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How is depression and inflammation?

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Increased level of proinflammatory cytokines (IL6, IL1 and TNF-a), there is a direct correlation between severity of depression and cytokine elevation, celecoxib (COX-2 inhibitor), TNF-a antagonists showed antidepressant properties. There is an interplay between depression and inflammation, leading to obesity and diabetes in addition to other depression mediators


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