Higher IL-6 and IL-4 plasma levels in depressed elderly women are influenced by diabetes mellitus

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed at investigating a set of peripheral cytokines in elderly female patients with MDD, comparing them to controls, and assessing the potential influence of clinical comorbidities on inflammatory markers.

METHODS: Twenty-five elderly female patients diagnosed with MDD and 19 age-matched female controls were enrolled on this study. Plasma levels of interleukin (IL)-4, IL-6, IL-10, interferon (IFN)-γ and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α were evaluated with commercially-available assays.

RESULTS: Elderly female patients with MDD exhibited higher plasma IL-6 and IL-4 levels when compared to controls. In a logistic regression model taking cytokine levels, comorbidities, and age into account, only type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) remained associated with MDD.

CONCLUSION: Diabetes influences the association between MDD and higher levels of cytokines in elderly female patients. Future studies should take this evidence into account in order to mitigate confounding factors.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:46

Enthalten in:

Trends in psychiatry and psychotherapy - 46(2024) vom: 12., Seite e20220466

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Dias, Natália S [VerfasserIn]
Teixeira, Antônio L [VerfasserIn]
Diniz, Breno S [VerfasserIn]
Vieira, Erica L [VerfasserIn]
Viana, Bernardo de M [VerfasserIn]
Barbosa, Izabela G [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

207137-56-2
Cytokines
Diabetes mellitus
Elderly
Female
Inflammation
Interleukin-4
Interleukin-6
Journal Article
Major depressive disorder
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 06.03.2024

Date Revised 12.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.47626/2237-6089-2022-0466

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM34317247X