Mitogen-stimulated lymphocyte proliferation and pituitary hormones in major depression.
Biol Psychiatry
; 26(2): 145-55, 1989 Jun.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-2544231
ABSTRACT
To assess cellular immune status and the hypothalamic-pituitary (HP) axis in patients with major depression, we examined peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) and measured the plasma levels of cortisol, adrenocorticotropin hormone (ACTH), growth hormone (GH), and prolactin (PRL). Twenty patients with major depression were compared with 20 control subjects matched for age, sex, and race. The dose-response curves for concanavalin-A (Con-A) and phytohemagglutinin (PHA) stimulation were not significantly different between the two groups. The patients had decreased Con-A-stimulated T-lymphocyte proliferation when compared to the control subjects, but only at the lowest suboptimal concentration of Con-A. None of the four concentrations of PHA-stimulated proliferation were different between the two groups, neither was PHA-induced interleukin-2 production. Within the patient group only, plasma prolactin (PRL) correlated significantly with stimulated lymphocyte proliferation using two optimal concentrations of PHA and one optimal concentration of Con-A, when the proliferation was expressed using the stimulation index.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Ativação Linfocitária
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Interleucina-2
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Transtorno Depressivo
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Sistema Hipotálamo-Hipofisário
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1989
Tipo de documento:
Article