title: Plasma interleukin-1 beta and tumor necrosis factor concentrations in obsessive-compulsive disorders.
abstract: Plasma interleukin-1 beta (Il-1 beta) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) concentrations were measured twice, at a 48-hour interval, in 27 drug-free obsessive-compulsive patients (12 women and 15 men) and in 27 sex-age-matched healthy controls. Il-1 beta and TNF-alpha concentrations were significantly lower in patients than in controls, whereas there were no differences in either group between men and women, between the samples of the two days, or, in the patients, between those who had and those who had not been previously treated with psychopharmacologic drugs.
authors.affiliation: Istituto Scienze Neuropsichiche, Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Brambilla
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Perna
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bellodi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Arancio
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bertani
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Perini
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Carraro
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gava
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000097:blood* / Q000523:psychology; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D007375:Interleukin-1; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha