[Cytokines and psychiatry].
This short review address the concept of cytokine and cytokine families, their relationship with CNS, cytokine effects on nervous system (namely, sickness behavior) and the cellular source of brain cytokines. In addition, it provides selected data on the role of cytokines in mental disorders such as depression, schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease and AIDS-related dementia.
Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina. farmaco@fmed.uba.ar
M Teresa
MT
Guereño
Roberto A
RA
Diez
D016207:Cytokines / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000276:immunology*; D018121:Receptors, Cytokine / Q000276:immunology; D012803:Sick Role
D016207:Cytokines; D018121:Receptors, Cytokine