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The effects of antidepressant treatment on serum cytokines and nutritional status in hemodialysis patients

Nephrology
Author
Sang-Kyu Lee et al.
Used Parameters : TBW, FFM, BFM

Publication Year : 2004

Country : Korea

Journal : The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of antidepressant treatment on serum cytokines and nutritional status in hemodialysis patients. Twenty-eight hemodialysis patients with a depressed mood were given 20 mg of fluoxetine for 8 weeks. The degree of depressive symptoms, the serum levels of interleukin-1β, interleukin-2, interleukin-6, tumor necrosis factor-α, c-reactive protein, and markers of nutritional status were assessed at baseline and after treatment. The outcome was assessed in terms of response to treatment …
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