Brain-Behavior-Immune Interaction: Serum Cytokines and Growth Factors in Patients with Eating Disorders at Extremes of the Body Mass Index (BMI) Spectrum

Brain-Behavior-Immune Interaction: Serum Cytokines and Growth Factors in Patients with Eating Disorders at Extremes of the Body Mass Index (BMI) Spectrum

Alterations of the immune system are known in eating disorders (EDs), however the importance of cytokine balance in this context has not been clarified. We compared cytokines and growth factors at opposite ends of BMI ranges, in 90 patients classified in relation to BMI, depressive and EDs comorbidi...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mariarita Caroleo, Elvira Anna Carbone, Marta Greco, Domenica Maria Corigliano, Biagio Arcidiacono, Gilda Fazia, Marianna Rania, Matteo Aloi, Luca Gallelli, Cristina Segura-Garcia, Daniela Patrizia Foti, Antonio Brunetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-08-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
eating disorders
anorexia nervosa
binge eating disorder
obesity
cytokines
growth factors
inflammation
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/11/9/1995

Internet

https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/11/9/1995

Similar Items