Background: Major Depression Disorder (MDD) is a common disorder with preva-lence of
15% among men and up to 25% among women. In recent years the association of immune
system alterations and MDD has been investigated. Assessments of immu-nologic and
inflammatory responses in these patients enhance our knowledge of the eti-ology and
pathogenesis of this disease. Objective: To investigate the changes in immu-noglobulin and
cytokine serum levels and lymphocyte subsets in patients with MDD. Methods: We studied …

ABSTRACT Major Depression Disorder [MDD] is a common disorder with prevalence of
15% among men and up to 25% among women. In recent years the association of immune
system alterations and MDD has been investigated. Assessments of immunologic and
inflammatory responses in these patients enhance our knowledge of the etiology and
pathogenesis of this disease. To investigate the changes in immunoglobulin and cytokine
serum levels and lymphocyte subsets in patients with MDD. We studied 37 adult patients …