title: Natural Killer T cells in patients with major depressive disorder.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: 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.
authors.forename: E-Jin
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Je-Hoon
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jeong-Ho
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Chae
authors.forename: Kweon-Haeng
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Sang-Ick
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Yang-Whan
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Jeon
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D006854:Hydrocortisone