inflammatory biomarkers

PMC Mommersteeg, AJ Pelle, C Ramakers… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The distressed (Type D) personality is associated with poor health status
(HS) and increased inflammatory activation in heart failure (HF). We tested whether multiple …