Alterations in the Levels of Growth Factors in Adolescents with Major Depressive Disorder: A Longitudinal Study during the Treatment with Fluoxetine

• Main Authors: Enrique Becerril-Villanueva (Author), Gilberto Pérez-Sánchez (Author), Samantha Alvarez-Herrera (Author), Manuel Iván Girón-Pérez (Author), Rodrigo Arreola (Author), Carlos Cruz-Fuentes (Author), Lino Palacios (Author), Francisco R. de la Peña (Author), Lenin Pavón (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Major depressive disorder (MDD) has a prevalence of 5% in adolescents. Several studies have described the association between the inflammatory response and MDD, but little is known about the relationship between MDD and growth factors, such as IL-7, IL-9, IL-17A, VEGF, basic FGF, G-CSF, and GM-CSF....