Increased CD56(+) natural killer cells and related cytokines in major depression

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作者
Seidel, A [1 ]
Arolt, V [1 ]
Hunstiger, M [1 ]
Rink, L [1 ]
Behnisch, A [1 ]
Kirchner, H [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV LUBECK,SCH MED,DEPT PSYCHIAT,D-23538 LUBECK,GERMANY
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CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY AND IMMUNOPATHOLOGY | 1996年 / 78卷 / 01期
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10.1006/clin.1996.0012
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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100102 ;
摘要
Twenty-seven inpatients with major depression were examined four times within 6 weeks to assess CD56(+) natural killer (NR) cell counts by flow cytometry and to assess the related lymphokines interleukin-2 and interferon-gamma in a whole blood assay after mitogen stimulation with phytohemagglutinin (PHA). The patients showed significantly higher counts of the fraction of 56(+) NK cells and a greater lymphokine response to PHA than the controls. A significant correlation between lymphokine secretion and CD56(+) cell counts was detected in the patients' acute clinical stage, but not in healthy controls or in patients after clinical improvement. (C) 1996 Academic Press Inc.
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