Mitochondria, Microglia, and the Immune System—How Are They Linked in Affective Disorders?

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a severe mood disorder and frequently associated with alterations of the immune system characterized by enhanced levels of circulating pro-inflammatory cytokines and microglia activation in the brain. Increasing evidence suggests that dysfunction of mitochondria ma...

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Main Authors: Carsten Culmsee, Susanne Michels, Stefanie Scheu, Volker Arolt, Udo Dannlowski, Judith Alferink
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00739/full