Investigating the relationship between inflammatory cytokines and adolescent depression: a comparative analysis
Compared with healthy controls, adolescents with depression demonstrated significantly elevated serum cytokine levels, indicating immune activation which were higher in female. Cytokines may have promising diagnostic value in adolescent depression, but further validation with additional indicators is needed.
Authors
- Kun Fang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1209-349X)
- Fan He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6027-7157)
- Jie Tang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0568-8444)
- Yi Zheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0974-5714)
- Mengqi Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3768-2562)
- Gaoyang Xu
- Xu Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0078-2246)
Institutions
- Capital Medical University (CN)
- Beijing Anding Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-02-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1524015
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Tryptophan and brain disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.89