Re: Inflammatory diseases could directly cause depression

[Guest guest]

thanks for forwarding this article as I am interested because of the

allergy shots that my son takes. I am still worried about any

connection they might have to his PSC/UC.

Lee

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> Immunotherapy involves the injections of cytokines, which are

> chemicals normally made by immune cells that boost the immune system

> to fight infectious pathogens and kill cancer cells. Unfortunately,

> immunotherapy also causes depression in 33 percent of patients, as

> reported by Dantzer in 2002.

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