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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-5-24
pubmed:abstractText
Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is hypothesized to play an important role in the interaction between immune mechanisms and the central nervous system. We investigated whether cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) concentrations of interleukin-6 (IL-6), the soluble IL-6 receptor (sIL-6R) and the soluble form of the signal transducing and affinity converting receptor gp130 (sgp130) are altered in geriatric patients with major depression (MD). In 20 geriatric patients with MD and 20 age-matched healthy control subjects CSF concentrations of the three components of the sIL-6R complex were analyzed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA). All patients except one were treated with psychotropic drugs. We found statistically significant decreased CSF concentrations of IL-6 (P<0.001) and of the sIL-6R (P<0.001) of patients with MD. Levels of sgp130 showed no statistically significant difference between patients and controls.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0304-3940
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
259
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
145-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Interleukin-6 and the soluble IL-6 receptor are decreased in cerebrospinal fluid of geriatric patients with major depression: no alteration of soluble gp130.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychiatry, Ludwig-Maximillian University, Munich, Germany. susanne.stuebner@psy.med.uni-muenchen.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't