Exposure to a source of inflammation significantly increased the risk for depressed mood and symptoms among older adults with ...

Endotoxin induced increases in Profiles of Mood States depression subscale to a greater extent in those with insomnia.

DOI: 10.1186/s12929-023-00941-3 The inflammatory response is indispensable for protective immunity, yet microbial pathogens often trigger an excessive response, a "cytokine storm," harmful to the ...

This response produces high levels of cytokines—small proteins that signal the immune system—in the inflamed gums, especially pro-inflammatory cytokines such as IL-8, IL-1β, IL-6 and TNFα.

A UCLA study found that older adults with insomnia show greater and longer-lasting depressive symptoms when exposed to ...

On the other hand, as part of the immune response, cytokines released in response to infection, inflammation, and immunity can inhibit cancer development and progression.

Cytokine spillover into the bloodstream produces a systemic inflammatory response. The local and systemic inflammatory responses constitute a physiologic response to lung infection.