ReviewProgress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry2016
Innate and adaptive immunity in the development of depression: An update on current knowledge and technological advances.
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72 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 151 citations in OpenAlex.
- Maternal air pollution exposure and postpartum depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of global health · 2026Pooled it
- Peripheral Inflammatory Markers in Subtypes and Core Features of Depression: A Systematized Review.Psychopathology · 2023Pooled it
- Psychological distress in relation to site specific cancer mortality: pooling of unpublished data from 16 prospective cohort studies.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2017Pooled it
- Altered NK cell receptor profiles and immune-inflammatory markers in adolescent major depressive disorder: associations with cognitive impairment.BMC psychiatry · 2026Article
- Focusing on microglial mitochondria-lysosome crosstalk and neuroinflammation underlying depression: from molecular pathways to potential therapeutic interventions.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
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- The Art of Nanoimmunobiotechnomedicine in Depression Management.Advanced pharmaceutical bulletin · 2025Review
- The Role of Mitochondrial Dysfunction-Mediated Changes in Immune Cytokine Expression in the Pathophysiology and Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder.Molecular neurobiology · 2025Review
- Dietary inflammatory index and brain disorders: a Large Prospective Cohort study.Translational psychiatry · 2025Article
- Is Nasal Dysbiosis a Required Component for Neuroinflammation in Major Depressive Disorder?Molecular neurobiology · 2025Review
- A Bibliometric Analysis of Neuroinflammation in Depression from 2004 to 2023: Global Research Hotspots and Prospects.International journal of medical sciences · 2025Review
- Gut microbiota dysbiosis induces neuroinflammation in major depressive disorders: mechanisms targeting the gut-brain axis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Review
- Understanding immune system dysfunction and its context in mood disorders: psychoneuroimmunoendocrinology and clinical interventions.Military Medical Research · 2024Review
- Fructus Arctii Mitigates Depressive Disorder via the Let-7e-Modulated Toll-Like Receptor (TLR) Signaling Pathway.Brain and behavior · 2024Article
- Impact of air pollution exposure on the severity of major depressive disorder: Results from the DeprAir study.European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2024Article
- Decoding the inflammatory signature of the major depressive episode: insights from peripheral immunophenotyping in active and remitted condition, a case-control study.Translational psychiatry · 2024Article
- New Light on Prions: Putative Role of PrPInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Mental illness and pulmonary tuberculosis: a bidirectional two-sample Mendelian randomization study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Systematic low-grade chronic inflammation and intrinsic mechanisms in polycystic ovary syndrome.Frontiers in immunology · 2024Review
- Correlating plasma protein profiles with symptomatology and treatment response in acute phase and early remission of major depressive disorder.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
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Abstract
The inflammation theory of depression, proposed over 20years ago, was influenced by early studies on T cell responses and since then has been a stimulus for numerous research projects aimed at understanding the relationship between immune function and depression. Observational studies have shown that indicators of immunity, especially C reactive protein and proinflammatory cytokines, such as interleukin 6, are associated with an increased risk of depressive disorders, although the evidence from randomized trials remains limited and only few studies have assessed the interplay between innate and adaptive immunity in depression. In this paper, we review current knowledge on the interactions between central and peripheral innate and adaptive immune molecules and the potential role of immune-related activation of microglia, inflammasomes and indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase in the development of depressive symptoms. We highlight how combining basic immune methods with more advanced 'omics' technologies would help us to make progress in unravelling the complex associations between altered immune function and depressive disorders, in the identification of depression-specific biomarkers and in developing immunotherapeutic treatment strategies that take individual variability into account.
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