Immune function in mania.

Plasma levels of soluble transferrin receptors and Clara cell protein (CC16) during bipolar mania and subsequent remission.

Clara cell protein (CC16) and transferrin receptor (TfR) have been reported as possible biological markers for major depression and schizophrenia. However, the alternations of plasma TfR and CC16 levels and the influences of numerous clinical variables on them during bipolar mania are not sufficiently described. We investigated the immune function of 36 bipolar I, manic (DSM-IV) patients with Y...

A Combined Marker of Inflammation in Individuals with Mania

BACKGROUND Markers of immune activation have been associated with mania but have not been examined in combination. We studied the association between mania and an inflammation score based on four immune markers. METHODS A total of 57 individuals with mania were assessed at up to three time points: the day of hospital admission, evaluation several days later, and six-month follow-up. Also asse...

Preliminary examination of microRNA expression profiling in bipolar disorder I patients during antipsychotic treatment.

Although major progress has been achieved in research and development of antipsychotic medications for bipolar disorder (BPD), knowledge of the molecular mechanisms underlying this disorder and the action of atypical antipsychotics remains incomplete. The levels of microRNAs (miRNAs)-small non-coding RNA molecules that regulate gene expression, including genes involved in neuronal function and ...

Evaluation of the effects of Zataria multiflora, Geranium pelargonium, Myrth and Lemon essences on immune system function in experimental animals

O1: Modeling of Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Magnetite Nanoparticles for The Rehabilitation of Immune System Function and Reducing Inflammation and Promoting Myelination in the Treatment of MS Disease

By Using the modeling of the mesenchymal (bone marrow) stem cell nanoparticles, the reinstatement of the immune system leads to the treatment of MS, result in the formation of a new immune system for the body by stem cell. The presence of stem cells promotes and strengthens myelination, and that, using simulation and 3D modeling, stem cells can be transmitted correctly to the target and place o...

Mania: gender, transmitter function, and response to treatment.

Noradrenergic and GABA systems may be involved in mania, but there is little information about relationships between the function of these systems and response to specific antimanic treatments. We investigated relationships between indices of catecholamine or GABA system function, pretreatment mania severity and antimanic response to divalproex, lithium, or placebo. Plasma GABA and urinary excr...