Not all inflammatory biomarkers are elevated in bipolar disorder: evidence for procalcitonin

Biol Psychiatry. 2013 Nov 15;74(10):e29-30. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2013.03.010. Epub 2013 Apr 17.

Authors

Izabela G Barbosa¹, Natália Pessoa Rocha, Lucio Huebra, Carolina Oliveira, Vandack Nobre, Antônio L Teixeira

Affiliation

¹ Neuropsychiatry Branch, Neurology Division, University Hospital, Belo Horizonte, Brazil; Laboratorio Interdisciplinar de Investigação Médica, Faculdade de Medicina, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

PMID: 23601849
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2013.03.010

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Biomarkers
Bipolar Disorder / blood*
Bipolar Disorder / complications
Calcitonin / blood*
Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide
Female
Humans
Inflammation / etiology
Male
Middle Aged
Protein Precursors / blood*

Substances

Biomarkers
CALCA protein, human
Protein Precursors
Calcitonin
Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide