Natural Killer T cells in patients with major depressive disorder.
CD56 (Natural Killer T) cells showed a significant negative correlation with depressive symptom scale scores in acute and unmedicated patients with major depressive disorder. Decreased CD56 cells may reflect the severity of depressive symptoms but not the severity of anxiety symptoms in major depression.
Park
E-Jin
EJ
Department of Psychiatry, Our Lady of Mercy Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, #665, Bupyeong 6-dong, Bupyeong-gu, Incheon, 403-720, Republic of Korea.
Lee
Je-Hoon
JH
Chae
Jeong-Ho
JH
Lee
Kweon-Haeng
KH
Han
Sang-Ick
SI
Jeon
Yang-Whan
YW
D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000097:blood; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000378:metabolism
D015703:Antigens, CD; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D006854:Hydrocortisone