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Tonelli LH, Stiller J, Rujescu D, Giegling I, Schneider B, Maurer K, Schnabel A, Möller HJ, Chen HH, Postolache TT. Elevated cytokine expression in the orbitofrontal cortex of victims of suicide. Acta Psychiatr Scand 2008; 117:198-206. [PMID: 18081924 PMCID: PMC2612100 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2007.01128.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 185] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE Based on the reported association between cytokines with depression and suicide, and evidence of increased markers of inflammation in the brain of suicide victims, the present study examined the expression of cytokines in the orbitofrontal cortex of suicide victims. METHOD In a postmortem sample obtained from the Brodman area 11 of suicides (n = 34) and controls (n = 17), real-time RT-PCR was used to compare the expression of mRNA species for tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), interleukin (IL)-1 beta, 4, 5, 6, and 13. RESULTS Increased expression of IL-4 was found in women suicide victims and IL-13 in men suicide victims. Elevated but not significant cytokine expression was also observed for TNF-alpha in women suicide victims. CONCLUSION To our knowledge, these results provide the first evidence of the presence of mRNA transcripts of type 2 T-helper cytokines in the human orbitofrontal cortex and their increased expression in the brain of suicides.
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Affiliation(s)
- L. H. Tonelli
- Mood and Anxiety Program, Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Mood and Anxiety Program, Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD,Neurology Consultation Service, St Elizabeths Hospital, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute of Forensic Medicine, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
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- Division of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Mood and Anxiety Program, Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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Postolache TT, Stiller JW, Herrell R, Goldstein MA, Shreeram SS, Zebrak R, Thrower CM, Volkov J, No MJ, Volkov I, Rohan KJ, Redditt J, Parmar M, Mohyuddin F, Olsen C, Moca M, Tonelli LH, Merikangas K, Komarow HD. Tree pollen peaks are associated with increased nonviolent suicide in women. Mol Psychiatry 2005; 10:232-5. [PMID: 15599378 PMCID: PMC7100718 DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4001620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- T T Postolache
- Mood and Anxiety Disorder Program, Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD USA
- DC DMH, St Elizabeth's Hospital Psychiatry Residency Training Program, Washington, DC USA
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- Mood and Anxiety Disorder Program, Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD USA
- DC DMH, St Elizabeth's Hospital Psychiatry Residency Training Program, Washington, DC USA
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- Section on Developmental Genetic Epidemiology, the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD USA
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- DC DMH, St Elizabeth's Hospital Psychiatry Residency Training Program, Washington, DC USA
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- DC DMH, St Elizabeth's Hospital Psychiatry Residency Training Program, Washington, DC USA
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- DC DMH, St Elizabeth's Hospital Psychiatry Residency Training Program, Washington, DC USA
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- DC DMH, St Elizabeth's Hospital Psychiatry Residency Training Program, Washington, DC USA
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- DC DMH, St Elizabeth's Hospital Psychiatry Residency Training Program, Washington, DC USA
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- DC DMH, St Elizabeth's Hospital Psychiatry Residency Training Program, Washington, DC USA
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- DC DMH, St Elizabeth's Hospital Psychiatry Residency Training Program, Washington, DC USA
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- Department of Medical Psychology, Uniform Services University, Bethesda, MD USA
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- DC DMH, St Elizabeth's Hospital Psychiatry Residency Training Program, Washington, DC USA
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- DC DMH, St Elizabeth's Hospital Psychiatry Residency Training Program, Washington, DC USA
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- DC DMH, St Elizabeth's Hospital Psychiatry Residency Training Program, Washington, DC USA
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, Uniform Services University of the Health Services, Bethesda, MD USA
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- DC DMH, St Elizabeth's Hospital Psychiatry Residency Training Program, Washington, DC USA
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- Section on Neuroendocrine Immunology and Behavior, the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD USA
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- Section on Developmental Genetic Epidemiology, the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD USA
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- Mood and Anxiety Disorder Program, Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD USA
- Genetics and Genomics Branch, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, the National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD USA
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