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Pro-inflammatory Cytokines, Biomarkers, Genetics and the Immune System: A Mechanistic Approach of Depression and
Daniyal Aleem1, Hassaan Tohid2
1Center for Mind & Brain, Department of Neurology University of California Davis Fairfield, California, United States.
Objective:
To highlight the inflammatory and immunological mechanisms involved in depression and psoriasis.
Methods:
A comprehensive literature search was performed in various databases, in total 145 studies were selected.
Results:
Depression and psoriasis have an association. Immune mechanisms -the actions of tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin 1 (IL-1), IL-2, IL-10, IL-22, IL-17, interferon-γ, IL-1β, prostaglandin E2, C-reactive protein, IL-6, and IL-8 etc.-, and some genetic changes are involved.
Conclusions:
A possible bidirectional relationship of psoriasis and major depression exists; i.e. the depression leads to psoriasis, and psoriasis leads to depression. We recommend more studies in the future to get a deeper and better understanding about this relationship.
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