Depressive symptoms, omega-6:omega-3 fatty acids, and inflammation in older adults

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 217-224

  Kiecolt Glaser, Janice K ^a,b,c   Belury, Martha A ^a   Porter, Kyle ^a   Beversdorf, David Q ^a   Lemeshow, Stanley ^a,b   Glaser, Ronald ^a,b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Omega 3; Proinflammatory cytokines; Psychoneuroimmunology

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 6 RECEPTOR; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DEPRESSION; DIETARY INTAKE; FAT INTAKE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR DEPRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; STRESS;

EID: 34247532861     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PSY.0b013e3180313a45     Document Type: Article

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