MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'cytokines'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:28:37 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3633446&cid=t_106673_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Ffood-allergy-or-not-new-test-in-the-works%2F2010.06.06 Current methods of testing people for food allergies aren’t particularly precise, leaving many people to falsely think that they have a condition that they really don’t. MIT chemical engineer Christopher Love is working on a new test based on cytokines that may prove to be substantially faster and more reliable. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at Medgadget* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3633446 Sun, 06 Jun 2010 11:00:02 +0100 3633446 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3092756&cid=t_106673_109_f&fid=35671&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.anxietyinsights.info%2Fabstract_depression_traumatic_stress_and_interleukin6.htm Conclusion: The findings of the present study indicate that increased level of IL-6 in depression could be directly related to symptoms of traumatic stress and somatoform dissociation. (Information links added; ed.) Source... Copyright © 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. (Source: Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info) Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3092756 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:45:00 +0100 3092756 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2876251&cid=t_106673_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FwUSQad178nc%2F This may sound like a sales pitch, but it’s not. If you’re having problems with your memory, or you want to improve it, then you might want to closely follow the research from this German team  of scientists. Published in the journal for experimental biology (FASEB Journal), German scientists discovered that administering a nasal spay containing interleukin-6 improved the memory of it subjects! According to the paper, Interleukin-6 exerts “neuromodulating influences on the brain, with promoting influences on sleep”. The researchers hypothesized that IL-6 could help consolidate our memories better during sleep, so they administered a nasal spray of IL-6 to test subjects after they read several short stories before bed. The control and test subjects slept and, the next morning... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2876251 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:31:00 +0100 2876251 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2862569&cid=t_106673_109_f&fid=35671&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.anxietyinsights.info%2Fabstract_cytokine_polymorphisms_in_the_pathophysiology_of_.htm Conclusion: These data support the existence of a genetic profile related to pro-inflammatory cytokines in patients affected by mood disorders. The differences observed across the three clinical phenotypes suggest the presence of different pathogenetic mechanisms involved in the susceptibility of phenotypically different mood disorders. (Text has been reformatted for online visual clarity, links added; ed.) Source + Full text... © 2009 CNS Spectrums a Publication of MBL Communications (Source: Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info) Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2862569 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 06:58:00 +0100 2862569 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2834387&cid=t_106673_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2Fi_yQInvwMsY%2F This latest FDA approval would bring relief to more than 7.5 million Americans who suffer from a chronic skin disorder called PSORIASIS, which look like red, thick, scaly patches on the skin. Psoriatic patches, which are usually itchy and painful, are inflamed areas where excessive layers of cells had built up on the skin. And now, after extensive and extended testing, the FDA has approved ustekinumab (Stelara) for moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. (See amazing before-and-after photos!) Psoriasis is an auto-immune disease, which means a faulty immune system mistakenly attacks the skin and joints, treating the body like an invader and releasing chemicals that otherwise fight infections and foreign substances. As bad as it already looks, psoriasis affects more than the skin. The dis... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2834387 Sat, 26 Sep 2009 03:56:00 +0100 2834387 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2691547&cid=t_106673_109_f&fid=35671&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.anxietyinsights.info%2Fabstract_inflammation_causes_mood_changes_through_alteratio.htm Conclusions: Inflammation-associated mood deterioration is reflected in changes in sACC activity and functional connectivity during evoked responses to emotional stimuli. Peripheral cytokines modulate this mood-dependent sACC connectivity, suggesting a common pathophysiological basis for major depressive disorder and sickness-associated mood change and depression. Source... © 2009 Society of Biological Psychiatry. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. (Source: Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info) Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2691547 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 06:51:00 +0100 2691547 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2572969&cid=t_106673_109_f&fid=35671&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.anxietyinsights.info%2Fabstract_interleukin6_is_elevated_in_the_cerebrospinal_flu.htm Conclusions: We propose a role for CSF IL-6 in the symptomatology of suicidal behavior, possibly through mechanisms involving alterations of dopamine and serotonin metabolism. (Glossary links added; ed.) Source...     © 2009 Society of Biological Psychiatry. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Comment:  Antidepressants are known to significantly inhibited IL-6 production. [1, 2, 3] This research points to this being one mechanism by which they reduce suicidality. (Source: Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info) Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2572969 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 07:36:00 +0100 2572969 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2416971&cid=t_106673_109_f&fid=35671&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.anxietyinsights.info%2Fcancer_tumors_secrete_depression_promoting_hormone.htm Animal models may help explain mood changes in cancer patients William Harms In a study that could help explain the connections between depression and cancer, researchers at the University of Chicago have used an animal model to find, for the first time, a biological link between tumors and negative mood changes. The team determined that substances associated with depression are produced in increased quantities by tumors and are transmitted to the brain. Additionally, pathways that normally moderate the impact of depression-causing substances are disrupted when a tumor develops. The research further showed that tumors induce changes in gene expression in the hippocampus, the portion of the brain that regulates emotion. Although researchers have long known that depression is a common outcom... Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2416971 Tue, 19 May 2009 08:34:00 +0100 2416971 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2416973&cid=t_106673_109_f&fid=35671&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.anxietyinsights.info%2Fabstract_interleukin1_receptor_antagonist_and_incident_dep.htm Conclusions: In old age, persons with high plasma levels of IL1-ra had a higher risk of developing depressive symptoms over time. These findings suggest a potential causal role for inflammation in the development of depressive symptoms in older persons. Source... © 2009 Society of Biological Psychiatry. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. (Source: Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info) Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2416973 Tue, 19 May 2009 08:13:00 +0100 2416973 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2313424&cid=t_106673_109_f&fid=35671&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.anxietyinsights.info%2Fabstract__inflammation_and_its_discontents_the_role_of_cyt.htm Biol Psychiatry. 2009 May;65(9):732-741 Inflammation and Its Discontents: The Role of Cytokines in the Pathophysiology of Major Depression Miller AH, Maletic V, Raison CL. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia; Department of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, South Carolina Recognition that inflammation may represent a common mechanism of disease has been extended to include neuropsychiatric disorders including major depression. Patients with major depression have been found to exhibit increased peripheral blood inflammatory biomarkers, including inflammatory cytokines, which have been shown to access the brain and interact with virtually every pathophysiologic... Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2313424 Wed, 08 Apr 2009 08:04:00 +0100 2313424 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2313445&cid=t_106673_109_f&fid=35671&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.anxietyinsights.info%2Fabstract_higher_plasma_interleukin6_il6_level_is_associ.htm Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 2009 Mar 28;doi:10.1016/j.pnpbp.2009.03.020Higher plasma interleukin-6 (IL-6) level is associated with SSRI- or SNRI-refractory depression Yoshimura R, Hori H, Ikenouchi-Sugita A, Umene-Nakano W, Ueda N, Nakamura J. Department of Psychiatry, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Medicine, 1-1 Iseigaoka, Yahatanishi-ku, Kiatkyushu8078555, Japan In the present study, we compared plasma levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-a (TNFa), and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) among selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)-or serotonin noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor (SNRI)-responsive depressed patients (n = 31), SSRI-or SNRI-refractory [treatment resistant, ed] depressed patients (n = 20), and healthy ... Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2313445 Fri, 03 Apr 2009 07:21:00 +0100 2313445 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1975027&cid=t_106673_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F11%2F19%2Fagain-gulf-war-syndrome-real%2F Although the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs concluded in 2004 that Gulf War Syndrome is a real medical illness (and not purely a psychological one), apparently a wide range of news media outlets earlier this week took the release of a new report as stating something new or different: “Gulf War illness is real,” the report concludes. “Few veterans have recovered.” Their last report in 2004 also concluded that GWS is not psychological but caused by organophosphates. What the new report did do is simply strength the association and evidence that implicates inflammatory chemicals in the brain called cytokines. Sadly, the new report (PDF) also concludes that many vets are not being properly treated for the Syndrome, and research into it has plummeted since 2001.... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1975027 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:39:43 +0100 1975027 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1531620&cid=t_106673_109_f&fid=35671&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.anxietyinsights.info%2Fchildhood_stress_increases_allergies_risk_later_in_life.htm Moving house or the separation of parents may significantly increase the risk of children developing allergies later on according to results from a long-term study correlating life-style, immune system development and allergies. Stress events during childhood are suspected of playing a role in the later development of asthma, allergic skin disorders, or allergic sensitizations. Dramatic life events such as the death of a family member, serious illnesses of a family member or the separation of parents, but also harmless events like for example moving house are suspected of increasing the risk of allergies for the children affected. While a link between stressful events and the development of allergies has been known for some time, the mechanisms behind this remained unexplained. The immune ... Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1531620 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:54:00 +0100 1531620 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1240254&cid=t_106673_109_f&fid=35671&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.anxietyinsights.info%2Fil6_plasma_levels_linked_to_major_depression_in_older_peopl.htm MedWire News: Increased plasma concentrations of interleukin (IL)-6 are associated with an increased prevalence of major depression in older people, say Dutch researchers who also found no association between depression and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels. More... ©Current Medicine Group Ltd (Source: Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info) Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1240254 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:29:00 +0100 1240254 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1170199&cid=t_106673_109_f&fid=35671&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.anxietyinsights.info%2Fimmune_system_molecule_key_to_stress_triggered_brain_atrophy.htm Acute and chronic stress can have devastating effects on the brain, and Yale School of Medicine researchers have pinpointed one receptor that plays a key role in that harmful cycle, according to a report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. "This could provide new targets for the development of antidepressant medications," said Ronald Duman, professor of psychiatry and pharmacology and senior author of the study. Duman said uncontrollable stress is a major contributing factor for neuropsychiatric disorders such as major depression and post-traumatic stress disorders, which have been linked to cellular changes in the hippocampus. The hippocampus regulates emotion and memory storage and is particularly susceptible to stress. But little is known about the underlying mechani... Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1170199 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 08:08:00 +0100 1170199 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1055770&cid=t_106673_109_f&fid=35671&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.anxietyinsights.info%2Fimmune_system_linked_to_bone_loss_in_depressed_pre_menopausa.htm A new study reveals that even mildly depressed premenopausal women have less bone mass than do their non depressed peers. The level of bone loss is at least as high as that of other recognized risk factors for osteoporosis, including smoking, low calcium intake, and lack of physical activity. Hip bones, the site of frequent fractures among older people, were among those showing the most thinning in depressed premenopausal women. The reduced bone mass puts them at higher risk of these costly, sometimes fatal fractures and others as they age, the researchers note in the current issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine. The report was submitted by Giovanni Cizza, MD, PhD, MHSc, of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Dise... Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1055770 Wed, 28 Nov 2007 07:40:00 +0100 1055770 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1024364&cid=t_106673_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F184167964%2F Patients that deal with RA, rheumatoid arthritis, have something to celebrate. There has been a breakthrough in research that may prove to aid in the risk of heart attacks associated with the inflammatory disease, by 80%. Just what is RA you ask? Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic disease that causes pain, stiffness, swelling, and limitation in the motion and function of many joints. An estimated 2.1 million Americans have RA, most of them women. Although joints are the principal body parts affected by RA, inflammation can develop in other organs as well. Heart attacks, resulting from inflammation of the coronary vessels, are more common in RA sufferers. Researchers have been studying reducing the risk of heart attacks among patients by using a TNF-inhibitor in conjunction with the tried an... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1024364 Tue, 13 Nov 2007 15:40:11 +0100 1024364 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1015899&cid=t_106673_109_f&fid=35671&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.anxietyinsights.info%2Fstress_and_immunity.htm From Starving Cavemen to Stressed-Out Scientists By Fabienne Mackay, Ph.D. Scientists in Australia have recently discovered the first clear molecular process that helps to explain how stress suppresses our immune defenses and makes us more vulnerable to getting sick. The author describes how the brain and the immune system talk with each other through a tiny protein called neuropeptide Y, which plays a surprising dual role in how our bodies deal with stress. Has a biological system that worked well for early humans faced with starvation turned against those of us living with the many new stresses of modern society? More... Copyright 2007 The Dana Foundation All Rights Reserved (Source: Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info) Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1015899 Fri, 09 Nov 2007 07:13:00 +0100 1015899 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1015901&cid=t_106673_109_f&fid=35671&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.anxietyinsights.info%2Fabstract_wild_yam_reduces_anxiety_protein_levels.htm Conclusion: These results show that OVX-induced anxiety and changes in neuroimmunological function in the cortex are reversed by dioscorea treatment. Furthermore, individual differences need to be taken into account when psychoneuroimmunological issues are measured and the EPM is a useful tool for determining anxiety levels when examining anxiety-related issues. (Text has been reformatted for clarity; ed.) Source + Full text... Caution:  Some Over-The-Counter (OTC) supplements may interact with prescription medications or be affected by them. Check with your doctor or pharmacist before taking any herbal or OTC supplement while on medication. Most governments do not require dietary supplement makers to demonstrate the safety or effectiveness of their products. Ask your healthcare provi... Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1015901 Fri, 09 Nov 2007 07:07:00 +0100 1015901 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=923797&cid=t_106673_109_f&fid=35671&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.anxietyinsights.info%2Fstress_depression_may_trigger_artery_clogging_epsteinbarr_.htm New research has linked an increase in two immune system proteins essential for inflammation to a latent viral infection and proposed a chain of events that might accelerate cardiovascular disease. The same process may be involved in a host of other ailments plaguing the elderly. The findings also suggest that chronic depression may play a key role in starting the cascade that can lead to the buildup of plaques clogging coronary arteries. The researchers' report, their latest in a nearly three-decade-long effort to understand the role psychological stress plays in weakening the immune system, was published in the journal Brain, Behavior and Immunity. Ronald Glaser, a professor of molecular virology, immunology and medical genetics at Ohio State University , said, "To me, this suggests a ne... Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=923797 Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:48:00 +0100 923797 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=806658&cid=t_106673_109_f&fid=35671&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.anxietyinsights.info%2Fhow_chronic_stress_initiatesworsens_immunodegenerative_dise.htm Interventions can prevent or halt stress-related inflammation that aggravate neurodegenerative disease, study shows The evidence is accumulating on how bad stress is for health. Chronic stress can intensify inflammation and increase a person's risk for developing central nervous system infections, neurodegenerative diseases, like multiple sclerosis (MS), and other inflammatory diseases, say researchers presenting at the 115th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association (APA). These researchers have demonstrated for the first time that stress-related increases in central nervous system inflammation are behind the adverse effects of stress in an animal model of MS. Researchers from Texas A & M University used mice to show what role social stress plays in the immune proces... Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=806658 Sat, 18 Aug 2007 08:57:00 +0100 806658