Serum claudin-5 levels among patients with unipolar and bipolar depression in relation to the pro-inflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor-alpha levels
Eldar Hochman, Michal Taler, Reut Flug, Shay Gur, Shira Dar, Gil Bormant, Dori Blattberg, Uri Nitzan, Amir Krivoy, Abraham Weizman
Topics & Concepts
Tumor necrosis factor alphaCytokineBipolar disorderMajor depressive disorderClaudinInterleukin 6Depression (economics)MedicineBlood–brain barrierInflammationProinflammatory cytokineInternal medicineTight junctionImmunologyEndocrinologyBiologyCentral nervous systemMacroeconomicsCell biologyEconomicsAmygdalaLithium (medication)Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration MechanismsTryptophan and brain disordersBarrier Structure and Function Studies