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Serum inflammatory factors in a major depressive disorder with regard to depression type

The aim of the study was to investigate the levels of serum antiinflammatory factors IL-6, CRP and TNF-alpha in relation to the type of depression in patients affected by major depressive disorder. Statistically significant difference in level of IL-6 was found between melancholic and non-melancholic group of patients with depression, and also significalnty lower level of IL-6 was found in melancholic subtype of depression than in healthy controls.

inflammatory factors; interleukin 6; c-reactive protein; tumor necrosis factor alpha; depression; melancholic; non-melancholic

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