Association of Interleukin‐6 and Other Biologic Variables with Depression in Older People Living in the Community

Andrew Dentino, Carl F. Pieper, K. Murali Krishna Rao, Mark S. Currie, Tamara B. Harris, Dan G. Blazer, Harvey Jay Cohen

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 1999 · 286 citations · 30 references

Abstract

These data suggest that the inflammatory marker, IL-6, is associated with depression in older people in this cross-sectional study. These results are compatible with the hypothesis of cytokine (IL-6) stimulation in geriatric depression as part of an overall immunoendocrine dysregulation.

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