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Comprehensive Autopsy Program for Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis
Published on: July 19, 2019
[Interferon-induced depression and peripheral blood serotonin in patients with multiple sclerosis]
T V Baidina1, T N Trushnikova1, M A Danilova1
1Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education 'Academician Ye.A. Vagner Perm State Medical University of Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia.
Aim:
To study the dynamics of anxiety-depressive disorders and peripheral blood serotonin in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) during interferon-ß (IFN-ß) therapy.
Material And Methods:
The level of anxiety and depression in 227 MS patients was measured by psychometric testing at baseline and during treatment. The concentration of serotonin in serum of patients was determined by enzyme immunoassay.
Results:
The presence of emotional disorders in patients with MS was confirmed. Their relationship with personality characteristics of the patient, the course of the disease and social status was shown. The level of humoral serotonin was lower in patients with MS. The relationship between the serotonergic system deficiency in patients with MS and anxiety disorders was shown. Interferon-induced depression was not associated with serotonin metabolism. It is a multifactor condition influenced by the patient's initial emotional level, personality characteristics, psychological reaction to therapy and the unfavorable dynamics of the disease.
Conclusion:
IFN-β does not appear to induce depression in MS patients.
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