Vol. 30 (4) 2009 Neuro endocrinology letters

Cell signalling in CNS and immune system in depression and during antidepressant treatment: focus on glial and natural killer cells.

: CNS, endocrine and immune systems share the same molecules: neurotransmitters, cytokines and hormones to communicate within and among each other. Depression is associated with abnormalities in the noradrenergic, serotonergic and dopaminergic neurotransmitter systems and reductions in the level of their precursors and metabolic turnove.....