Serum concentrations of interleukin 18 and 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 correlate with depression severity in men with psoriasis.

Daniel Pietrzak Aldona PietrzakEwelina GrywalskaPaweł KicińskiJacek RolińskiHelena DonicaKinga Franciszkiewicz-PietrzakAndrzej BorzęckiMateusz SochaJarosław NiedziałekDorota Krasowska

Published in: PloS one (2018)

High concentrations of interleukin 18 and low concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 may be associated with depression severity in men with psoriasis. Thus, further studies should examine whether effective anti-inflammatory treatments or vitamin D3 supplementation can improve depression outcomes in these patients.

Keyphrases

depressive symptoms
end stage renal disease
sleep quality
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
middle aged
prognostic factors
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle