Pro ‐ and anti‐inflammatory cytokine associations with major depression in cancer patients

ConclusionsDepressive symptoms in cancer patients may represent sickness behaviours, which may have distinct cytokine associations from major depression. Sickness behaviours may be associated with an increase in inflammatory cytokines, whereas major depression may be induced by a failure to adequately resolve inflammation. Our findings suggest that cytokine‐mediated interventions may be of value to treat depression in this population.
Source: Psycho-Oncology - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Tags: PAPER Source Type: research