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The Role of IL-17 in the Pathogenesis and Treatment of Psoriasis.

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T helper cells in depression: central role of Th17 cells

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Intertwined associations between oxytocin, immune system and major depressive disorder

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Proinflammatory cytokines and neuropeptides in psoriasis, depression, and anxiety

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Elevated Levels of Serum IL-17A in Community-Dwelling Women with Higher Depressive Symptoms

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The mind–skin connection: A narrative review exploring the link between inflammatory skin diseases and psychological stress

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Elevated interleukin-17 and reduced testosterone in bipolar disorder. Relation with suicidal behaviour

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T cell responses in depressed mice induced by chronic unpredictable mild stress

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Experimental immunology The effects of EGb761 on lipopolysaccharide-induced depressive-like behaviour in C57BL/6J mice

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The mediating role of interpersonal conflict at work in the relationship between negative affectivity and biomarkers of stress

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Circulating cytokine concentrations are not associated with major depressive disorder in a community-based cohort

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Epidemiology of Depression in Patients with Psoriasis: A Nationwide Population-based Cross-sectional Study

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Selfish brain and selfish immune system interplay: A theoretical framework for metabolic comorbidities of mood disorders

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Meta-analysis of epigenome-wide association studies of major depressive disorder

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Increased plasma pro-inflammatory cytokine concentrations after myocardial infarction and the presence of depression during next 6-months.

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Pro‐ and anti‐inflammatory cytokine associations with major depression in cancer patients

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Depressive symptoms post hip fracture in older adults are associated with phenotypic and functional alterations in T cells

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Neuroimmune nexus of depression and dementia: Shared mechanisms and therapeutic targets

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Plasma IL-17A levels in patients with late-life depression

Saraykar, S., Cao, B., Barroso, L., Pereira, K. S., Bertola, L., Nicolau, M. D. S., Ferreira, J. D. R., Dias, N. S., Vieira, É. L. M., Teixeira, A. L., et al. (2017) · Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry · doi:10.1590/1516-4446-2017-2299 · Cited by 25

Night shift hormone: How does melatonin affect depression?

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Dendritic Cells: Neglected Modulators of Peripheral Immune Responses and Neuroinflammation in Mood Disorders?

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Circulating T helper 17 and IFN-γ positive Th17 cells in Major Depressive Disorder

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T helper 17 cells may drive neuroprogression in major depressive disorder: Proposal of an integrative model

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Major depression favors the expansion of Th17-like cells and decrease the proportion of CD39+Treg cell subsets in response to myelin antigen in multiple sclerosis patients

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Patients with schizophrenia show raised serum levels of the pro-inflammatory chemokine CCL2: Association with the metabolic syndrome in patients?

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Expansion of CD4 T Lymphocytes Expressing Interleukin 17 and Tumor Necrosis Factor in Patients with Major Depressive Disorder

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