[HTML][HTML] Inflammatory markers in depression: a meta-analysis of mean differences and variability in 5,166 patients and 5,083 controls

EF Osimo, T Pillinger, IM Rodriguez… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Importance The magnitude and variability of cytokine alterations in depression are not clear.
Objective To perform an up to date meta-analysis of mean differences of immune markers in …

So depression is an inflammatory disease, but where does the inflammation come from?

M Berk, LJ Williams, FN Jacka, A O'Neil, JA Pasco… - BMC medicine, 2013 - Springer
Background We now know that depression is associated with a chronic, low-grade
inflammatory response and activation of cell-mediated immunity, as well as activation of the …

Lifestyle medicine for depression

J Sarris, A O'Neil, CE Coulson, I Schweitzer, M Berk - BMC psychiatry, 2014 - Springer
The prevalence of depression appears to have increased over the past three decades.
While this may be an artefact of diagnostic practices, it is likely that there are factors about …

How cigarette smoking may increase the risk of anxiety symptoms and anxiety disorders: a critical review of biological pathways

S Moylan, FN Jacka, JA Pasco, M Berk - Brain and behavior, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Multiple studies have demonstrated an association between cigarette smoking and
increased anxiety symptoms or disorders, with early life exposures potentially predisposing …

Exercising the worry away: how inflammation, oxidative and nitrogen stress mediates the beneficial effect of physical activity on anxiety disorder symptoms and …

S Moylan, HA Eyre, M Maes, BT Baune… - Neuroscience & …, 2013 - Elsevier
Regular physical activity exerts positive effects on anxiety disorder symptoms, although the
biological mechanisms underpinning this effect are incompletely understood. Numerous …

Lifestyle management of unipolar depression

M Berk, J Sarris, CE Coulson… - Acta Psychiatrica …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To be used in conjunction with 'Pharmacological management of unipolar
depression'[Malhi et al. Acta Psychiatr Scand 2013; 127 (Suppl. 443): 6–23] and …

Inflammatory markers in substance use and mood disorders: a neuroimaging perspective

K Agarwal, P Manza, M Chapman, N Nawal… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Chronic exposure to addictive drugs in substance use disorders and stressors in mood
disorders render the brain more vulnerable to inflammation. Inflammation in the brain, or …

Oxidative stress and lowered total antioxidant status are associated with a history of suicide attempts

HO Vargas, SOV Nunes, MP de Castro… - Journal of affective …, 2013 - Elsevier
Background There is evidence that depression is accompanied by inflammation, oxidative
and nitrosative stress (O&NS) and metabolic disorders. However links between oxidative …

[HTML][HTML] Oxidative stress and inflammatory markers are associated with depression and nicotine dependence

HO Vargas, SOV Nunes, MRP de Castro, MM Vargas… - Neuroscience …, 2013 - Elsevier
To determine if oxidative stress and inflammation are linked with major depressive disorder,
nicotine dependence and both disorders combined. This study comprised 150 smokers and …

Atherogenic index of plasma and atherogenic coefficient are increased in major depression and bipolar disorder, especially when comorbid with tobacco use disorder

SOV Nunes, LGP de Melo, MRP de Castro… - Journal of Affective …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background There is a robust comorbidity between mood disorders and cardiovascular
disorder (CVD). The atherogenic index of plasma (AIP) and the atherogenic coefficient (AC) …