Interleukin-18 and CD30 serum levels in patients with moderate-severe depression

• Main Authors: Rosaria Alba Merendino (Author), Antonio Enrico Di Rosa (Author), Giuseppe Di Pasquale (Author), Paola Lucia Minciullo (Author), Carmela Mangraviti (Author), Antonella Costantino (Author), Antonella Ruello (Author), Sebastiano Gangemi (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Hindawi Limited, 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Interleukin-18 (IL-18), a pro-inflammatory cytokine that plays an important role in the T-cell-helper type 1 response, is a new member of the family of cytokines produced in the brain. CD30 is a marker of T-cell-helper type 2 lymphocytes. We evaluated IL-18 and CD30 serum levels in 10 patients affec...