Anti-Thyroid Peroxidase and Anti-Thyroglobulin Autoantibodies in the Cerebrospinal Fluid of Patients with Unipolar Depression

Abstract

A subgroup of seropositive patients showed intrathecal synthesis of anti-TPO and, more rarely, of anti-TG antibodies, which might be an indication of central autoimmunity in a subgroup of patients with unipolar depression. The confirmation of elevated ASIs as a biomarker for Hashimoto encephalopathy must await further studies. The relevance of the findings is limited by the study's retrospective and uncontrolled design.