assistant editor and podcaster for InSPIre the Mind 😉 You can read my blogs on arts and health , yoga and inflammation Inflammation, the stress hormone and the bonding hormone: the biological background in postnatal depression studies, singing reduces cortisol levels and increases cytokine levels, showing an impact of singing on inflammation

Inflammation is one of the most studied biological mechanisms in depression. Having seen the predominant role of inflammation in major depressive disorder, one of the possible answers may be a yet unexplored mechanism: the interaction between sex hormones and inflammation in affective All these differences and links between mood, sex hormones and inflammation pushed me to explore this For example, one study found that in women who are not taking hormonal therapy, higher inflammation is

The link between stress, inflammation, depression and AQP4 It has been known for a while now that both stress and inflammation are important parameters in depression. One possible way for stress and inflammation to cause this condition is through decreasing neurogenesis Animal studies First of all, we looked at studies performed on mice exposed to stress or inflammation Exposing animals to stress and inflammation usually decreased the levels of AQP4 in their brains.

growing evidence that some forms of depression and mood imbalance may be linked to low-grade, chronic inflammation Adopting an anti-inflammatory diet can help improve our mood. There were four main aspects of my new anti-inflammatory, mood-boosting diet. third to eat more fermented and gut-loving foods; and finally to avoid foods which would exacerbate inflammation

Interestingly, both obesity and depression can be associated with increased body inflammation, indicating , by triggering body responses such as increased heart rate and blood pressure, and the presence of inflammation

These cytokines can be divided into three categories when considering their properties: pro-inflammatory (increases inflammation in the body), anti-inflammatory (reduces inflammation), and chemotactic (recruits People with higher social capital had higher concentrations of anti-inflammatory cytokines, showing a potential protective effect through attenuation of immune inflammation.

action in the brain — meaning that these compounds are able to decrease inflammation. The role of stress, the immune system, and inflammation on the development of depression has been widely For example, one such study reported that patients with depression displaying higher levels of inflammation before treatment, were shown to have better responses to EPA than those displaying low inflammation. This could mean that ω-3 PUFAs are more effective in patients with inflammation-associated depression

There are many examples of types of immune and metabolic markers, but two I discuss here inflammation Inflammation is a hot topic, often featured in news articles about everything from diet and exercise Inflammation is a key part of your body’s immune system and is critical to healing. Higher inflammation has been observed in adults with a history of childhood adversity. Depression is one example of mental health disorder where we see high levels of inflammation.

on the topic - as well as my research investigating how biological markers, specifically increased inflammation adults, we know that chronically higher levels of the stress hormone, cortisol, and chronic low-grade inflammation We also found that increased inflammation in the body and some changes in brain function, like lower The idea was to look at whether inflammation in the body, measured by proteins present in the blood called IL-2 and IL-6 are both produced when there is inflammation, although, they also differ in what they do

Is inflammation the link between depression and cognitive difficulties?' However, some individuals experience chronic, low-grade inflammation (where parts of the immune system , but 50% of all deaths are attributable to inflammation-related diseases. Beyond the direct impact of chronic inflammation on human health, low-grade inflammation is known to Some of my own research has sought to shine a light on how inflammation could be linked with cognitive

can influence the way brain cells connect and communicate with each other, in addition to limiting inflammation the central nervous system such as Alzheimer’s disease or depression, which are linked to increased inflammation This inflammation namely affects a process called neurogenesis, whereby new brain cells (neurons) develop pro-resolving mediators”, was getting a lot of attention because of its very potent actions against inflammation I narrowed the focus of my research on disorders where inflammation plays a role, particularly those

But what is inflammation in this context? There are two types of inflammation: acute and chronic. People are most familiar with acute inflammation which is the one that gives redness, warmth, swelling and this is what I will refer to as inflammation in this blog. Laboratory experiments have shown that the P2X7 receptor can trigger inflammation and drugs that block We believe that inflammation of the brain can cause depression in some people and that a drug blocking