Cytokines and Pathogenesis of Depressive Disorders During Chronic Illness
This project explores the relationship between elevated levels of proinflammatory cytokines and the development of depressive symptoms or disorders in individuals with chronic illnesses from a neuroimmunological perspective.
Keywords: immunology, depression, cytokine, chronic illness, inflammation
Fascinating, currently relevant capstone, and an important area of research/Neuroimmunology within medicine and health care that impacts health and wellness in many people with a variety of illnesses and states of wellness. Great job and congratulations Sharon!
You’ve done a nice job illustrating the potential pathways among immune responses and the neurobiology of depression. Very clear!
BOMB SHARON! Definitely was so interested in this project for the past 7 months, so cool to see where it went! Congrats!
Would these pathways be involved in the foggy state called chemobrain for patients with cancer undergoing chemotherapy?
Sharon! This is so wildly interesting! Yay, I’m so proud of you!!!
Very interesting topic! I think it’s fascinating to also think about how our intestinal microbiota influences inflammatory pathways such as these. Congratulations!
Nice work Sharon on a really interested topic! Congrats!