Azher Nema Mohammed Al-Agam

Publications

• Research Article   
  Inflammatory Associations of Peripheral Oxytocin, C-Reactive Protein Levels with Depression Among Adult Age Group with Major Depressive Disorder
  Author(s): Amer Fadhil Alhaideri, Azher Nema Mohammed Al-Agam, Hayder Abdul-Amir M Al-Hindy*, Mazin J Mousa, Hawraa Kadhum and Saja Hatem
  
  Background: Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is a common mental illness. Even though MDD is not exactly an inflammatory disorder, inflammation displays a substantial input, which may even predict the new onset of depressive thoughts. As a "nonspecific acute phase reactant" synthesized in the liver cells as an inflammatory response, C-reactive protein (CRP) is a marker of "low-grade inflammation as noted by overwhelming shreds of evidence. Some scientists assume a likely neuro immune psychological interaction between negative affect (depressive attitude, anger, anxiety, and poor prosperity), and inflammatory responses. Oxytocin a neuropeptide hormone has wide physiological effects, the ability to support health, and impact behavior as revealed by the growing evidence for its actions through the immune response and as an anti-inflammatory issue. The data c.. Read More»
  

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