title: Impaired production of plasma interleukin-6 in patients with Parkinson's disease.
abstract: The contents of interleukin-6 in the plasma from patients with Parkinson's disease and endogenous depression were compared by enzyme immunoassay. Interleukin-6 content in the plasma increased in the early stage of idiopathic parkinsonism complicated by depressive syndrome. A correlation was found between interleukin-6 content and changes in higher mental activity estimated by neuropsychological tests.
authors.affiliation: Russian State Medical University, Moscow.
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Selikhova
authors.forename: N E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Kushlinskii
authors.forename: N V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Lyubimova
authors.forename: E I
authors.initials: EI
authors.lastname: Gusev
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D015850:Interleukin-6