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

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...

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Main Authors: Rosaria Alba Merendino, Antonio Enrico Di Rosa, Giuseppe Di Pasquale, Paola Lucia Minciullo, Carmela Mangraviti, Antonella Costantino, Antonella Ruello, Sebastiano Gangemi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2002-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/096293502900000131

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